book.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Dell™ Management Pack Version 3.1 For Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 and System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 User’s Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
book.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
book.book Page 3 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feature Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What’s New in Dell MP 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Supported Dell Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management Server Requirements . Storage Array 10 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 4 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Importing the Dell Management Packs into SCOM SP1/SCE SP1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Post-Import Tasks for the Storage Array Management Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Upgrading the 3.0 Management Pack . . . . . . . . . . Server and Printer Management Pack Features 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 .
book.book Page 5 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 BIOS Configuration . BMC Log Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Dell Windows Events . ESM Log Report . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Firmware and Driver Versions RAID Configuration . Customizing the Server and Printer Management Pack . .
book.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM 4 Storage Array Management Pack . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Features Alert View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Diagram View .
book.book Page 7 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Introduction This document is intended for system administrators who use the Dell™ Management Packs to manage and monitor Dell systems. With the integration of the Dell Management Packs with Systems Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 SP1 and System Center Essentials (SCE) 2007 SP1 environment, you can manage, monitor and, ensure the availability of your Dell devices (systems, storage, computers, and printers).
book.book Page 8 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Alert View - Displays the alerts/events associated with Dell Devices. State View - Displays the state of discovered Dell device in a tabular format. What’s New in Dell MP 3.1 Management Packs Dell Management Pack 3.1 provides three Management Packs: • Dell.Connections.001.mp - for Servers and Printers • Dell.Connections.Client.mp - for Business Computers • Dell.Connections.StorageArray.
book.book Page 9 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM – • • Dell Server attribute Report • Firmware and Driver versions of Storage Controller • BIOS and RAID configuration setting Out of band Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Support for Dell xx0x modular systems. – Support for SNMP traps from CMC – Task to launch CMC console In band Integrated DRAC (iDRAC) support for Dell xx0x modular systems. – Task to launch iDRAC console Client Management (Dell.Connections.Client.
book.book Page 10 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Supported Dell Devices The following Dell devices are supported for Dell MP 3.
book.book Page 11 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Server and Printer/Client • Servers - For BMC reports, the DellBMCLog executable packaged in the self-extracting executable DellBMCLogSetup.exe should be extracted onto the default location (C:\DellReports). • Dell Management Pack will still function if the SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SPI Management Server Action account has normal user privileges on all Dell managed systems but with a reduced feature set.
book.book Page 12 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Managed Node Requirements These are the managed node requirements for servers, client and MD Storage Arrays: Server • Install Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator version 5.3 or later (including the Server Administrator Storage Management Service). You can download the latest version of OMSA from: http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?releaseid= R183698 – If a system has OMSA version lesser than 5.
book.book Page 13 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM MD Storage Array • Install the MDSM Host agent on the server that hosts the MD3000 to discover the Dell Storage Device through In Band. You can download the latest resource CD from: http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/format.
book.book Page 14 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Other Documents You May Need Besides this User's Guide, you might need to refer to the following guides available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com: 14 • The Dell MD3000 Installation Guide and MD Storage Manager's User’s Guide provide detailed information on how to install the MDSM manager and how to configure and use the MD storage manager.
book.book Page 15 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM • The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface User's Guide documents the complete command line interface for Server Administrator, including an explanation of the command line interface (CLI) commands to view system status, access logs, create reports, configure various component parameters, and set critical thresholds.
book.book Page 16 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Getting Started with MP 3.1 Overview The self-extractor contains three Dell Management Packs that can be integrated to SCOM (Systems Center Operations Manager) 2007 SP1 and SCE (Systems Center Essentials) 2007 SP1. These are: • Dell.Connections.Client.MP - for Business Computers • Dell.Connections.001.MP - for Servers and Printers • Dell.Connections.StorageArray.
book.book Page 17 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM 7 Type or browse to the location of the Management Pack files, which is usually the same location to which you downloaded and extracted the contents of the DELLMPv3.1_A01.exe file. 8 Select either of the management packs (Dell.Connections.StorageArray.MP, Dell.Connections.Client.MP or Dell.Connections.001.MP) you want to import and click Open. The Import Management Packs screen appears. 9 Click Import to complete the task.
book.book Page 18 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM 3 Type Task name, Description, and select BMC for Dell Server as the Task Target and click Next. The Command Line screen appears. 4 Type the path of the application ipmish.exe (the path where BMU was installed on the Operator Console) in the Application field. For example, C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc\ipmish.
book.book Page 19 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Post-Import Tasks for the Storage Array Management Pack For the Storage Management Pack: 1 Extract the self-extracting executable (Dell_MDStorageArray_ABBSetup.exe) to the default path C:\Dell_MDStorageArray_ABB\ 2 Update the file (dell_MDStoragearray_ip.cfg) with the IP addresses of the storage boxes in the network. Ensure that you update the IP addresses in the semi-colon separated format, in a single line. For example 10.94.1.1;10.94.1.2;10.94.1.3;10.
book.book Page 20 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Upgrading the 3.0 Management Pack You can apply Dell MP 3.1 as an upgrade over Dell MP 3.0 on Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 or Systems Center Essentials 2007 SP1. You can apply the Dell Server and Printer Management Pack as an upgrade over Dell Management Pack 3.0. To upgrade: 1 Select Import Management Pack from the Actions pane. The Select Management Packs to Import dialog is displayed. 2 Select the upgraded version of the .mp file (Dell.
book.book Page 21 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Server and Printer Management Pack Features Discovery and Grouping • Discovers and monitors Dell™ PowerEdge™ and PowerVault™ systems and groups systems (Modular and Monolithic) running Server Administrator (5.3 or later) so that the systems are easily identifiable and manageable • Discovers and monitors of out of band DRAC 5 and DRAC/MC and CMC on the network.
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book.book Page 23 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM 4 Click Next after reading the instructions on the Introduction screen. 5 To discover Dell Modular and Monolithic systems, select Automatic Computer Discovery and click Next. a Provide user account details on the Administrator Account screen and click Discover. The Discovery Progress page appears. b On the Select Objects to Manage page, select the devices you want to manage and click Next.
book.book Page 24 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Monitoring With the Server and Printer Management Pack you will be able to work with these views: Alert View In the Operations Console, Dell Server and Printer→Alert View→Dell Server Alerts displays alerts that meet your specific criteria, such as alert severity, resolution state, or alerts that are assigned to you. Select an alert to view its details in the Alert Details pane.
book.book Page 25 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM – Server Administrator Storage Management service and storage controller details – Chassis Management Controller (CMC) NOTE: You can launch device/component specific tasks from the Actions pane of the Operations Console. See Tasks for more information on launching Tasks. All Groups Diagram Figure 2-1. Dell All Groups Diagram To access the All Groups Diagram in the Operations Console, click Dell Server and Printer →Diagram View →All Groups Diagram.
book.book Page 26 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Dell Server Instance Diagram Figure 2-2. Dell Server Instance Diagram Select a Dell Server instance, from any of the Dell diagram views, to view the diagram specific to that particular server. Server-specific diagrams illustrate and indicate the status of your Dell system’s Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC), Hardware components, Server Administrator services, and Storage controllers.
book.book Page 27 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Storage Service Diagram Figure 2-4. Storage Service Diagram The Storage sub-system, available in all the Dell diagram views, lists and indicates the status of storage controllers. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View.
book.book Page 28 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Storage Controller Diagram Figure 2-5. Storage Controller Diagram With the Storage Controller diagram view, you will be able to view the status and health of components like Batteries, Connectors and Virtual Disks. Click on a component to view its details in the Detail View pane. Each Connector instance will contain the Enclosure and Physical Disk components.
book.book Page 29 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Dell Modular Servers Diagram Figure 2-6. Dell Modular Servers Diagram The Dell Modular Servers Diagram offers a graphical representation of all Dell Modular Systems and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View pane.
book.book Page 30 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Dell Monolithic Servers Diagram Figure 2-7. Dell Monolithic Servers Diagram The Dell Monolithic Servers Diagram offers a graphical representation of all Dell Monolithic Systems and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View pane. Dell Out of Band CMC Diagram Figure 2-8.
book.book Page 31 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Dell Out of Band DRAC Diagram Figure 2-9. Dell Out of Band DRAC diagram The Dell Out of Band DRAC Diagram offers a graphical representation of all DRAC 5 and DRAC/MC devices. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View pane. Dell Printer Diagram Figure 2-10.
book.book Page 32 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM To access the Dell Printer Diagram in the Operations Console, click Dell Server and Printer →Diagram View →Dell Printer Diagram. The Dell Printer Diagram offers a graphical representation of all Dell printers that SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 manages and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual printers and their components in the diagram. Select a printer in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View pane.
book.book Page 33 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM You will be able to view the status of the following groups: • Dell Out of Band DRAC/MC • Dell Out of Band DRAC 5 • Dell Out of Band CMC • Dell Printer • Dell Servers The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component. Table 2-1 explains the various state components that the Dell Management Pack uses and their corresponding severity levels.
book.book Page 34 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 2-2.
book.book Page 35 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Dell Modular and Monolithic Systems Tasks Clear ESM Logs The Server Administrator Embedded Server Management (ESM) log, also referred to as the hardware log, maintains a list of all system events generated by the hardware, such as error-correcting code (ECC), system reset and boot, and probe threshold changes. You can refer to this log when hardware errors appear or when the system is not functioning properly.
book.book Page 36 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM BMC for Dell Server Tasks Check Power Status Checks the overall power status of the system. You can check the power status and allow power control tasks through the IPMI shell. 1 In the Operations Console, navigate to a Dell diagram view. 2 Select the desired Dell system. 3 Expand the system. 4 Click BMC. 5 In the Actions pane, select BMC for Dell Server Tasks→Check Power Status.
book.book Page 37 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Power Off Gracefully Shuts down the operating system first, then turns off the system's power. You can use this task to power off the server. 1 In the Operations Console, navigate to a Dell diagram view. 2 Select the desired Dell system. 3 Expand the system. 4 Click BMC. 5 In the Tasks panes, select BMC for Dell Server Tasks→Power Off Gracefully. Power On Turns on the system power. This option is available only if the system's power is turned off.
book.book Page 38 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM LED Identification Off You can use this task to turn off the LED identification of the selected system. 1 In the Operations Console, navigate to a Dell diagram view. 2 Select the desired Dell system. 3 Expand the system. 4 Click BMC. 5 In the Actions pane, select BMC for Dell Server Tasks→LED Identification Off. LED Identification On Turns on the Identify LED of the selected system for 255 seconds.
book.book Page 39 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM In band iDRAC You can use this task to launch the integrated Dell Remote Access Console, if the iDRAC is installed on your Dell system. 1 In the Operations Console, navigate to a Dell diagram view, state view or alert view. 2 Select the desired Dell system. 3 Expand the system. 4 Select iDRAC. 5 In the Actions pane, select iDRAC Tasks→Launch Remote Access Console.
book.book Page 40 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Reports The Reporting feature is available along with the Dell Server and Printer Management Pack.
book.book Page 41 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM BMC Log Report To create BMC reports for all discovered servers, follow these steps: 1 Click on BMC Log Report. Click Open in the Actions pane. 2 Select a time period for which you want the report generated. 3 Click Run. The BMC Log Report is generated. NOTE: You will be able to create BMC reports only if BMU is installed on the Management Server. Dell Windows Events 1 Click on Dell Windows Events. Click Open in the Actions pane.
book.book Page 42 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM 3 Click on Add Object or Add Group. 4 Click Search, to search for an object or group. Choose add (you can add multiple objects). You will find the selected object in the selected object pane. 5 Choose the required Properties. 6 Click Run. The Firmware and Driver versions report is generated. RAID Configuration 1 Click on RAID Configuration. Click Open on the Actions pane. 2 Select a time period for which you want the report generated.
book.book Page 43 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Monitors Servers and Printers You can customize the following parameters of the Dell Management Pack unit monitors by using overrides: • Enabled: Allows you to enable or disable Monitors. You can choose the Override Setting to be True or False. • Interval in Seconds: The frequency (in seconds) with which the Dell Management Pack polls the Dell device to check the health of a component.
book.book Page 44 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 2-3. Dell Monitors- Servers and Printers (continued) Groups Monitors DSM Connection service instance • Unit Monitor for DSM Connection Service: Indicates the health of the DSM Connection service. DSM Data Manager service instance • Unit Monitor for DSM Data Manager Service: Indicates the health of the DSM Data Manager service.
book.book Page 45 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 2-3. Dell Monitors- Servers and Printers (continued) Groups Memory Unit instance Monitors • Event Monitor for Server Memory Unit: Indicates the health of the Server Memory Unit. This Monitor is triggered by the event that the Dell instrumentation logs in the Windows event log. • Unit Monitor for Memory Unit: Indicates the health of the Server Memory Unit.
book.book Page 46 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 2-3. Dell Monitors- Servers and Printers (continued) Groups Monitors Temperature Unit instance • Event Monitor for Temperature Unit: Indicates the health of the Temperature Unit. This Monitor is triggered by the event that the Dell instrumentation logs in the Windows event log. • Unit Monitor for Temperature Unit: Indicates the health of the Temperature Unit.
book.book Page 47 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 2-4. Dell Discoveries Discovery Object Description Discover Hardware Components for Dell Servers Groups Discovers hardware components (Voltage, Temperature, Battery, Current, Processor, Memory, Intrusion, Power Supplies, and Fans) for your Dell system.
book.book Page 48 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 2-4. Dell Discoveries (continued) Discovery Object Description Services Discovery Discovers Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Windows services. Groups • Dell Server instance • DSM Connection service instance • DSM Data Manager service instance • DSM Event Manager service instance • DSM Shared service instance • Services of Dell Server Printer Discovery Discovers your Dell Printer.
book.book Page 49 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM • Severity = Severity of the actual event • Data Provider = Windows system event log DRAC/CMC All informational, warning and critical SNMP traps for the DRAC/CMC have a corresponding SNMP trap rule.
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book.book Page 52 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Diagram View The Diagram View offers a hierarchical, graphical representation of all Clients on your network that Systems Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 manages. The Dell Client Management Pack offers the following views: • All Groups Diagram • Dell Client Diagram All Groups Diagram Figure 3-1. All Groups Diagram To access the All Groups Diagram in the Operations Console, click Dell Client →Diagram View →All Groups Diagram.
book.book Page 53 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM You can view details of the OMCI services as well as the following hardware components of Dell Clients: • Fan • Memory • Disk • Battery • Chassis • Processors • Temperature Dell Client Diagram Figure 3-2. Dell Client Diagram To access the Dell Client Diagram in the Operations Console, click Dell Client →Diagram View →Dell Client Diagram.
book.book Page 54 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM State View The Dell State view displays the status of each Dell device managed by SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 on your network. The Management Pack provides a list of severity level indicators to help you monitor the health of your Dell devices on the network. To access the Dell Clients in the Operations Console, click Dell Client → State View →Dell Clients. Tasks Tasks are available in the Actions pane of the Operations Console.
book.book Page 55 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Customizing the Client Management Pack The Dell Management Packs for SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 allow you to customize discovery, monitoring, and event processing of your Dell computers. You can use overrides to increase or decrease these intervals to the specific Dell hardware management needs of the SCOM/SCE operator.
book.book Page 56 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 3-1. Dell Monitors- Client Groups Monitors OMCI IAP service instance • Unit Monitor for OMCI IAP Service Instance: Indicates the health of the IAP service. This monitor is triggered by a periodic poll configured as IntervalSeconds whose default value is 3600 seconds (1 hr). Fan unit instance • Unit Monitor for Fan unit Instance: Indicates the health of the Fan unit instance.
book.book Page 57 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 3-1. Dell Monitors- Client (continued) Groups Temperature unit instance Monitors • Unit Monitor for Temperature unit Instance: Indicates the health of the Temperature unit instance. This monitor is triggered by a periodic poll configured as IntervalSeconds whose default value is 3600 seconds (1 hr). • Event Monitor for Temperature unit Instance: Indicates the health of the Temperature unit instance.
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book.book Page 59 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM OMCI All warning and critical events for OMCI have a corresponding event processing rule.
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book.book Page 61 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Storage Array Management Pack Features The Storage Array Management Pack: • Discovers and monitors health of components and displays alerts for Dell™ MD3000™ and MD3000i™ Storage Arrays (out of band and in-band) • Discovers Dell MD1000™ which is Daisy Chained to Dell MD3000/MD3000i Storage Arrays • Manages Alerts from Dell MD3000 and Dell MD3000i Storage Arrays.
book.book Page 62 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Diagram View The Diagram View offers a hierarchical, graphical representation of all MD Storage Arrays (MD3000™/MD3000i™) on your network that SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 manages. The Dell MD Storage Array pack offers a Diagram View - Dell MD Storage Array Diagram. Dell MD Storage Array Diagram To access the Dell MD Storage Array Diagram in the Operations Console, click Dell Storage Array →Diagram View →Dell MD Storage Array Diagram.
book.book Page 63 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Figure 4-1.
book.book Page 64 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Figure 4-2. Storage Array Diagram View - B State View In the Operations Console, Dell Storage Array →State View displays the status of each Dell storage device managed by SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 on your network. The Management Pack provides a list of severity level indicators to help you monitor the health of your Dell MD storage array devices on the network.
book.book Page 65 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Customizing the Storage Array Management Pack Monitors You can customize the following parameters of the Dell Management Pack unit monitors by using overrides: • Enabled: Allows you to enable or disable Monitors. You can choose the Override Setting to be True or False. • Interval in Seconds: The frequency (in seconds) with which the Dell Management Pack polls the Dell device to check the health of a component. Table 4-1.
book.book Page 66 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Table 4-1. Dell Monitors - Storage Array (continued) Groups Monitors Dell MD Storage Array VirtualDisks • Unit Monitor for Dell MD Storage Array Virtual Disks: Indicates the health of the Storage Array’s Virtual Disks. This Monitor is triggered by a periodic poll configured as IntervalSeconds whose default value is 300-360 seconds (5-6 minutes).
book.book Page 67 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Discovery Object Description Groups Dell MD Storage Array Discovery Discovers hardware components (Batteries, Chassis, RAID Controller Modules, Enclosures, Fans, Network, Physical Disks, Firmware, ESM, Power Supplies, Virtual Disks, Current configuration, EM modules, Network Interfaces) for your Dell MD3000 / MD3000i Storage Array.
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book.book Page 71 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Appendix B - Supported Printers These are the printers supported by Dell MP 3.
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book.book Page 73 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Appendix C - Known Issues in SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE SP1 These are the known issues in SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE SP1: 1 The Dell™ Management Pack Diagram Views displays a blank screen intermittently. The Diagram View in SCOM 2007 SP1 displays a blank screen intermittently. The actual diagram view will not come up even after refreshing the screen several times. 2 Dell Servers disappear from the SCOM console when WMI service is stopped in MN.
book.book Page 74 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Known Limitations in SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 Dell MP 3.1 These are the known limitations of SCOM/SCE 2007 SP1: 1 Path Name attribute value is not unique and proper for all Dell Hardware devices. The format of Path Name attribute value for Agent-based discovered devices and SNMP-based discovered devices are different. This is according to the design of SCOM 2007. 2 There is inconsistency in the Diagram Detail View of Servers and Clients.
book.book Page 75 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM 8 The Dell Management Pack does not populate any Event or Performance view data for Dell Management Pack objects. 9 Windows 2003 datacenter x64 does not support in-band discovery of MD Storage Arrays, due to lack of MDSM support. Microsoft® Fixes for SCOM 2007 SP1/SCE 2007 SP1 1 The SCOM console throws up a run time error.
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book.book Page 77 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document. BMC Abbreviation for baseboard management controller, which is a controller that provides the intelligence in the IPMI structure. CMC Acronym for Chassis Management Controller. DRAC Abbreviation for Dell Remote Access Controller.
book.book Page 78 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM MD Modular Disk managed system A managed system is any system that is monitored and managed using Server Administrator. Systems running Server Administrator can be managed locally or remotely through a supported Web browser. modular system A system that can include multiple server modules. Each server module functions as an individual system.
book.book Page 79 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 9:44 AM the probe begins reading temperatures that exceed limits set by the user, it reports a critical status. task Tasks are actions that you launch to diagnose or resolve a problem, or to automate repetitive actions. Tasks are launched from the Operations Manager 2007 Operators Console.
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