Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 5.
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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4 What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................................................4 Key Features Of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.................................................................................
1 Overview This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010. The integration of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.
Key Features Of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Table 1. Features And Functionalities Feature Functionality Discovering and Monitoring of Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays • • • Access Recovery Guru information Supports discovery and monitoring of: MD3000, MD3000i, MD3200, MD3200i, MD3220, MD3220i, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3600i, MD3600f, MD3620i, MD3620f, MD3660i, and MD3660f. Manges the recovery failure events from the Dell MD Storage Arrays as alerts in the OpsMgr.
Table 2. Management Packs And Their Details Management Pack Details Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack (Scalable) • • • • Dell MD Storage Array Detailed Monitoring Overrides Management Pack (Detailed) • • Discovers the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array device and all its components. Displays the overall health of the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array is displayed. Individual component health under the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array is disabled.
2 Using Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite This chapter describes the various operations that you can perform on the OpsMgr using the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0. The Management Pack Suite enables you to: • • • • Discover and provide detailed inventory information of the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays. For more information, see Discovery. Monitor the health of the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays and its constituent components. For more information, see Monitoring.
NOTE: You can overwrite the Dell_MDStorageArray_ip_sample.cfg and save it as Dell_MDStorageArray_ip.cfg. 2. Import the Dell MD Storage Array Management Packs (Dell.Storage.MDStorageArray.mp (Scalable) and Dell.Storage.MDStorageArray.DetailedMonitoringOn.mp (Detailed)) into the OpsMgr console depending on the number of Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays you want to monitor.
Icon Severity Level Critical/Failure/Error — The component has either failed or failure is imminent. The component requires immediate attention and may need to be replaced. Data loss may have occurred. The specific component is not monitored. The service is unavailable.
Figure 1. Graphical Representation Of All Dell Devices To access the Complete Diagram View: 1. In the OpsMgr console, click Monitoring. 2. In the Monitoring pane, navigate to the Dell folder and click the folder to display the different views. 3. Double-click Dell > Diagram Views > Complete Diagram View. 4. Select a component in the diagram to view the details in the Detail View pane.
View details of the following hardware components of MD Storage Arrays: • • • • • • • • • • • • Batteries Chassis Current Configurations Enclosure Management Modules (EMM) Enclosure Service Modules Enclosures Fans Network Interfaces Physical Disks Power Supplies RAID Controller Modules Virtual Disks The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack does not monitor the health of the following components of the storage arrays: • • • Chassis Current Configuration Network Interfaces The MD Storage Array Diagram vi
Customizing The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack You can customize the following Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack discovery parameters, using the following overrides: • • • Enabled — Allows you to enable or disable. You can set the Override Setting to True or False. Interval In Seconds — The frequency (in seconds) with which the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack discovers the component instance and attributes of your Dell device.
Component Unit Monitor Name Description Time Interval Dell MD Array Physical Disk Dell MD Array Physical Disk Status (Periodic) Unit Monitor for MD Storage Array Physical Disks: Indicates the health of the storage array physical disks. 3600 seconds (60 minutes) Dell MD Array Power Supply Dell MD Array Power Supply Status (Periodic) Unit Monitor for MD Storage Array Power Supplies: Indicates the health of the storage array power supplies.
Component Unit Monitor Name Description Time Interval components under the enclosures. Dell MD Array Power Supplies Group Dell MD Storage Array Availability Rollup Dependency Monitor for MD Storage Array Power Supplies: Represents the consolidated health of the power supplies. None Dell MD Array RAID Controller Modules Group Dell MD Storage Array Availability Rollup None.
3 Related Documentation And Resources This chapter gives the details of the documents and references to help you work with the Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite version 5.0.
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4 Troubleshooting Issues And Resolutions The following table lists the known issues and resolutions. Table 5. Known Issues And Resolutions Issue Resolution Under certain conditions, alerts related to Handle Count Threshold and Private Bytes Threshold are displayed on the OpsMgr console of the management server. Microsoft KB968760 available at support.microsoft.com resolves this issue.
