Users Guide

NOTE: EMMs are applicable only for daisy-chained MD Storage Arrays.
State Views
The State Views displays the status of each Dell device managed by the OpsMgr.
To access the State Views:
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 → State Views → MD Storage Array.
NOTE: This view can be personalized to include additional columns.
4. Select a device to view the details in the Detail View pane.
Tasks
NOTE: Create new tasks to launch the application if the program is not installed in the default
location. For more information, see Appendix A - Enabling External Program Tasks.
Launching the Dell Discovery Utility from the Opsmgr console
You can launch the Dell Discovery Utility through a console task. Console tasks are available in the
Actions or Tasks pane of the OpsMgr console. When you select a device or a component in any of the
Dell Diagram Views, the relevant tasks appear in the Actions or Tasks pane.
To launch the Dell Discovery Utility:
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. In the Diagram Views, select Complete Diagram View group or the MD Storage Array Diagram.
4. Click Launch Dell Discovery Utility under Dell MD Storage Arrays Tasks in the Actions or Tasks
pane.
NOTE: Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays that are added to the IP listing file will be discovered
in the next discovery cycle of the MD Storage Array Seed Discovery and then in the MD Storage
Array Discovery.
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. The default value for this
attribute is 86,400 seconds or 3600 seconds depending on the parameters.
• IP Config File Path — Override this parameter if you are using a different file or folder location. By
default, the IP listing file is at C:\Program Files\Dell Management Packs\MDStorage Array Mgmt Suite
\6.0\Library. For more information on configuring the IP listing file, see the “PreImport Tasks” section
in the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 6.0 for Microsoft System Center
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