Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.2.
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Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................7 Terms Used In This Document............................................................................................................. 7 What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................. 8 Key Features Of Dell Server Management Pack Suite............................................
Dell Systems Event Processing Rules........................................................................................... 44 Dell Servers....................................................................................................................................44 Tasks.................................................................................................................................................... 44 Task Summary..................................................................
Performing Dell Tasks Using The Dell Chassis.............................................................................63 Dell Chassis Tasks......................................................................................................................... 64 7 Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature................................................... 65 Management Pack Functionality And Dependencies........................................................................
Introduction 1 This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.2.0 for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. The integration of Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.2.
What Is New In This Release The release highlights of Dell Server Management Pack Suite are: • Support for detailed monitoring of Dell chassis (Dell PowerEdge M1000e and Dell PowerEdge VRTX) • Support for monitoring of Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis storage components; enclosures, controllers, physical disks, and virtual disks • Support for correlation of chassis storage shared components with Dell modular servers • Support for new alerts from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, iDRAC7, and CMC • Su
Feature Functionality Chassis Blade Correlation Supports: • Correlation of Dell servers with Server modules of CMC and DRAC/MC chassis. • Correlation of Chassis shared storage components with Dell modular servers.
Overview Of Dell Server Management Pack Functionality 2 The Dell Server Management Pack Suite for OpsMgr enables you to: • Discover and classify Dell systems — Dell Servers (In-band and Out-of-band), Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC 5, iDRAC 6, and iDRAC 7), and Dell Chassis (Dell PowerEdge VRTX and Dell PowerEdge M1000e). • Monitor the discovered Dell systems. • Perform various tasks on the discovered Dell systems. • View reports for discovered Dell systems.
Server In-Band Monitoring Feature 3 Server In-band monitoring feature supports the discovery, and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge monolithic and modular and PowerVault systems running the supported Windows operating system and supported OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA). For information on supported OMSA versions, see Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.2.0 Release Notes. The Server In-band monitoring feature is automatically imported by the Dell Server Management Pack Suite installer.
Management Pack or Utility Description Dependency Dell.Model.Server.mp Dell.OperationsLibrary.Server.mp Dell.View.Server.mp Dell.WindowsServer.Scalable.mp Comparison Of Scalable And Detailed Edition Features The following table helps you understand the environment in which you can use Scalable and Detailed Edition features. Table 3.
To discover a Dell server: 1. Log on to the management server as an OpsMgr administrator. 2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration. 3. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Discovery Wizard. 4. Run the Discovery Wizard, select Windows computers and follow the instructions on the screen. For more information, see the OpsMgr documentation at technet.microsoft.com. NOTE: The installer automatically imports the Server In-band monitoring feature management packs into the OpsMgr.
Discovery Description Dell Windows Server Network Interfaces Group Discovery Module Discovers the Network Interfaces group. Dell Unmanaged Server Group Discovery Discovers Dell servers that are not being monitored either due to the absence of Dell instrumentation, or has an instrumentation version lower than the required version. Monitoring The Monitoring pane of the OpsMgr is used to select views that provide complete health information of the discovered Dell servers.
3. Select any of the Alerts Views. On the right pane of each of the individual Alerts Views, alerts that meet the criteria you specify, such as alert severity, resolution state, or alerts that are assigned to you is displayed. 4. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details pane. Diagram Views The Diagram Views offers a hierarchical and graphical representation of all Dell servers on your network.
Monolithic Servers Diagram The Dell Monolithic Systems Diagram View 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. Modular Systems Diagram The Dell Modular Systems Diagram View 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.
Interfaces and Teamed Interfaces. If you disable a network interface, the network interfaces group will be removed from management in the next discovery cycle. A reference relationship is created between a Teamed network interface and its associated Physical network interfaces. You can view the reference relationship only when you enable the Enable Correlation attribute of Dell Windows Server Physical and Teamed Relationship Discovery. For more information, see Enabling Correlation.
To enable the monitor: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console. 2. From the navigation pane, click Authoring. 3. Click Monitors on the left pane and select the Network Interfaces Group monitor. 4. Click Entity Health → Availability. 5. Right-click Network Interfaces Group to Dell Server Health Roll up and select Overrides → Enable the Monitor from the menu options. State Views This view is available for viewing the health of all Dell servers.
For more information on performance information collection, see Performance Collection Rules. Unit Monitors Unit monitors assess the various conditions that can occur in monitored objects. The result of this assessment determines the health state of a target. The unit monitors are: • Event Monitor — triggered by the event that the Dell instrumentation logs in the Windows event log, indicating the health of the corresponding object.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Processors Status Event and Periodic Dell Server Battery Status Event and Periodic Dell Server Current Status Event and Periodic Dell Server Fans Status Event and Periodic Dell Server Intrusion Sensor Status Event and Periodic Dell Server Temperature Sensor Status Event and Periodic Dell Server Voltage Sensor Status Event and Periodic Sensors Storage Controller Storage Controller Status Event and Periodic Network Interfaces Group (Basic) Global Network Inter
Object Unit Monitor Detailed Power Supply Event and Periodic Processor Unit Instance Detailed Processor Event and Periodic Storage Controller Connector Instance Controller Connector Event Monitor Event and Periodic Controller Connector Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Storage Controller EMM Instance Enclosure EMM Event Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure EMM Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Storage Controller Enclosure Instance Controller Enclosure Event Monitor Event and Periodic Controller E
Object Unit Monitor Storage Controller Virtual Disk Instance Event and Periodic Controller Virtual Disk Event Monitor Event Controller Virtual Disk Unit Monitor Periodic Storage Enclosure Physical Disk Group Event and Periodic Storage Enclosure Sensors Enclosure Fan Event Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure Fan Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure Temperature Event Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure Temperature Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Physical Network Interface Instanc
Object Unit Monitor Teamed Network Interface Instance (Enriched) Operational Status Event and Periodic Teamed Network Interface Instance (Enriched) Redundancy Status Event and Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Server In-band monitoring feature. Dell Systems Event Processing Rules The Dell Server Management Pack Suite processes rules from Server Administrator and Server Administrator Storage Management events.
• Physical Network Interface • Power Consumption (BTU/hr) • Power Consumption (Watts) • Teamed Network Interface NOTE: • When the Detailed edition of Server Management Feature is imported, the disabled Performance (excluding Network Performance) collection rules are enabled by default. • Disk Performance — This view displays the Remaining Rated Write Endurance of SSDs (Solid State Drives) of a Dell Server (In-band). Search for the object SSD Performance to view the data.
Task Description NOTE: Launching OpenManage Server Administrator is possible, only if Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is installed on the managed node. Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center Launches the Dell OpenManage Power Center console on the Management Server. Launch InBand Dell Remote Access Console Launches the DRAC console for the in-band discovered DRAC.
Task Description NOTE: An active Internet connection is required to retrieve the warranty information. Launch Remote Desktop Monolithic Server Launches the remote desktop for the selected system. NOTE: Launching remote desktop is possible only if Windows operating system is installed and remote desktop is manually enabled in the managed node. Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center Launches the Dell OpenManage Power Center console for the selected system.
Launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator To launch Server Administrator: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks → Launch Server Administrator. NOTE: The Dell Server Management Pack Suite tasks launch the remote console in the Internet Explorer.
NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path, create a new console task. For more information on creating a new console task, see Creating Advanced Power Control And LED Identification Tasks. To run the power cycle: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Diagram Views, State Views, or Alert Views. 2. Select the desired Dell system in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3.
Power Reset The Power Reset task allows you to power off and then power on the system. NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path, create a new console task. For more information on creating a new console task, see Creating Advanced Power Control And LED Identification Tasks. To reset the power of the system: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2.
Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center NOTE: Launching OpenManage Power Center is possible only if Windows or Linux operating system and OpenManage Server Administrator are installed on the managed node. The Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center task allows you to launch the OpenManage Power Center console. To launch Dell OpenManage Power Center: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2.
NOTE: Dell Server BIOS, firmware, and RAID configuration reports are only available in the Detailed Edition of Server (In-band) management pack. NOTE: In System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, the Tasks pane is referred to as Actions pane. Accessing Reports To access the reporting: 1. Click Reporting in your OpsMgr console. 2. Expand Reporting → Application Monitoring in the navigation pane. 3.
9. Click Run. The BIOS Configuration report is generated. Generating Firmware And Driver Versions Report To create a report for firmware and driver versions: 1. On the OpsMgr console, click Reporting. 2. Expand Reporting → Application Monitoring in the navigation pane. 3. Click Dell Windows Server (Detail Edition). 4. Click Firmware and Driver Versions, then click Open on the Task pane. 5. Select a time period for which you want the report generated. 6. Click Add Object. 7.
Server Out-Of-Band Monitoring Feature 4 Server Out-of-band monitoring feature supports the discovery, and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge monolithic and modular servers and Dell PowerVault storage servers, using WSMAN and SNMP. Management Pack Functionality And Dependencies The following table lists this version's management packs and utilities, and their dependencies with each other: Table 9. Management Pack Functionality and Dependencies Management Pack or Utility Description Dependency Dell.Server.
Discovery And Grouping The Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.2.0 enables you to discover and classify Dell Servers. The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Dell Server Out-ofband monitoring feature. Table 11.
14. On the Add Devices screen specify the iDRAC IP address of the systems you want to monitor using the Server (out-of-band) monitoring feature. You can specify the iDRAC IP address of the systems by: • Scanning the IP Subnet that you provided. • Scanning a specified IP Range. • Importing a text file containing the list of iDRAC IP addresses. 15. Click Advanced Options, select the Skip CA Check and Skip CN Check option and click OK. 16.
Views Dell Server Management Pack Suite provides the following types of views for Monitoring, under the Dell folder on the OpsMgr console: • Alerts Views • Diagram Views • State Views • Performance and Power Monitoring Views Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell servers.
Complete Diagram View The Complete Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Dell devices that OpsMgr monitors. You can expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram.
The memory, processors, and power supply components are displayed in detail by the Detailed edition of the Server monitoring feature. Storage Controller Component Hierarchy Expand the Storage component in any Dell system instance diagram view, to view the status and health of components such as physical disks, connectors, virtual disks, controllers, sensors, and enclosures. State Views This view is available for viewing the health state of Dell servers (Out-of-band).
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Server Memory Dell Server Memory Unit Periodic Dell Server Memory Group Dell Server Memory Group Periodic Dell Server Power Supply Dell Server Power Supply Unit Periodic Dell Server Power Supply Group Dell Server Power Supply Group Periodic Dell Server Processor Dell Server Processor Periodic Dell Server Processor Group Dell Server Processor Group Periodic Dell Storage Controller Dell Server Storage Controller Periodic Dell Server C
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Fan Sensor Health Periodic Dell Fan Sensor Group Dell Server Fan Group Sensor Health Periodic Dell Intrusion Sensor Dell Server Intrusion Sensor Health Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server With Operating System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server Without Operating System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Monolithic Server With Operating Sys
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Enclosure EMM Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Fan Sensor Dell Server Enclosure Fan Sensor Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Physical Disk Dell Server Enclosure External Physical Disk Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Power Supply Dell Server Enclosure Power Supply Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Temperature Sensor Dell Server Temperature Sensor Periodic Dell Storage Controller Internal Physical Disk Dell Server Internal Physi
Object Unit Monitor Dell Voltage Sensor Group Dell Server Sensors Voltage Group Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Server Out-of-band monitoring feature. Dell Systems Event Processing Rules The Dell Server Management Pack Suite processes rules from Dell Servers. Dell Servers All informational, warning, and critical SNMP traps for Dell servers discovered using Server (Out-of-band) monitoring feature, have a corresponding SNMP trap rule.
Task Description NOTE: Launching Dell License Manager is possible only if a Windows or Linux operating system is installed and Dell License Manager is also installed. Launch Remote Desktop Monolithic Server Launches the remote desktop for the selected system. NOTE: Launching remote desktop is possible only if Windows operating system is installed and remote desktop is manually enabled in the managed node.
3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Server Tasks → Launch Remote Desktop (Monolithic Server). Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center You can use this task to launch the OpenManage Power Center console. To launch Dell OpenManage Power Center: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3.
4. From the navigation pane, click Monitoring. 5. Expand Monitoring → Dell → Feature Management Dashboard. 6. Select Server (Out-of-band) Monitoring feature. 7. From the Dell Monitoring Feature Tasks pane, select Configure License Server. The Run Task - Configure License Server screen is displayed. 8. Click Override. The Override Task Parameters screen is displayed. 9.
5 DRAC Monitoring Feature DRAC monitoring feature supports discovery, and monitoring for various generations (DRAC 5, iDRAC 6 modular, iDRAC 7 modular and monolithic systems) using SNMP. Management Pack Functionality And Dependencies The following table lists Dell Server Management Pack Suite management packs and utilities, and their dependencies with each other: Table 15. Management Pack Functionality and Dependencies Management Pack or Utility Description Dependency Dell.DRAC.OM07.
The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Dell DRAC monitoring feature. Table 17. Dell Hardware Discovery and Grouping Group Monitoring Feature Diagram View Hardware Type Dell Remote Access Controllers Dell DRAC Monitoring Remote Access Controller Group DRAC 5, iDRAC modular, and iDRAC monolithic instances. NOTE: DRAC monitoring feature does not support the discovery of xx0x iDRAC modular controllers.
Discoveries By The DRAC Monitoring Feature Table 18. DRAC Monitoring Feature Discoveries Discovery Object Description DRAC 5 or iDRAC Discovery Discovers all supported Dell Remote Access 5 Controllers and Integrated Remote Access Controllers. Dell Integrated Remote Access Modular Discovery Discovers the Chassis Name and Chassis Service Tag of Dell Integrated Remote Access Controllers for Modular systems. iDRAC 6 Modular Discovery Discovers the iDRAC 6 (Modular) group.
Viewing Alerts On The OpsMgr Console To view DRAC alerts on the OpsMgr console: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Monitoring. 2. Click Dell → Alerts Views → Remote Access Alerts. The Remote Access Alerts is displayed. These alerts contains information on SNMP traps from DRAC 5, iDRAC 6, and iDRAC 7 devices. 3. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details pane.
Figure 3. Remote Access Controllers Group Diagram State Views This view is available for viewing the health of the Dell DRAC devices. In the OpsMgr console, click Dell → State Views, the status of each Dell DRAC device managed by OpsMgr on your network is displayed. Select the Dell DRAC device group for which you want to see the State view. You can view the status of the DRAC/MC device group. The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component.
Object Unit Monitor iDRAC 6 Monolithic Dell Remote Access Status Event and Periodic iDRAC 7 Modular Dell Remote Access Status Event and Periodic Controller Global Status Event and Periodic Controller Global Storage Status Event and Periodic iDRAC 7 Monolithic NOTE: For iDRAC 7 modular and iDRAC 7 monolithic devices, the Dell RAC periodic-based and Dell RAC triggered-based unit monitors are disabled.
NOTE: In OpsMgr 2007 R2, the Tasks pane is referred to as Actions pane. Task Summary Performing Dell Tasks Using DRAC Following table provides a summary of the Dell tasks that you can perform using the DRAC: Table 20. Dell Tasks Using The DRAC Task Description Launch Dell Remote Access Console Launches the DRAC console for the discovered DRAC. Launch Dell License Manager Launches the Dell License manager on the management system.
NOTE: If the Dell License Manager has not been installed in the default path, create a new task to launch Dell License Manager. For more information, see Creating A Launch License Manager Task. To launch Dell License Manager: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3.
6 Chassis Monitoring Feature Chassis monitoring feature supports discovery, and monitoring of Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on, Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis, and Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis using SNMP and WS-Man. Management Pack Functionality And Dependencies The following table lists Dell Server Management Pack Suite management packs and utilities, and their dependencies with each other: Table 21. Management Pack Functionality and Dependencies Management Pack or Utility Description Dell.CMC.
Table 22. Dell Hardware Discovery and Grouping Group Diagram View Hardware Type Dell CMC Dell Chassis Management Controllers (CMC) group CMC, DRAC/MC instances on the network, chassis slot summary and server modules for CMC and DRAC/MC.
Monitoring After you install the Dell Server Management Pack Suite, you can use the Monitoring pane of the OpsMgr to select views that provide complete health information of the discovered Dell CMC and DRAC/MC devices. The Chassis monitoring feature discovers and monitors the health of the Dell CMC and DRAC/MC devices. The Severity Level Indicators indicates the health of your Dell CMC and DRAC/MC devices on the network.
Viewing Diagrams On The OpsMgr Console To view the diagrams for chassis monitoring feature on the OpsMgr console: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Monitoring → Dell → Diagram Views. 2. Navigate to the Diagram Views folder for the following views: • Complete Diagram View • Chassis Management Controllers Group • Dell Chassis Diagram Views 3. – Dell M1000e Chassis Diagram View – Dell VRTX Chassis Diagram View Select any of the Diagram Views.
The correlation of Dell servers with the server modules of CMC and DRAC/MC chassis are displayed in the Chassis Management Controllers Group diagram. The Dell system is visible under the slot in the diagram. NOTE: Create Run As Account for CMC and DRAC/MC slots discovery with simple, basic, or digest authentication only.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Modular ChassisFan Dell Chassis Fan Health Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Controller Dell Chassis CMC Health Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Controller Group Dell Chassis CMC Group Health Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Power Supply Dell Chassis Power Supply Health Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Power Supply Group Dell Chassis Power Supply Group Health PollBased UnitMonitor Periodic Del
Object Unit Monitor Dell Chassis Storage Internal PhysicalDisk Predictive Failure Health Status Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage Controller Enclosure External Physical Disk Dell Chassis Storage External PhysicalDisk Primary Health Status Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage External PhysicalDisk Predictive Failure Health Status Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Chassis monitoring feature.
Table 25. Dell Tasks Using The Dell Chassis Task Description Launch Dell CMC Console Launches the CMC console. Launch Dell Modular Chassis Remote Access Console Launches the DRAC/MC console. Dell Chassis Tasks Launch Dell CMC Console You can use this task to launch the CMC console. 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to the Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the CMC device in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3.
Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature 7 Chassis Modular Server Correlation feature supports: • Correlation of Dell Modular Servers with Chassis slots. NOTE: Enable CMC slot discovery and/or DRAC/MC slot discovery for the correlation feature to work. • Correlation of Chassis Shared Storage components with Dell servers. NOTE: Enable Chassis detailed monitoring for the correlation of chassis shared components with Dell servers.
Discovery Object Description Dell DRAC/MC Chassis to Modular Server Correlation Discovery Discovers the correlation between DRAC/MC chassis and Dell modular systems.
Dell Feature Management Dashboard 8 The Dell Feature Management Dashboard enhances the management of the Dell systems — Dell servers, Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC), Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) in the OpsMgr by providing the following monitoring features.
Tasks Tasks are available in the Tasks pane of the OpsMgr console. When you select a device or a component, the relevant tasks appear in the Tasks pane. NOTE: In OpsMgr 2007 R2, the Tasks pane is referred to as Actions pane. Feature Management Tasks The following table lists the tasks available on the Feature Management Dashboard. Some tasks listed below appear only after you have imported a particular monitoring feature.
Tasks Description Import Server (Out-of-band) Scalable Feature Imports the Scalable feature of Server (Out-ofband) monitoring feature. Import Server (Out-of-band) Detailed Feature Imports the Detailed feature of Server (Out-ofband) monitoring feature. Set to Server (Out-of-band) Scalable Feature If the Detailed feature is running on the system, the Feature Management Dashboard switches from the Detailed feature to the Scalable feature.
Tasks Description On upgrading from the previous version, run this task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature. Set to Server (In-band) Detailed Feature If the Scalable feature is running on the system, the Feature Management Dashboard switches from the Scalable feature to the Detailed feature. On upgrading from the previous version, run this task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature.
Tasks Description On upgrading from a previous version, run this task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature. Refresh Dashboard Updates the Feature Management Dashboard if it was not automatically updated. Remove Chassis Monitoring Feature Removes the chassis monitoring feature (both scalable and detailed monitoring feature). Chassis Modular Server Correlation Import Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature Imports the chassis modular server correlation feature.
Related Documentation And Resources 9 This chapter gives the details of documents and references to help you work with Dell Server Management Pack Suite. Microsoft Guidelines For Performance And Scalability For Operations Manager For optimal performance, deploy device-specific Server Management Pack Suite on different management servers. For information on Microsoft’s recommendations for scalability, see the Microsoft website at technet.microsoft.com.
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site To access the documents from Dell Support site: 1. Go to dell.com/support/manuals. 2. In the Tell us about your Dell system section, under No, select Choose from a list of all Dell products and click Continue. 3. In the Select your product type section, click Software and Security. 4. In the Choose your Dell Software section, click the required link from the following: 5.
Appendix A — Issues And Resolutions 10 Issues And Resolutions The following table lists the known issues, resolutions, and where the issues are applicable. Table 31. Issues And Resolutions Issue Resolution In the Diagram View for Dell network devices, the basic attributes are not displayed for the Dell DRAC and chassis objects. To resolve this issue, you can view Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature the detailed set of attributes by clicking the objects in the State View.
Issue Server (Out-of-band) monitoring feature are listed even after the Dell Server (Out-of-band) license has been deleted. Resolution 2. 3. 4. 5. Applicable To In the command prompt, type the command DcomCnfg to open the DCOM Configuration window. Expand Component Services → Computers → My Computer → COM+ Applications → Dell Device Helper. Right-click Dell Device Helper and click Shut down. Right-click Dell Device Helper and click Start.
Known Limitations Table 32. Known Limitations Limitation Applicable to Dell MP, Power Control, and LED tasks use only Dell Server Management Pack Suite the default credentials. When you create a new task in the Authoring pane and view it, you can see the username and the password you specified. The credentials are not hidden when you view the task.
Alert Text Alert State Cause Resolution Configuring Dell Connections License Manager URL. Dell FMP: Dell License Server is not reachable. Critical Make sure that the Dell Unable to contact the Dell Connections License Connections License Server URL is configured Server. correctly. For more information, see Configuring Dell Connections License Manager URL. Check if the Dell Connections License Server is accessible. Dell FMP: Dell Licenses for a feature are insufficient or not available.
Appendix B 11 Creating A Simple Authentication Run As Account 1. Log on to OpsMgr 2012 as an administrator for the OpsMgr Management Group. 2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration. 3. Right-click Accounts, and then click Create Run As Account. The Create Run As Account Wizard screen is displayed. 4. Click Next. 5. From the Run As Account type drop-down menu, select Simple Authentication. 6. Provide a display name in the Display Name text box. 7.
6. Click Add. The Add a Run As account screen is displayed. 7. Select the run as account used to discover the Dell server from the Run As account drop-down list. NOTE: If you are using multiple Run As accounts to discover devices, associate each device with its associated Run As account. 8. 9. Click A selected class, group, or object and add the association for the server in the SMASH Monitoring Profile. • Click Select → Class option, use Dell server as the selection.
12 Appendix C - Enabling External Program Tasks For tasks provided by the Dell Server Management Pack Suite that launch external programs have to be installed in the default location. Create new tasks to launch the application if the program is not installed in the default location. Creating Advanced Power Control And LED Identification Tasks Advanced power control and LED identification tasks use the default BMC credentials and install path (C: \Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc).
7. For power control tasks, in the Parameters field, type the command line parameters in the following format: • Type -I lan -H and then choose the Remote Access IP with IPMI capability from the dropdown menu.
7. Type the path of the application Dell.DlmUI.exe (the path where DLM was installed on the management server) in the Application field. For example, C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\LicenseManager\Dell.DlmUI.exe (default DLM path may differ based on your operating system language). 8. Click Create to create the task and repeat this procedure for each new DLM task.
