Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Release Notes
Release Type and Definition The Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2 enables the monitoring of Dell Servers, Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) and Dell Chassis Management Controllers (CMC). The management packs provide Dell-specific views that you can use to observe and drill down the system status in a network.
Supported Operating Systems Following are the list of supported operating systems for the management server: • For OpsMgr 2012 R2, OpsMgr 2012 SP1 and OpsMgr 2012, see technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/hh205990.aspx • For OpsMgr 2007 R2, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309428(en-us).aspx Managed System Requirements To enable Server (Agent-based) Monitoring, install any supported Server Administrator version (including the Server Administrator Storage Management Service).
Managed System Requirements Supported Firmware Versions iDRAC7 12th generation 1.4x.4x, 1.5x.5x iDRAC8 13th generation 2.xx.xx.xx Chassis Monitoring Feature Management Server (MS) Requirements Supported Operating Systems Following are the list of supported operating systems for the management server: The Chassis Detailed edition is supported only on OpsMgr 2012 versions. • For OpsMgr 2012 R2, OpsMgr 2012 SP1 and OpsMgr 2012, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh205990.aspx.
DRAC Monitoring Feature Management Server (MS) Requirements Supported Operating Systems Following are the list of supported operating systems for the management server: • For OpsMgr 2012 R2, OpsMgr 2012 SP1 and OpsMgr 2012, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh205990.aspx. • For OpsMgr 2007 R2, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309428(en-us).aspx. Managed System Requirements Supported Firmware Versions DRAC Firmware Versions iDRAC6 Modular 1.5, 1.6, 3.2, 3.3| iDRAC6 Monolithic 1.7, 1.
Important Notes Management Pack Suite Structure The Dell Server Management Pack Suite consists of the following management packs, which are installed into the installation folder. Dell.FeatureManagement.Pack.mp • Dell Feature Management Pack (FMP) provides a dashboard to monitor supported Dell Management Pack Suite features, configure/manage licenses, import (scalable/detailed), upgrade, and remove management features. For more information, see the Installation Guide. Server Monitoring Dell.WindowsServer.
• Detailed edition of the Dell Chassis Management Controller Management Pack with OpsMgr 2012 versions. This management pack supports detailed discovery and monitoring of Dell Chassis and its components. Dell.Model.CMC.mp • Library file for CMC monitoring Dell.OperationsLibrary.CMC.mp • Library file for CMC monitoring Dell.View.CMC.mp • Library file for CMC monitoring Remote Access Monitoring Dell.DRAC.OM07.
Server Monitoring (Agent-based) • The Attribute "Enable Correlation" for "Dell Windows Server Physical and Teamed Relationship Discovery Rule" is set to "False" for all Teamed Network Interface (Enriched) in the Dell Windows Server (Detailed Edition) Management Pack.
• Dell Remote Access Controller class or respective DRAC object (if you have different Run As accounts for different DRAC devices). Chassis Monitoring • The Discovery Rule "Dell Chassis Detailed Discovery" in the Dell Chassis (Detailed Edition) Management Pack discovers and monitors the Chassis components (Storage, Fans, Chassis Management controllers, PCIe devices etc.
• OpenManage Server Administrator 8.0.1 Issue (546218): If Dell OpenManage Power Center is installed on a port other than the default port 8463, the associated Console Task to launch it will fail. Resolution Install Dell OpenManage Power Center on default port on the management server. Versions Affected Server Monitoring (Agent-based) 6.0 Issue (307678): Dell Server "Operating System" attribute may not show the trademark and registered symbols properly.
After server reboot, it may be possible for the network interface ordering to change, and hence may be mapped to a different network interface name. Performance statistics are collected based on the network interface name, and hence may start collecting for a different network interface. Resolution None Versions Affected • Server Monitoring (Agent-based) 6.0 Issue (323381): With certain firmware versions of the iDRAC6 monolithic device, the firmware version attribute may have a value with a trailing "\n".
Issue (545775): After the user updates the default port number, CMC/DRAC firmware with version 3.0 returns wrong URL. Resolution None Versions Affected • Chassis Monitoring 6.0 • DRAC Monitoring 6.0 Issue (551424): Servers discovered via Agent-based are shown with the default logical device icon Resolution None Versions Affected Server Monitoring (Agent-based) 6.
Installation To install the Dell Server Management Pack Suite, run the installer executable. For detailed installation, pre-requisites, configuration, upgrade and uninstallation instructions, refer to the Installation Guide.
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