Setup Guide

Term Refers to
Dell Remote Access Controller
(DRAC)
iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and iDRAC8, unless otherwise specified.
Chassis Chassis Management Controller (CMC), unless otherwise specified.
Servers Servers and Rack Workstations, unless otherwise specified.
Agent-based monitoring Servers and Rack Workstation Agent-based Monitoring, unless
otherwise specified.
Agent-free monitoring Servers and Rack Workstations Agent-free Monitoring, unless
otherwise specified.
Prerequisites
To install the Dell Server Management Pack Suite on a management server, make sure that you have the
following installed:
• Install one of the following versions of OpsMgr
– 2012 R2
– 2012 SP1 — On systems running OpsMgr 2012 SP1, download and apply the Update Rollup 2 for
OpsMgr 2012 SP1 provided in the Microsoft knowledge base article KB2826664. For more
information, see support.microsoft.com/kb/2802159.
– 2012
– 2007 R2
• Microsoft .NET version 3.5 or later.
Monitoring Features supported by Dell Server
Management Pack Suite
The following table lists the monitoring features supported by this version of Dell Server Management
Pack Suite.
Table 2. Dell Server Management Pack Suite Features
Feature Description
Servers and Rack Workstations Agent-based
Monitoring
Agent-based monitoring and inventory of Dell
PowerEdge, Dell PowerVault storage servers, and
supported Dell Precision Racks.
Servers and Rack Workstations Agent-free
Monitoring
Agent-free monitoring and inventory of Dell
PowerEdge, Dell PowerVault storage servers, and
supported Dell Precision Racks.
DRAC Monitoring Monitoring and inventory of Dell iDRAC devices.
Chassis Monitoring Monitoring and inventory of Dell CMC devices.
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