Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.
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Contents 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................6 Terms used in this document............................................................................................................................................. 6 What is new in this release.................................................................................................................................................
Remote iDRAC hard reset .........................................................................................................................................56 5 DRAC Monitoring Feature.............................................................................................58 Discovery and grouping....................................................................................................................................................58 Discovering DRAC Devices.............................
10 Related documentation and resources......................................................................... 77 Microsoft guidelines for performance and scalability for Operations Manager..................................................................77 Other documents you may need.......................................................................................................................................77 Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.............................................
1 Introduction This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager.
Term Refers to Dell Servers Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVault monolithic and modular servers, supported Rack Workstations, Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers, unless otherwise specified. iDRAC Service Module (iSM) iDRAC Service Module is a lightweight software that runs on the Server and complements iDRAC with monitoring information from the OS.
Feature Functionality • • • Discovery and Monitoring — Chassis Management – iDRAC access via Host OS – iSM using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Discovery and monitoring 12th generation and 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVault systems, supported Dell Precision Racks, Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers using iDRAC. Discovery and monitoring 12th generation and 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers using iSM.
2 Overview of Dell Server Management Pack Suite The Dell Server Management Pack Suite for OpsMgr enables you to: • Discover and classify Dell systems: – Dell Servers (License-free monitoring and license-based monitoring) – Dell Remote Access Controllers – Dell Chassis (Dell PowerEdge FX2/ FX2s, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Dell PowerEdge M1000e, and Dell OEM Ready Chassis) – Supported Dell Precision Racks • Monitor the discovered Dell systems through OMSA, iDRAC, or iSM based on your requirements.
3 Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature supports the discovery and monitoring of the following devices that are installed with the supported Windows OS, using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA): • Dell PowerEdge monolithic and modular servers • Dell PowerVault storage servers • Dell OEM Ready servers • Dell Precision Racks Inventory and monitoring of the these devices could be done through the server's OpenManage Server Administrat
Group Diagram View Hardware Type Dell Sled Servers Dell Rack Workstations Rack Workstation Diagram Dell Precision Racks. Discovering Dell Server in OpsMgr Dell servers are discovered through the OpsMgr Agent Management infrastructure. NOTE: Discover a Dell server in the Agent Managed view under the Administration section of the OpsMgr console. To discover a Dell server: 1. Log on to the Management Server as an OpsMgr administrator. 2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration. 3.
discovery Description Dell Server Detailed Storage discovery Discovers the complete storage hierarchy for the Dell server (Detailed edition only). Dell Windows Server Detailed Sensor discovery Discovers sensor instances for Dell server (Detailed edition only). Dell Windows Server Detailed Network Interfaces discovery module Discovers the physical and teamed network interface instances of the Dell server (Detailed edition only).
Hardware components Scalable Detailed BIOS Config Instance No No Battery Sensor No Yes Battery Sensor Group No Yes Current Sensor No Yes Current Sensor Group No Yes Chassis Intrusion Sensor No Yes Fan Sensor No Yes Fan Sensor Group No Yes Memory Unit Instance No Yes Network Interfaces Physical Group No Yes Network Interfaces Teamed Group No Yes Processor Unit Instance No Yes Power Supplies Unit Instance No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk Instance No Yes Stor
Views Dell Server Management Pack Suite provides the following types of views for Monitoring, under Monitoring → Dell on the OpsMgr console: • Alerts Views • Diagram Views • Performance and Power Monitoring Views • State Views Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell Servers and Rack Workstations. The following alerts are displayed: • Alerts for events received from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator for Dell servers and Rack Workstations.
– Monolithic Servers Diagram 3. – Sled Servers Diagram Select any of the Diagram Views. On the right pane the hierarchical and graphical representation of the selected Dell server or Rack Workstation is displayed. 4. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View pane. Complete Diagram View The Complete Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Dell devices that the OpsMgr monitors.
Figure 1. Dell Server Instance Diagram System-specific diagrams illustrate and indicate the status of the following components: • Physical and teamed network interfaces • Memory • Power supply • Sensors • Processors • Dell OpenManage software services • Storage components • BIOS (inventory only) The memory, processors, network, sensors, storage, and power supply components are displayed in detail by the Detailed edition of the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature.
Figure 2. Network Interfaces Diagram View Enabling Network Interfaces Group to Dell Server Health Roll Up For the status roll-up to be displayed at the server level, enable the Network Interfaces Group to Dell Server Health Roll up dependency monitor. To enable the monitor: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console. 2. From the navigation pane, click Authoring. 3. Click Monitors on the left pane and then, search Network Interfaces Group for the type of server you want to enable the functionality.
• Power Consumption (Watts) • Power Consumption (BTU/hr) • Teamed Network Interface NOTE: Power monitoring is applicable only for Dell servers with power monitoring capability for a particular attribute. It is enabled only when the detailed edition of Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature is present.
– Managed Rack Workstation • Dell Server State Views – FM Servers – Sled Servers The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component. 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.
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
Dell Unit Monitors — Detailed Edition Table 8.
Object Unit Monitor Controller Sensor Event Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Controller Sensor Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Storage Controller Virtual Disk Group Event and Periodic 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
Object Unit Monitor Teamed Network Interface Instance (Enriched) Operational Status Event and Periodic Teamed Network Interface Instance (Enriched) Redundancy Status Event and Periodic Fan Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Fan Sensor Current Sensor Current Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Voltage Sensor Voltage Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Battery Sensor Battery Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Chassis Intrusion Sensor Chassis Intrusion Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Rules The following section lists the r
Performance Collection Rules In the OpsMgr console, click Monitoring → Dell → Performance and Power Monitoring Views to view the performance information that is collected from Dell servers. By default this feature is disabled, to enable the feature, see Enabling Performance Collection Rules.
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. Task Summary Performing Dell Tasks Following table provides a summary of the Dell tasks that you can perform on the OpsMgr: Table 9. Dell Tasks Task Description Check Power Status Check the overall power status of the system.
Dell Windows Server Tasks Check Power Status You can check the power status and allow power control tasks through the IPMI shell. NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install Baseboard Management Controller Management Utility (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 check the power status of a system: 1.
Launch Dell License Manager on X64 Bit Management Server The Launch Dell License Manager on X64 bit Management Server task allows you to launch the Dell License Manager on management systems running 64-bit operating system. Dell License Manager is a one-to-many license deployment and reporting tool for Dell iDRAC licenses. NOTE: If the Dell License Manager has not been installed in the default path, create a new task to launch Dell License Manager.
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 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 → Power Cycle. Power Off Gracefully The Power Off Gracefully task allows you to shut down the operating system and power off the Dell server. NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path.
Turn LED Identification Off The Turn LED Identification Off task allows you to to turn off the LED identification on the selected Dell server. 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 turn off LED identification: 1.
Generating BIOS Configuration Report To create a report for the BIOS configuration: 1. On the OpsMgr console, click Reporting. 2. Click Dell Windows Server (Detail Edition). 3. Click BIOS Configuration, then click Open in the Tasks pane. 4. Select a time period for which you want the report generated. 5. Click Add Object. 6. Search for objects of class Dell Windows Server and click Add. 7. Choose the required Properties. 8. Click Run. You will find the object in the Selected object pane.
4 Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) Feature Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature provides detailed or scalable inventory, based on your method of discovery, and monitoring of the following devices: • 12th generation and 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers • Dell PowerVault systems • Dell Precision Racks • Dell branded OEM servers • Dell OEM Ready servers Inventory and monitoring of the these devices could be done through iDRAC or iDRAC Service Module (iSM
For more information about using the iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental Feature), see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller7/8 with Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. 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 10.
3. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Add Monitoring Wizard. The Add Monitoring Wizard screen is displayed. 4. On the Select Monitoring Type screen, select WS-Management and SMASH Device Discovery and click Next. 5. On the General Properties screen, in the Name field provide a name for the wizard. 6. Under Management pack, click New. The Create a Management Pack screen is displayed. 7. Provide a name for the management pack in the Name field and click Next.
Discovery Object Description Dell Host NIC Correlation Discovery Correlates the Host NIC interfaces with Physical interfaces. NOTE: Teamed network interfaces will show only one of the NICs in the team. Monitoring After you install the Dell Server Management Pack Suite, you can use the Monitoring pane of the OpsMgr to select views that provide health information of the discovered Dell servers.
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Fan Sensor Group No Yes Host NIC No Yes Host NIC Group No Yes iDRAC Network Interface Yes Yes iDRAC No No Intrusion Sensor No Yes Intrusion Sensor Group No Yes License Group Yes No License No Yes Memory Yes No Memory Unit Instance Yes Yes Physical Network Interface No Yes Physical Network Interface Group Yes Yes Processors Yes No Processor Group Yes No Power Supply No Yes Power Supply Group Yes Yes PCIeSSD Extender
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Storage Controller Battery No Yes Storage Virtual Disk Group No Yes Storage Virtual Disk No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk Group No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure EMM No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Fan Sensor No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Fan Sensor Group No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Power Supply No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Power
Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell Servers and Rack Workstations. The following alerts are displayed by the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature: • Link-up and Link-down alerts for events received from Broadcom and Intel network interface cards for Dell PowerEdge, PowerVault systems and Dell Precision Racks. Viewing Alerts on the OpsMgr Console To view Server and Rack Monitoring (Licensed) feature alerts on the OpsMgr console: 1.
• Storage components • BIOS (inventory only) • iDRAC NIC • Host NIC • SD Card • License 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.
To view the performance and power monitoring on the OpsMgr console: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Monitoring. 2. In the Monitoring pane, click Dell → Performance and Power Monitoring for the following views: • Dell Performance View • Disk Performance - Licensed (%) • System Board Usage – CPU Usage (%) – IO Usage (%) – Memory Usage (%) – Overall System Usage (%) NOTE: All performance metric rules are disabled by default for Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature. 3.
You can view the status for the following groups: • Servers (iSM) • Servers and Rack Workstations • Servers and Rack Workstations (Licensed) • Dell Rack Workstation State Views – Managed Rack Workstation – Managed Rack Workstation (Licensed) • Dell Server State Views – FM Servers – Sled Servers – Sled Servers (iSM) – Sled Servers (Licensed) – Unmanaged Servers (Licensed) The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Battery Group Sensor Health Periodic Dell Current Sensor Dell Server Current Sensor Health Periodic Dell Fan Sensor 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 Sy
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Host NIC Periodic Dell Server License Dell Server License Periodic Dell Server License Group Dell Server License Group Periodic Physical Network Interface Dell Server Network Interface Unit Periodic PCIe SSD Backplane Dell Server PCIeSSD Backplane Periodic PCIe SSD Extender Dell Server PCIeSSD Extender Periodic PCIe SSD Physical Disk Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Predictive Failure Disk Periodic Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Primary Status Periodic Dell
Object Unit Monitor 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 Physical Disk Unit Periodic Dell Storage Controller Physical Disk Dell Server Controller Direct Attached Physical Disk Periodic Dell Storage Group Dell Server Storage Periodic Dell Storage Virtual Disk Dell Server Controller Virtual Disk Unit Periodic Dell Temperature Senso
• • OID = Actual trap ID of the trap event Data Provider = SNMP trap event provider 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. Task Summary Performing Dell Tasks using Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) Feature Following table provides a summary of the Dell tasks that you can perform using Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature: Table 15.
To get warranty information: 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 Server Tasks → Get Warranty Information. Launch Dell License Manager The Launch Dell License Manager task allows you to launch the Dell License Manager on management systems.
To launch Remote Desktop from the OpsMgr console: 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 Server Tasks → Launch Remote Desktop (Monolithic Server).
For more information, see the section Windows Management Instrumentation providers in the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller7/8 with Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals. • In the Feature Management Dashboard, the Enable Agent Proxying task is run for the Server and Rack Workstation (Licensed) monitoring feature. Dell servers are discovered through the OpsMgr Agent Management infrastructure.
Monitoring The Monitoring pane of the OpsMgr is used to select views that provide group level health information of the discovered Dell servers. The Severity Level Indicators helps you to indicate the health of the Dell servers on the network. It includes monitoring the health of Dell modular and monolithic servers, and Dell Precision Rack Workstations at their group level, both at regular intervals and on occurrence of events.
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Network Interfaces Physical Group Yes Yes Network Interfaces Teamed Group No No Processor Unit Instance No No Power Supplies Unit Instance No No PCIeSSD Backplane No No PCIeSSD Physical Disk No No Server Host NIC No No Server Host NIC Group Yes Yes Storage Controller Battery No No Storage Controller Battery Group No No Storage Controller Physical Disk Instance No No Storage Connector Physical Disk Group No No Storage Controller Con
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Temperature Sensor No No Voltage Sensor No No Voltage Sensor Group Yes Yes Views Dell Server Management Pack Suite provides the following types of views for monitoring, under Monitoring → Dell on the OpsMgr console: • Alerts Views • Diagram Views • State Views Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell Servers and Rack Workstations.
3. – Sled Servers Diagram Select any of the Diagram Views. On the right pane the hierarchical and graphical representation of the selected Dell server or Rack Workstation is displayed. 4. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View pane. Diagram view for servers discovered through iSM using WMI. The following figure represents the servers discovered through iSM using WMI in the Diagram View: Figure 4.
• iDRAC License Group Modular Systems Diagram The DellModular 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. Monolithic Servers Diagram The Dell Monolithic Servers 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.
– Unmanaged Servers (Licensed) The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component. Severity Level Indicators explains the various state components that the Dell Server Management Pack Suite uses with their corresponding severity levels. Dell Unit Monitors for Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature Monitors to assess various conditions that can occur in the monitored objects. Table 20.
Object Unit Monitor 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 System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Monolithic Server Without Operating S
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server PCIeSSD Backplane Periodic PCIe SSD Extender Dell Server PCIeSSD Extender Periodic PCIe SSD Physical Disk Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Predictive Failure Disk Periodic Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Primary Status Periodic Dell Server SD Card Dell Server SD Card Periodic Dell Server SD Card Group Periodic Dell Server Connector Enclosure Dell Server Connector Enclosure Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure EMM Dell Server Enclosure EMM Periodic Dell
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Storage Periodic Dell Storage Virtual Disk Dell Server Controller Virtual Disk Unit Periodic Dell Temperature Sensor Dell Server Temperature Sensor Health Periodic Dell Temperature Sensor Group Dell Server Temperature Sensor Group Health Periodic Dell Voltage Sensor Dell Server Voltage Sensor Health Periodic Dell Voltage Sensor Group Dell Server Sensors Voltage Group Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Server and Rack Worksta
Performing a remote iDRAC hard reset This section explains the steps to perform a remote iDRAC hard reset for a device discovered thorugh iSM using WMI. To reset the iDRAC remotely, you must first ensure that you have administrative privileges on the host OS. To reset the iDRAC remotely, perform the following steps: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Monitoring. 2. Click Dell → State Views → Servers (iSM).
5 DRAC Monitoring Feature DRAC monitoring feature supports discovery, and monitoring for the various generations of iDRAC (iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and iDRAC8 systems) using SNMP. Discovery and grouping The Dell Server Management Pack Suite enables you to discover and classify Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC), and integrated DRAC (iDRAC). The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Dell DRAC monitoring feature. Table 21. Dell Hardware discovery and grouping.
Discoveries by the DRAC Monitoring Feature Table 22. DRAC Monitoring Feature Discoveries. Discovery Object Description iDRAC Discovery Discovers all supported Integrated Dell 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. iDRAC6 Modular Discovery Discovers the iDRAC6 (Modular) group. iDRAC6 Monolithic Discovery Discovers the iDRAC6 (Monolithic) group.
• 3. Remote Access Alerts — These alerts contains information on SNMP traps from iDRAC6, iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 devices. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details pane. 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. Diagram Views The Diagram Views offers a hierarchical and graphical representation of all Dell DRAC devices on the network.
Table 23. Dell Unit Monitors for DRAC Monitoring Feature Object Unit Monitor iDRAC6 Modular Dell Remote Access Status Event and Periodic iDRAC6 Monolithic Dell Remote Access Status Event and Periodic iDRAC7 Modular NOTE: For iDRAC7 modular and monolithic servers, the Dell RAC periodic-based and Dell RAC triggered-based unit monitors are disabled.
Dell Systems Event Processing Rules The Dell Server Management Pack Suite processes rules from DRAC traps. DRAC Devices All informational, warning, and critical SNMP traps for the DRAC devices have a corresponding SNMP trap rule. Each of these rules are processed based on the following criteria: • Source Name = "DRAC/CMC name or ip" • OID = Actual trap ID of the DRAC /CMC SNMP trap event • Data Provider = SNMP trap NOTE: Informational alerts are turned off by default.
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 Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell DRAC /iDRAC device in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3.
6 Chassis Monitoring Feature The Chassis monitoring feature supports discovery and monitoring of Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis, Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis, and Dell OEM Ready chassis using SNMP or WS-MAN protocol. Chassis monitoring feature also supports Detailed monitoring of individual chassis components in the supported OpsMgr.
Discoveries by the Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature Table 26. Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature Discoveries. Discovery Object Description Dell CMC Discovery Discovers all supported Dell CMCs, Dell PowerEdge FX2, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Dell PowerEdge M1000e, and Dell OEM Ready chassis. Dell CMC Slot Discovery Discovers slots on the CMC device. Dell Chassis Detailed Discovery Discovers all Dell chassis components.
Hardware Components Scalable Detailed PCIe Device No No Power Supply Group No Yes Power Supply No Yes Storage No Yes Storage Controller No Yes Storage Controller Virtual Disk Group No Yes Storage Controller Virtual Disk No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk Group No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk No Yes Storage Enclosure No Yes Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell CMC devices.
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. – Dell FX2 Chassis Diagram View. – Dell M1000e Chassis Diagram View. 3. – Dell VRTX Chassis Diagram View. Select any of the Diagram Views. 4.
NOTE: Create Run As Account for CMC slot discovery with simple, basic, or digest authentication only. For more information, see "Configuring the Dell Chassis Management Controller Feature for Correlating Server Modules with Chassis Slot Summary" section of the Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Installation Guide at dell.com/support/home.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Chassis CMC Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Controller Group Dell Chassis CMC Group Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Power Supply Dell Chassis Power Supply Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Power Supply Group Dell Chassis Power Supply Group Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular PCIe Device Dell Chassis PCIe Device Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis
Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Chassis monitoring feature. Dell Systems Event Processing Rules The Dell Server Management Pack Suite processes rules from Chassis traps. Chassis devices All informational, warning, and critical SNMP traps for the chassis devices have a corresponding SNMP trap rule.
7 Chassis modular server correlation feature Chassis modular server correlation feature supports: • Correlation of discovered Dell Modular Servers using licensed or license-free monitoring feature with Chassis slots. NOTE: CMC slot discovery is disabled by default. Hence, enable CMC slot discovery for the correlation feature to work. • Correlation of Chassis Shared Storage components with Dell servers.
8 Feature Management Dashboard The Feature Management Dashboard provides facilities for the configuration of Dell Server Management Pack Suite monitoring features to monitor the various Dell systems — Dell servers, Dell Precision Racks, Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC), Dell PowerEdge FX2/ FX2s, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Dell PowerEdge M1000e, and integrated DRAC (iDRAC). The Feature Management Dashboard provides the following monitoring features.
Table 32. Feature Management Tasks. Tasks Description Chassis Modular Server Correlation Import Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature Imports the chassis modular server correlation feature. Refresh Dashboard Updates the Feature Management Dashboard. Refresh Node Count Updates the node count. Remove Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature Removes the chassis modular server correlation monitoring feature.
Tasks Description Import Scalable Feature Imports the Scalable feature of the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature. Refresh Dashboard Updates the Feature Management Dashboard. Refresh Node Count Updates the node count. Remove Monitoring Feature Removes the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature.
Tasks Description monitored through both, Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature, and Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature. Set to Detailed Feature (Licensed) 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.
9 Licensing for Dell Server Management Pack Suite License Information The Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature in Dell Server Management Pack Suite for OpsMgr is licensed. Information on the process for obtaining software licenses is as follows. Licenses Licenses are available as tiered bundles of 1, 50, 200, and Unlimited node(s). One node license is available for evaluation purposes at no additional charge. You are required to purchase at least one license per OpsMgr Management group.
10 Related documentation and resources 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.
5. • Client System Management • Enterprise System Management • Remote Enterprise System Management • Serviceability Tools To view the document, click the required product version. NOTE: You can also directly access the documents using the following links: • For Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals • For Remote Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals • For Serviceability Tools documents — dell.
11 Appendix A — Issues And Resolutions Issues and resolutions The following table lists the known issues, resolutions, and where the issues are applicable. Table 33. Issues and resolutions Issue Resolution Applicable To Discovery through iSM using WMI fails when a managed node is running Windows Server 2008 R2 and the Management server is running OpsMgr 2012 R2. Ensure that you have installed Windows Management Framework version 4.0.
Issue Resolution b. Applicable To Disable the object discovery corresponding to the method used for discovering the modular servers. For example: If the duplicate object is discovered through OMSA, then navigate to Authoring → Object Discoveries and then search for Dell Server Discovery; which is targeted at the Windows Computer and disable the DoDiscovery attribute for that object.
Issue Resolution Applicable To 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 the detailed set of attributes by clicking the objects in the State View. Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature Server Modules and Chassis Slot Summary Information are not visible under CMC.
Known Limitations Table 34. Known Limitations. Limitation Applicable to Dell MP, Power Control, and LED tasks use only 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.
12 Appendix B Creating a Simple Authentication Run As Account 1. Log on to OpsMgr as an administrator for the OpsMgr Management Group. 2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration. 3. Click Run As Configuration → Accounts. 4. Right-click Accounts, and then click Create Run As Account. The Create Run As Account Wizard screen is displayed. 5. Click Next. 6. From the Run As account type: drop-down menu, select Simple Authentication. 7. Provide a display name in the Display name: text box. 8.
NOTE: If you are using multiple Run As Account 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. • Click Select → Group option, use the group containing the Dell server objects as the selection. • Click Select → Object option, use the individual Dell server object as the selection. Click OK.
13 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).
– identify on (for LED Identification On task) – identify off (for LED Identification Off task) Example: -I lanplus -H $Target/Property[Type="Dell.WindowsServer.Server"]/RemoteAccessIP$ -U root -P -k power status 8. 9. For LED on or off tasks, enter the command-line parameters in the following format: • Enter -ip and choose the Remote Access IP with IPMI capability from drop-down menu. • Enter -u -p -k .
