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DELL(TM)SERVER PRO MANAGEMENT PACK 2.0 FOR MICROSOFT(R)

SYSTEM CENTER VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGER (SCVMM) 2008 and SCVMM 2008 R2

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DESCRIPTION

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Version: 2.0

Release Date: December 2009

This release of the Dell PRO Management Pack enables you to

proactively manage virtual environments and ensure high availability

of your Dell Systems running all versions of Microsoft Windows Server

2008 x64 operating systems with Hyper-V enabled.

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This Readme provides information for the Dell Server PRO Management

Pack 2.0 which can be imported to System Center Operations Manager

(SCOM) 2007 SP1/R2 and System Center Essentials (SCE) 2007

SP1.

It also contains updated information for the "Dell™ Server PRO

Management Pack 2.0 For Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine

Manager User’s Guide" and any other technical documentation included

with the Dell Server PRO Management Pack.

Contents:

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This file contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Compatibility/Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Installation and Uninstallation

* User Notes

* Known Limitations

Summary of content (5 pages)

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##################################################################### DELL(TM)SERVER PRO MANAGEMENT PACK 2.0 FOR MICROSOFT(R) SYSTEM CENTER VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGER (SCVMM) 2008 and SCVMM 2008 R2 ##################################################################### ##################################################################### DESCRIPTION ##################################################################### Version: 2.
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##################################################################### Criticality ##################################################################### * Recommended ##################################################################### COMPATIBILTY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ##################################################################### The Dell PRO Pack supported operating systems is captured in the following list below Managed Node: • Windows Server 2008 Ent/DCE x64 Hyper-V enabled, all versions • Window
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* The Dell Server PRO Management Pack enables remedial action/ recommendation such as movement of virtual machines and placing the host into restricted mode based on alerts generated by the host. * Support for Dell OpenManage version 5.3 or greater on x9xx to xx1x systems and Dell OpenManage version 6.0.x/6.1/6.
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##################################################################### USER NOTES ##################################################################### This section provides information to enhance your experience with Dell Server PRO Management Pack for SCVMM 2008 and SCVMM 2008 R2. * Dell Server PRO Management Pack does not monitor informational alerts. You must take appropriate action by looking at the system health in SCOM/SCE(Operations Manager)State view, after implementing PRO Tips.
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Remedial action of migrating virtual machines can be overridden to restrict server from hosting new virtual machines. For more details, see the "Dell™ Server PRO Management Pack 2.