Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports This Dell white paper summarizes report generation in the Dell Management Plug-in. Note: See page 5 for template instructions.
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Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................... 5 Reports ................................................................................................................. 5 Overview report ..................................................................................................... 5 Hardware reports .......................................................
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Figure 15. View service level and warranty dates for each machine ........................................
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Introduction The Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter streamlines data center operation by letting you use VMware vCenter to manage your entire infrastructure—both physical and virtual. You can discover, manage, and generate reports for Dell hardware using the Dell Management Plug-in. You can also view these reports in VMware vCenter or export the reports to a file.
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Use the drop-down menu to select the report you want. To the right of the menu, use the Refresh button to update the display with the latest information. Figure 2. Selecting the report you want Use the Export button to output reports to a file in CSV (Comma Separated Values) format. Figure 3.
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Hardware reports The following sections show screenshots of the various reports to show what information is available. Field Replaceable Units Using the Field Replaceable Unit report, you can easily determine the manufacturer, part number, manufacture date, and serial number of the Dell hardware in the server. Quick access to this information enables speedy part replacement if needed. Figure 4.
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Power Supplies Using the Power Supplies report, you can view the type, location, output and status for each power supply on each machine. Figure 6. View the status for each power supply on each machine Memory Using the Memory report, you can view slot, size, and type of memory module in each machine. Figure 7.
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports NICs Using the NICs report, you can view name, manufacturer, MAC address, description, and status of each network card in each machine. Figure 8. Provides details for each NIC card in each machine PCI Slots Using the PCI Slots report, you can view the card type, manufacturer, description, and other information for each slot in each machine. Figure 9.
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Remote Access Card Using the remote access card report, you can view the IP addresses, MAC address, iDRAC type, and URL for each remote access card in each machine. Figure 10. View IP and MAC address and iDRAC type for each machine Storage reports Physical Disks Using the Physical Disks report, you can view status, location, capacity, model/part/serial numbers, and other information about each physical disk in each machine. Figure 11.
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Firmware Using the firmware report, you can view the firmware package names and versions installed on each machine. Figure 13. View the status of firmware packages Power Monitoring Using the Power Monitoring report, you can view profile, budget, thresholds, and consumption statistics for each machine. Figure 14.
Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter: Generating Reports Warranty Using the Warranty report, you can view the service level and dates associated with the warranties for each machine. Figure 15. View service level and warranty dates for each machine Troubleshooting The number of Dell hosts shown does not agree with the number hosts listed.
