Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Release Notes
Release Type and Definition This release notes provides information on the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0, which can be imported into Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.
What’s New? • • Added support for the following Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays: MD3800f, MD3800i, MD3820f, MD3820i, MD3860f, MD3860i, MD3400, MD3420, MD3460 Added support for Controller Firmware: 08.10. Added support for SNMP Traps from MD Storage Arrays for Microsoft System Center 2012 OpsMgr consoles. Added support for new recovery failures. • Revised and updated knowledge articles for recovery failures.
o 08.10 for MD3800f/MD3800i/MD3820f/MD3820i/MD3860f/MD3860i/MD3400/ MD3420/MD3460 (Optional) Storage Array Host Software Install Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) Client on the server that hosts the Dell PowerVault MD storage arrays in order to discover the storage array through in-band. The recommended version is - 11.10 The supported versions are: • 10.84 • 11.10 Requirements for running Dell Discovery Utility • Microsoft .NET version 3.5.
Important Notes Management Pack Suite Structure The Dell Server Management Pack Suite consists of the following management packs and utilities, which are installed into the installation folder. MD Storage Array Monitoring Dell.Storage.MDStorageArray.mp • Dell MD Storage Array Management pack for discovery, and monitoring of Dell MD Storage Array devices with OpsMgr 2012/ 2007 versions. Dell.Storage.MDStorageArray.DetailedMonitoringOn.
Versions Affected All OpsMgr consoles. Issue (493772): When Physical Disk is in impending failure state, OpsMgr may show the Physical Disk as healthy in the Diagram View. Workaround You can check for Physical Disk Impending Failure State alerts in MD Storage Array Alerts view of the OpsMgr and take appropriate action as specified in the Alert's Knowledge Article. Versions Affected All OpsMgr consoles. Issue (473374): When EMM firmware does not match the MD Storage Array, OpsMgr may show the EMM as healthy.
not complete, the uninstall operation will fail and report a Database exception to the user with the message ‘The transaction log for database 'Operations Manager' is full. Workaround You need to increase Operations Manager transaction log size (5GB or as desired) temporarily and delete the management pack. You can restore the transaction log size back to original settings after the management pack is deleted. Versions Affected All OpsMgr consoles.
Workaround No known workaround. This is a limitation in the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2 Web console. Versions Affected Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2 web console. Issue The tooltip for objects in the Diagram view of the OpsMgr Web console does not display any information related to attributes.
Additional Information Security Consideration for Dell Discovery Utility When you run Dell Discovery utility on any system, to discover the MD storage arrays, there is a delay of 40-45 seconds to launch the utility if the system does not have access to the Internet. The delay occurs because in the .NET Framework 2.
Installation Installation and configuration Notes This section provides information about the minimum requirements for installing and using the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0. Installation details for Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0 For information on installing the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0 for your OpsMgr version refer the "Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 6.
NOTE: You cannot however apply Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite 6.0 as an upgrade over versions other than Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack 5.0 as this is not supported. Uninstallation For information on uninstalling the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0 refer the "Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 6.0 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Installation Guide".
