Storage Center Management Pack Version 4.
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Contents Preface: About this Guide................................................................................................................4 Revision History..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Audience............................................................................................................................................................................
About this Guide This document describes how to install the Dell management packs and use the functionality to monitor Storage Centers using the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) console. For complete information about the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), see the Microsoft documentation on the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager website.
1 Getting Started Introduction to Storage CenterManagement Pack The SCOM console provides basic system monitoring; however, detailed monitoring of the Storage Center requires additional management packs.
Requirement Description Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) The following versions of SCVMM are supported: • • • SCVMM 2012 R2 SCVMM 2016 SCVMM 2019 Storage Manager • • • Dell Storage Manager 2016 R1 Dell Storage Manager 2018 R1 Dell Storage Manager 2019 R1 Storage Center Operating System The Storage Center Operating System version depends on the version supported by Storage Manager.
Installing the Management Pack Storage Center Management Pack 4.1 provides a standard installer that is used to install both the Dell Storage Management Pack for SCOM and the Dell VMM Storage Management Pack for SCOM. To install the Storage Center Management Pack 4.1 for Microsoft SCOM: 1. Download the Storage Center Management Pack for Microsoft SCOM software from Dell Digital Locker. 2. Unpack the Storage Center Management Pack for Microsoft SCOM Setup compressed (.
5. To continue the installation, read the agreement, select the I accept the terms in the license agreement check box, and then click Next. The Custom Setup page opens. Figure 3. Custom Setup 6. Use the drop-down menus for each management pack to select from the following options: 7. Verify that the Dell Storage Management Pack for SCOM and the Dell VMM Storage Management Pack for SCOM options are selected for installation.
11. Click Install. A progress page opens. Figure 5. Installation Progress 12. When the installation is complete, the following page opens. Figure 6. Installation Completed 13. Click Finish. 14. Import Management Pack 4.1 using the SCOM console. For more information, see the How to Import an Operations Manager Management Pack web page. Importing Management Pack Bundle Files After installing the management packs, the following management pack bundle (.mpb) files are available in the C:\Program Files (x86)\
2. After successfully importing the Dell.Storage.Library.mpb and the Dell.Storage.VMMDiscovery.mpb files, select Administration > Run as Configuration > Profiles. 3. Select Dell.Storage.VMMDiscovery.RunAsProfile. 4. Click Properties. 5. Select Run As Accounts. 6. Click Add. 7. From the Run As Account drop-down menu, select Virtual Machine Manager Connection Account and then click OK. 8. Click Save. When the wizard is finished, close the window.
WMI Provider Requirements Before SCOM can monitor Storage Centers, the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider must be configured using a Storage Manager administrator-level user account. To allow SCOM to monitor a Storage Center, the following requirements for the Storage Manager user and environment apply: • • • The WMI Provider must be installed on a host with the ability to communicate with the Storage Manager Data Collector.
Figure 8. Dell End User License Agreement 3. To continue the installation, read the license terms, select the I accept the terms in the license agreement check box, and then click Next. The Custom Setup page opens. Figure 9. Custom Setup for WMI Provider 4. Clear the Dell Storage Management Pack for SCOM and Dell VMM Storage Management Pack for SCOM options. 5. Select Dell Storage WMI Provider for installation and then click Next. 6.
Figure 10. Ready to Install the Program 7. Click Install. The installation wizard displays a progress page and then the Completed page. 8. When the installation is complete, click Finish. Configure the WMI Provider After installing the WMI Provider, configure the provider to connect to the Storage Manager Data Collector. NOTE: To monitor for target hosts, a SCOM monitoring agent must be installed on the same server as the WMI Provider.
\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\Dell.Storage.Instrumentation\v4.0_4.1.0.2__07519b417fc2eafb \Dell.Storage.Instrumentation.dll. 3. Select the Allow discovery of this provider from the Dell Storage Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager check box. 4. Click Add. 5. Type the Host Name or IP address of the Storage Manager Data Collector. The default number for the Port (3033) is input automatically. 6.
Figure 13. Program Maintenance 3. Select Repair and then click Next. The Ready to Repair the Program page opens. 4. Click Install. A progress screen displays the progress of the installation. 5. After the process is complete, click Finish.
2 Viewing and Monitoring Storage Centers Using the Monitoring Navigation Tree All discovered objects and their associated dashboards can be found in the Dell Storage Center Monitoring folder in the Monitoring navigation tree. 1. Open System Center Operations Manager (Start > All Programs > System Center [version] Operations Manager > Operations Console). 2. Click the Monitoring button. 3. In the navigation tree, expand the Dell Storage Center Monitoring folder. Figure 14.
1. In the Dell Storage Center Monitoring folder, click Active Alerts. The active alerts for the Storage Center appear in the Active Alerts pane. Figure 15. SCOM Active Alerts Pane 2. Click an alert to display more information about the alert in the Alert Details pane. 3. For more detailed information, double-click the alert to open the Alert Properties pane. 4.
Figure 16. Health Indicator View Viewing Dashboards The dashboards included with the management pack display performance metrics and usage data for the monitored Storage Centers. NOTE: The Storage Center Management Pack 4.1 for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager is sealed and therefore the dashboards contained within the management pack cannot be edited. However, SCOM can be used to create unique dashboards outside of the management pack.
Dashboard Displays Volume IO Performance Volume IO performance metrics Volume Usage Historical usage for the monitored Storage Center volumes Personalize a Dashboard View Although changes cannot be saved to a management pack dashboard, the display options can be saved as a personalized view outside of the management pack. Making a personalized view creates a copy of the dashboard and allows the display options to be modified. 1. In the Monitoring tree, click Settings the dashboard. > Personalize.
Class Name Description Dell.Storage.StorageCenterControllerVoltageSensor Represents a voltage sensor on the Storage Center controller. Dell.Storage.StorageCenterControllerCacheCard Represents a cache card on the Storage Center controller. Dell.Storage.StorageCenterEnclosure Represents a Storage Center enclosure. Dell.Storage.StorageCenterEnclosureIOModule Represents an IO module on a Storage Center enclosure. Dell.Storage.
Monitor Name Type Description ControllerStatusMonitor Unit Monitors the status of the controller. ControllerTemperatureSensorMonitor Dependency Rolls up the temperature sensor health to the controller. ControllerTemperatureSensorStatusMonitor Unit Monitors the status of the temperature sensor. ControllerVoltageSensorMonitor Dependency Rolls up the health of the voltage sensor to the controller. ControllerVoltageSensorStatusMonitor Unit Monitors the status of the voltage sensor.
Performance Counter Rules The following table lists the performance counters included with the management pack. Table 8.
Performance Counter Rule Description ServerTotalDiskSpaceCounter Total disk space count on the server ServerTotalIoSecCounter Server total IO per second count ServerTotalKBSecCounter Server total IO per second in KB ServerTotalMBSecCounter Server total IO per second in MB ServerWriteIoSecCounter Server write IO count per second ServerWriteKBSecCounter Server write IO per second in KB ServerWriteLatencyCounter Server write latency ServerWriteMBSecCounter Server write IO per second in MB Ser
Performance Counter Rule Description StorageCenterAllVolumeWriteIoSecCounter Storage Center all volume write IO per second count StorageCenterAllVolumeWriteKBSecCounter Storage Center all volume write IO per second in KB StorageCenterAllVolumeWriteLatencyCounter Storage Center all volume write latency StorageCenterAvailableSpaceCounter Count of available space on the Storage Center StorageCenterBeReadIoSecCounter Storage Center back-end read IO per second counter StorageCenterBeReadKBSecCounter
Performance Counter Rule Description VolumeTotalMBSecCounter Volume total IO per second in MB VolumeWriteIoSecCounter Volume write IO per second counter VolumeWriteKBSecCounter Volume write IO per second in KB VolumeWriteLatencyCounter Volume write latency VolumeWriteMBSecCounter Volume write IO per second in MB Viewing Storage Centers The SCOM Management Pack 4.
NOTE: The Virtual Machine Volumes state and the Virtual Machine Volume Diagram View do not display iSCSI volumes mapped to Hyper-V hosts. For more information about Hyper-V hosts, see the Microsoft Hyper-V web page. In addition to discovering VMs and providing a standard list view, SCOM provides two types of diagram views: • • Virtual Machine Volume Diagram View VM Host Volume Diagram View To open a VMM Discovery diagram view: 1.
