Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.1 For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager And System Center Essentials User's Guide
- Introduction
- Overview Of Dell Server Management Pack Functionality
- Discovery And Grouping
- Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Discovering Chassis Devices
- Discovering DRAC Devices
- Discoveries By Dell Server Management Pack Suite
- Discoveries By The Dell Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The Dell Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The DRAC Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The Chassis Blade Correlation Feature
- Discoveries By The Dell Feature Management Pack
- Customizing Object Discoveries
- Monitoring
- Severity Level Indicators
- Views
- Unit Monitors
- Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Scalable Edition
- Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Detailed Edition
- Dell Unit Monitors For Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Dell Unit Monitors For Chassis Monitoring Feature
- Dell Unit Monitors for DRAC Monitoring Feature
- Rules
- Tasks
- Task Summary
- Feature Management Tasks
- Dell Modular and Monolithic Systems Tasks (In-band)
- Clear ESM Logs
- Launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
- Launch Remote Desktop
- Launch InBand Dell Remote Access Console
- Check Power Status
- Power Cycle
- Force Power Off
- Power Off Gracefully
- Power On
- Power Reset
- Turn LED Identification On
- Turn LED Identification Off
- Get Warranty Information
- Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center
- Launch Dell License Manager On 32–Bit Management Server
- Launch Dell License Manager On 64-Bit Management Server
- Dell Modular and Monolithic Systems Tasks (Out-Of-Band)
- Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) Tasks
- Dell Chassis Tasks
- Configuring Dell Connections License Manager URL
- Reports
- Related Documentation And Resources
- Appendix A- Issues And Resolutions
- Appendix B - Enabling External Program Tasks
Monitoring
This version of Dell Server Management Pack Suite enables you to monitor the discovered Dell servers and network devices.
The Severity Level Indicators help you to monitor the health of your Dell devices on the network.
NOTE: To receive alerts on systems running OpsMgr 2012 see the "Configuring OpsMgr 2012 to Monitor Traps and
Trap-Based Unit Monitors" section of the Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.1 For Microsoft System Center
Operations Manager And System Center Essentials Installation Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.
Monitoring includes:
● Process events raised by Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (Server Administrator) agents running on servers and
displays the alerts on the OpsMgr console.
● Monitor health of Dell modular and monolithic systems and their components, chassis, and DRAC devices, both at regular
intervals and on occurrence of events.
● Process SNMP trap and knowledge base for Dell Servers (discovered through the Server Out-of-band Monitoring feature),
CMC, DRAC/MC, and Dell Remote Access Controllers.
As the system components monitored through Server (In-band) Monitoring feature and Server (Out-of-band) are not exactly
the same, it is possible that the overall server health that is shown through In-band (OMSA) and Out-of-band (iDRAC) methods
could be different. Drill-down to the specific component status when you observe such discrepancies to resolve specific
problem conditions in the system component to bring the overall health of the server to OK state.
Topics:
• Severity Level Indicators
• Views
• Unit Monitors
• Rules
Severity Level Indicators
The following table lists the icons that indicate the severity levels of the discovered Dell devices on the OpsMgr console.
Table 11. Severity Level Indicators
Icon Severity Level
Normal/OK — The component is working as expected.
Warning/Noncritical — A probe or other monitoring device has detected a reading for the component
that is above or below the acceptable level. The component may still be functioning, but it could fail.
The component may also be functioning in an impaired state.
Critical/Failure/Error — The component has either failed or failure is imminent. The component
requires immediate attention and may need to be replaced. Data loss may have occurred.
The health status is not applicable for the specific component.
The service is unavailable.
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