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Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature
Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature supports the discovery and monitoring of the following devices that are installed
with the supported Windows OS, using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA):
• Dell PowerEdge monolithic and modular servers
• Dell PowerVault storage servers
• Dell OEM Ready servers
• Dell Precision Racks
Inventory and monitoring of the these devices could be done through the server's OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA). This
is a license-free monitoring feature.
For information on the supported OMSA versions, see Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.3 for Microsoft System
Center Operations Manager Release Notes.
The Dell Server Management Pack Suite installer automatically imports the Server and Rack Workstation monitoring scalable feature
into the OpsMgr.
Comparison of Scalable and Detailed Edition features
The following table helps you understand the environment in which you can use Scalable and Detailed Edition features.
Table 3. Scalable management pack versus Detailed management pack
Features Scalable Edition Detailed Edition
Dell Server and Rack Workstation
Monitoring
• Inventory and monitoring of component
groups. Also, display the presence of
iDRAC.
• Reports — Only OpenManage
Windows Event log report is available.
• Detailed inventory and health
monitoring of individual components.
• View metrics of memory, processors,
network interfaces, sensors, storage
controllers, disks and virtual disks. Also,
displays BIOS information.
• Reports — Availability of BIOS
configuration, firmware and driver
version, and RAID configuration reports.
Discovery and grouping
The Dell Server Management Pack Suite enables you to discover and classify Dell Servers — Monolithic, Modular, Sleds, and
supported Dell Precision Racks. The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping.
Table 4. Dell Hardware discovery and grouping
Group Diagram View Hardware Type
Dell Servers Dell Monolithic Servers
Dell Modular Servers
Dell PowerEdge systems.
Dell PowerVault storage servers.
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