Dell Server Management Pack Suite User's Guide and Manual - Version 5.0.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Summary
Enhance your data center visibility with comprehensive monitoring capabilities integrated into System Center Operations Manager. This guide serves as the definitive resource for the Dell Server Management Pack Suite, enabling IT professionals and system administrators to monitor critical Dell server hardware. It covers everything from installation requirements and supported firmware versions to detailed instructions on implementing, upgrading, and managing server in-band and out-of-band monitoring features within your Microsoft infrastructure.
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Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.0.1 For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager And System Center Essentials Installation Guide
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Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.0.1 For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager And System Center Essentials Installation Guide
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of ...
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Overview......................................................
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Access Privileges...................................................................................................................................................26 Restarting The Dell Device Helper...
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Overview This guide provides information on software prerequisites and requirements to install and uninstall Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.0.1 with Microsoft System Center Operations Man...
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Feature Description Required Management Packs Dell Windows Server Overrides (Informational Alerts On) Server Out-of-band Monitoring Out-of-band monitoring and inventory Dell Base Hardware Library of P...
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Table 2. Supported Dell Devices Devices Generation Features Dell Power Edge 9G, 10G, 11G Server In-band Monitoring Chassis Blade Correlation Server In-band Monitoring Server Out-Of-Band Monitoring Cha...
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Software Purpose Open Manage Server Administrator (Server Administrator) Dell Open Manage Power Center Install Dell Open Manage Power Center on the management server. For more information, see Dell Op...
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Software Purpose discovery of your systems. For more information, see Installing the Out-Of-Band Monitoring Template. Dell Connections License Manager (required) Install and configure the licensing se...
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Secure option in Run As Account configuration, so that you can selectively distribute the configuration to specific management servers. NOTE: Add the Server Management Action account to the Ops Mgr ad...
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Managed System Requirements Supported Operating Systems For the list of supported operating systems for the management server for Ops Mgr 2007, see technet.microsoft.com/hi- in/library/bb309428(en-us)...
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DRAC Monitoring Requirements Using Server In-Band Feature The requirements for i DRAC 7 are: Install Server Administrator (including the Server Administrator Storage Management Service) to enable in- ...
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Installing, Uninstalling, And Upgrading Dell Server Management Pack Suite Installing The Dell Server Management Pack Suite To install and enable the various Monitoring features supported by Dell Serve...
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NOTE: For the Server (Out-of-band) Monitoring feature functions optimally make sure that the Active Directory Domain Administrator is configured correctly. NOTE: Dell OOB Helper Utility requires domai...
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The welcome screen for Dell Server Management Suite Pack is displayed. 2. Click Next. The Maintenance screen is displayed. 3. Select Modify and click Next. The User Credentials screen is displayed. 4....
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On the Feature Management Dashboard pane you can view the list of features installed, the version currently in use, the version you can upgrade to, the level of monitoring, total licenses, and license...
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10. Repeat step 4 to step 9 for each Monitoring feature you want to enable. NOTE: Wait for a task to complete before launching another task using the Feature Management Dashboard. Feature Management T...
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Tasks Description Launch Dell Connections License Manager Launches the Dell Connections License Manager console. For more information, see Dell Connections License Manager User’s Guide at support.dell...
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Tasks Description Set Server (In-band) Monitoring as Preferred If the Dell servers in the setup are monitored through Monitoring Method both the Server In-band Monitoring feature and Server Out-of-ban...
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Tasks Description Correlation feature of Dell Server Management Pack is imported. Remove Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature Removes the Chassis Blade Correlation Monitoring feature. Upgrading ...
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Features Scalable Detailed DRAC Monitoring DRAC inventory N/A DRAC health monitoring Chassis Monitoring Blade inventory N/A Chassis slots summary Health monitoring of chassis only Chassis Modular Serv...
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CAUTION: If there are any dependencies or associations that you must override and which will result in data loss, the task will fail with the appropriate message. To proceed with the task, click Overr...
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NOTE: To make sure that the feature management workflows are functioning at an optimal level, restart the root management server after upgrading to Ops Mgr 2012. Post-Installation or Upgrade Tasks For...
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4. Click Next. The General Properties screen is displayed. 5. Select community string from the Run As account type: drop-down list. 6. Provide a name in the Display name: text box and click Next. 7. P...
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7. Run the Configure License Server task. The Run Task - Configure License Server screen is displayed. 8. Click Override. The Override Task Parameters screen is displayed. 9. In the License Web Servic...
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Uninstalling The Dell Server Management Pack Suite To uninstall Dell Server Management Pack Suite: 1. Click Start → Control Panel → Uninstall a program. 2. Right-click Dell Server Management Pack Suit...
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Troubleshooting The following chapter provides information for troubleshooting installation related errors. Importing The Dell Feature Monitoring Management Pack If the installer fails to import the F...
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Table 11. Feature Management Alerts Alert Text Alert State Cause Resolution Dell FMP: Dell Device Critical The Dell Device Helper Utility Run the Dell Server version 5.0.1 was not found Helper Utility...
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Alert Text Alert State Cause Resolution the Dell Connections License Server. Feature Management Host Server's Health Service Goes Down In a distributed setup (including distributed resource pool in Op...
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Feature Management Dashboard Is Not Getting Populated Feature Management Dashboard has a prerequisite that the Dell Server Management Pack Suite should be installed on all the management servers. If y...
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Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several on...
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| Brand | Microsoft |
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| Pages | 31 |
| File Size | 879.70 KB |
| Published | May 29, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of monitors and systems are supported by this suite?
The suite supports various devices, including PowerEdge, OptiPlex, Latitude, and requires monitoring details for Chassis, DRAC, and Blade correlation.
How long does the Feature Management Dashboard take to populate?
It can vary from a few minutes up to a maximum of a day’s cycle. Users may decrease discovery frequencies to speed this process.
What is needed if chassis or DRAC overrides are lost after upgrading to OpsMgr 2012?
First, run the Chassis upgrade task and then the DRAC upgrade task directly from the Feature Management Dashboard.