How to monitor Dell VRTX CMC

If you have purchased a VRTX from Dell, may be you want to monitor your hardware using SCOM.

This article describe the way to do it.

1. MP

Download the latest MP from Dell, install it, and import MP in OpsMgr

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/driverdetails?driverid=36MYR

Download Out-Of-Band- Monitoring MP, install it, and import MP in OpsMgr

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=29266

2. Create a Run As Account

Go to Administration – Run As Configuration – Right click Accounts- Create Run As Account.

Create an Account in Simple Authentication and display a name.

Select More secure option

In Profiles – Right click Dell CMC Login Account – Properties

Click Add and select the account created before. 

Click Select to choose Class, Group, or Object you want to monitor.

Here i selected many group to monitor CMC and iDRAC.

Click on Account to add computer you need to monitor.

In Authoring - Managements pack object – object discoveries.

Look for Dell. 

Enable Dell CMC/DRACMC

One last thing.

In Profiles, select SNMP Monitoring Account and Add DCA account created before. Select Dell Modular Chassis class.

Configuration is over. Alerts will appears in Active Alerts.

For more information :

ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_software/esuprt_ent_sys_mgmt/esuprt_ent_sys_mgmt_svr_mgmt_pck_sys_centre_ops_mngr/dell-srvr-mgmt-pck-v5.2-for-ms-sys-center-opr-mangr_Release%20Notes_en-us.pdf