Showing posts with label Storage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Storage. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 April 2016

SCOM 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Direct Management Pack

SCOM 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Direct  Management Pack


  • Microsoft has released a new Storage Management Pack for Window Server 2012 R2.
  • This management pack supports up to:
    16 Storage Nodes
    12 Storage Pools
    120 File Shares.
  • This Management Pack contains rules to monitor physical disk and enclosure state in storage spaces.
  • Health is calculated by the storage service and is passed to Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) using the Storage Management API (SM-API), and is in turn passed to Operations Manager (OM) through the OM connector for VMM.

  • There are no state or alert visualizations as part of this MP. 
  • All alerts for physical disks and enclosures must be manually closed and any health state impact manually reset.
  • You can see file share and storage pool health on the VMM Fabric Dashboard or you can build your own views in a custom MP. 
  • If OM agent proxy setting is not enabled for file server nodes and VMM server, it needs to be turned on. This can be done from Administration space in OM console.
You can see the Rollup Model below for the MP


You can Download the Management pack from here -->Click here to download

Monday, 8 February 2016

Dell EqualLogic Storage MP Suite for SCOM v 6.0 supports PS 6610 and Firmware 8.1.x

Dell EqualLogic Storage MP Suite for SCOM v 6.0


  • The Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite v6.0 enables System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager and System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 to Discover, Monitor and accurately depict the status of Dell EqualLogic PS Arrays on a defined network segment.
  • The new version supports EqualLogic devices PS6610.
  • Latest version also support Firmwares 8.1.x



Installation Steps by Step:

  • Download the file to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable.
  • Go to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the executable to unzip the files. The default extraction folder is " C:\Program Files\Dell Management Packs\EqualLogic Storage Management Suite\6.0 ". You may select a different location for file extraction by editing the path.
  • Launch the Dell_EqualLogic_Management_Pack_Suite_x86_x64.exe file from the extracted location. The welcome screen for Dell EqualLogic Management Pack is displayed.
  • Click Next. The license agreement is displayed.
  • To continue the installation, accept the license terms after reading them, and click Next.
  • Click Change (if required) to change the default installation folder and click Next. The Ready to Install the Program screen is displayed.
  •  Click Install. The Installing Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack progress screen is displayed.
  • Click Finish on the Install Shield Wizard Completed screen.