Dell Smart Plug-in Version 1.0 For HP Owner's Manual

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DELL(TM) SMART PLUG-IN VERSION 1.0 FOR HP(R) OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR
WINDOWS - README

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Version 1.0
Release Date: January 2010
This readme provides information on the Dell(TM) Smart Plug-in (SPI) for HP
Operations Manager (HPOM) version 8.10 for Windows(R), which can be installed
on the HP Operations Manager management server.

With the integration of Dell SPI into HPOM, the HPOM console can be used to
manage and monitor the availability of Dell devices. These devices are
discovered and identified as managed nodes by HPOM.

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This Readme contains the following sections:

* Criticality

* Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights

* Installation/Un-Installation

* Operating System Support

* User Notes

* Known Issues

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CRITICALITY
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- Recommended

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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This section provides information about the minimum requirements for installing
and using the Dell SPI for HPOM.

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Requirements
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Before installing Dell SPI, make sure that your system meets the following

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minimum requirements:

Hardware Requirements

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---------------------­Ensure that you follow the Hardware requirements for Management Server and
Console as per the guidelines provided in the HPOM Version 8.10 for Windows
Installation Guide.

Software Requirements

--------------------­Management Server

-----------------­* HPOM version 8.10 for Windows with the latest patches.
* SNMP service.
* Proper DNS Configuration.

Managed Node

------------­* Supported Windows operating systems.
* SNMP service enabled with trap destination configured with management server
details for trap communication.
* OMSA. Supported versions are 5.3 to 6.2.
* Proper DNS Configuration.

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Supported Dell Devices
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The following Dell devices are supported by the Dell SPI for HPOM:

* Dell PowerEdge(TM) systems - support for systems ranging from x8xx
to xx1x (both inclusive) that have OMSA versions 5.3 - 6.2 installed on them.

* Dell PowerVault(TM) systems - support for systems ranging from x8xx to xx1x
(both inclusive) that have that have OMSA versions 5.3 - 6.2 installed on them.

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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS
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* Group all the Dell Systems present among the managed/unmanaged nodes added by
the user, running the supported Windows operating systems, under the Dell
Managed Systems group in the HPOM console.

* Process Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps generated by
Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator (OMSA) and OpenManage Storage Systems
(OMSS) running on Dell systems.

* Periodically monitor the global system health of Dell systems grouped under
Dell Managed Systems node group.

* Launch Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator (OMSA) web console as a tool
from the HPOM console for troubleshooting the alerts.

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