Enroll SCOM Management Server(s) and Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers with OMIMSSC for SCOM

Prerequisites

Enable Remote PowerShell on all SCOM Management Servers.

Steps

  1. On a supported web browser, enter the IP address of the OMIMSSC appliance and log in as an OMIMSSC ADMIN user.
    You must use the OMIMSSC ADMIN user credentials set during the configuration of OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM. See Configure the OMIMSSC appliance.
  2. To expand the left pane, click the > icon, and then select Settings > Console Enrollment.
  3. In the working pane, click Enroll.
  4. In the Introduction to Onboarding OMIMSSC for SCOM dialog box, an overview of enrollment process of the SCOM Management Server(s) with OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM, the steps that are involved in setting up the Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers, and to discover devices using OMIMSSC for SCOM are provided. Read the information and click Next.
  5. To enroll Management Servers with the OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM:
    1. Enter a name for the enrollment.
    2. In the SCOM MS FQDN box, enter the FQDN of a SCOM Management Server in the SCOM Management Group.
    3. From the Credentials drop-down menu, select a Windows credential profile with local administrative privileges on the SCOM Management Server and Operations Manager administrative privileges.
      To create a credential profile, see Create Windows Credential Profile.
    4. To verify the connection between OMIMSSC appliance and SCOM Management Server, click Test Connection.
      If the test connection is successful, the following message is displayed: Test connection is successful.
    5. To receive alerts from the discovered Dell EMC devices on the SCOM console, enter the SNMP community name for SNMP v1 or v2 .
      The DellEMC_OMIMSSC_SNMP_RunAsAccount is created and is associated with the SNMP Monitoring Account Profile on the SCOM console. This RunAsAccount is targeted for all Dell EMC Hardware devices. To change the target device objects, wait for the enrollment job to complete, and then open the SCOM console and select Administration > Run As Configuration > Profiles > SNMP Monitoring Account. Select DellEMC_OMIMSSC_SNMP_RunAsAccount and click Edit to change associated class.
    6. Under Monitoring scope, select the device types that you want to monitor using the OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM.
      NOTE: At least one of the device types must be selected under Monitoring scope to proceed with the enrollment job.
    7. Under Monitoring mode, select either Scalable or Detailed mode for device monitoring using OMIMMSC for SCOM.
      In the Scalable mode, you can view basic device and component group-level inventory and health monitoring metrics. And, in the Detailed mode, you can view detailed device and component-level inventory (such as memory, processors, and storage controllers) and health monitoring metrics (such as power and temperature).

      Using the Detailed mode of monitoring, up to 300 devices can be monitored. When the number of monitored devices exceeds the maximum limit, OMIMSSC automatically changes the monitoring mode to Scalable.

    8. Click Next.
    9. Click Apply to start the enrollment job.
      The enrollment sub-tasks are executed, and the status of each sub-task is listed. The time taken to complete the subtasks is 30 to 40 minutes and depends on the existing load of the SCOM servers. To view the status of the enrollment job and the associated logs, click Settings > Jobs and Logs. The enrollment job is listed, and to view the subtasks, expand the enrollment job. The Progress Status column displays the progress of the enrollment job.

      If any of the sub-tasks are unsuccessful, under Jobs and Logs > History, expand the enrollment job to view the status of subtasks and the associated logs. You can also see the Troubleshooting section to resolve the issues.

    10. Click Next.
  6. To configure and onboard Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers:
    1. Discover Alert Relay Server as an Agent-Managed Windows system on the SCOM console.
    2. Download and install the Dell EMC Alert Relay Server Installer from the OMIMSSC Admin Portal on each of the Agent-Managed Windows system to be used as Alert Relay Servers.
    3. On the SCOM console, after the Alert Relay Servers are listed under the Dell EMC Alert Relay Server State View, synchronize the Alert Relay Servers details with the OMIMSSC appliance by navigating to Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Views > Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Dashboard. On the Overview page, select Sync with SCOM MS.
    For more information about configuring and onboarding Alert Relay Servers, see the Scalability with Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) technical white paper on the Dell Technologies support site.
  7. Click Finish.

Results

The Management Server with the SCOM console is successfully enrolled to the OMIMSSC appliance and listed on the Console Enrollment page.
  • It may take 15 to 20 minutes for all the OMIMSSC—related management packs to get imported into the SCOM console. Event ID 71 is generated. See the enrollment job logs under Jobs and Logs > History for information about the configuration changes.
  • During the enrollment process, all the Dell EMC management packs are copied from the OMIMSSC appliance to the SCOM Management Server and are saved in the folder: C:\Program Files\Dell Management Packs\Server Mgmt Suite\<version>. Based on the devices selected for monitoring, the required management packs are imported into the SCOM console.
  • The following prerequisites are automatically configured by the OMIMSSC appliance:
    • On the SCOM Management Servers—
      • The client for NFS feature on the Windows server is enabled.
      • The persistence version store maximum value is set to 131072.
    • On the Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers—
      • Registry entries "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Dell\\Dell Server Management Pack Suites" are set.
      • The WinRM rule is added to firewall.
      • The WinRM client and server authentication are enabled.
  • To troubleshoot any issues during or after the enrollment, see Troubleshooting.

If there are multiple SCOM Management Servers within the SCOM Management Group, this process enrolls all the SCOM Management Servers within that SCOM Management Group. If a SCOM Management Server is added or deleted from All Management Server Resource Pool (AMSRP), synchronize the SCOM console data that are enrolled with OMIMSSC. See Synchronize details of Management Servers and Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers with OMIMSSC.

NOTE: Informational event (event ID 71) is generated in the Windows Event Viewer under Windows Logs > Application. This event contains information about the prerequisites which get configured on the SCOM Management Servers.

The Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Dashboard link is displayed under the Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Views pane of the SCOM console. You can now start discovering and monitoring your devices by using the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Dashboard or through the SCOM console.

WARNING: Before you try to enroll SCOM Management Servers (in a SCOM Management Group) to a different OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM, ensure that you de-enroll them from the current appliance. For more information about de-enrolling the Management Servers from OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM, see De-enroll (Deregister) SCOM Management Server(s) enrolled to OMIMSSC for SCOM.