Tasks run on Dell EMC devices by using the OMIMSSC monitoring features

When you select a device or a component, the relevant tasks are displayed in the Tasks pane of the SCOM console. This is a list of the tasks that you can run on Dell EMC devices by using different monitoring features of OMIMSSC.
OMIMSSC tasks run on the SCOM console OMIMSSC Monitoring Feature
Server and Rack Workstation (iDRAC WS-Man) Chassis Network Switches
Check Node Interface Yes Yes No
Get Warranty Information Yes No No
Launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (Monolithic Server) Yes No No
Launch Dell EMC Remote Access Console Yes No No
Launch Remote Desktop (Monolithic Server) Yes No No
iDRAC Hard Reset No No No
Clear ESM Logs No No No
Launch Dell EMC CMC Console No Yes No
Power management-related tasks
Check Power Status No No No
Force Power Off No No No
Power Cycle No No No
Power off Gracefully No No No
Power On No No No
Power Reset No No No
Turn LED Identification On No No No
Turn LED Identification Off No No No

To run the monitoring feature-based tasks on a SCOM console, see Run OMIMSSC monitoring feature-based tasks on SCOM.

Check connection to the nodes

By running the Check Node Interfaces task, you can check if the selected Dell EMC device or DRAC/IDRAC and its corresponding interfaces are reachable. After the task is successfully run, a summary of the reachability to the server and interface is displayed.

View warranty information of PowerEdge servers

By running the Get Warranty Information task, you can view the warranty status of the Dell EMC device.

Launch OMSA on monolithic servers using the SCOM console

By running the Launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator task, you can launch the Dell OMSA application.

NOTE: The Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager tasks open the remote console when using Internet Explorer.

Launch iDRAC using the SCOM console

By running the Launch Dell EMC Remote Access Console task, you can launch the Dell iDRAC application.

Launch Remote Desktop on monolithic servers using the SCOM console

By running the Launch Dell EMC Remote Desktop task, you can launch a Remote Desktop on Dell EMC monolithic servers.

NOTE: You can start Dell EMC Remote Desktop only if Windows operating system is installed, and Remote Desktop is manually enabled on the managed node.

Perform a remote iDRAC hard reset operation

You can remotely reset an iDRAC without shutting down the operating system of a server. This task is available only on PowerEdge servers that are discovered through iDRAC Service Manager (iSM) by using WMI. To reset the iDRAC remotely, you must first ensure that you have administrative privileges on the host operating system.

To remotely reset iDRAC, do the following on the SCOM console:
  1. In the left pane, click Monitoring.
  2. Click Dell EMC > Dell EMC State Views > Dell EMC Servers (iSM) State View.

    The state information is displayed, and the servers that are discovered though iSM by using WMI are listed in the working pane.

  3. Select the server on which you want to remotely reset iDRAC.

    In the Tasks section of the right pane, the tasks that you can perform on the selected server are displayed.

  4. Click iDRAC Hard Reset.

    The Run Task - iDRAC Hard Reset window is displayed.

  5. Click Run.

    The Task Status - iDRAC Hard Reset window is displayed with the status of the reset.

  6. Click Close.

    The iDRAC is successfully reset without shutting down the server operating system.

Clear Embedded Server Management (ESM) logs

The Server Administrator Embedded Server Management (ESM) log, also referred to as the hardware log, maintains a list of all system events that are generated by the hardware, such as Error-Correcting Code (ECC), system reset and boot, and probe threshold changes. You can refer to this log when hardware errors appear or when the system is not functioning properly.

To run the Clear ESM Logs task, do the following:
  1. In the left pane, click Monitoring.
  2. Expand Dell EMC.
  3. Expand either Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.
  4. Select the device on which you want to run the task.

    A list of tasks you can run by using the monitoring feature that is used by the device is displayed in the Tasks pane of the SCOM console.

  5. In the Tasks pane, click Dell EMC Windows Server Tasks > Clear ESM Logs.

    The Run Tasks window is displayed.

  6. Click Run.

    The ESM logs of the selected device is deleted.

NOTE: When you run the Clear ESM Logs task, on the task execution screen, only the result of the task initiating is displayed. For example, the task execution screen may show a success result even if the ESM logs are not cleared. This means that the Clear ESM Logs task initiation was successful.

Power management-related tasks

  • Check power status of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and Rack Workstations—You can run this task only on servers that are monitored by the license-free version of Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager. By running the Check Power Status task, you can check the power status and manage power control tasks by using the IPMI Shell.
  • Power off PowerEdge server shutting down the operating system—By running the Force Power Off task, you can power off the PowerEdge server without shutting down the operating system.
  • Power cycle a PowerEdge server—By running the Power Cycle task, you can power off the PowerEdge server, and then power on again after a delay.
  • Gracefully power off a PowerEdge server—By running the Power Off Gracefully task, you can shut down the operating system, and then power off the PowerEdge server.
  • Power on a PowerEdge server—By running the Power On task, you can power on the PowerEdge server of if it is in powered-off state.
  • Reset the PowerEdge server power—By running the Power Reset task, you can power on the PowerEdge server of if it is in powered-off state.
  • Identify an OMSA−based server by enabling the identification LED—By running the Turn LED Identification On task, you can enable the feature to identify a server by using a blinking LED. Similarly, by running the Turn LED Identification Off task, the feature to identify a server by using a blinking LED is disabled.
NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path, create a console task. For more information about creating a console task, see Identify device and device power status by using identification LEDs.

Launch the Dell CMC console

By running the Launch Dell EMC CMC Console task, you can launch the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) application that is installed on a Dell EMC chassis.