Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature

The Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature supports discovery and monitoring of the network switches including M-Series, Z-Series, N-Series, and S-Series switches. In the network switch monitoring feature, SNMP-based communication is performed.

The Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature also supports detailed level of monitoring of individual switch components in the supported Microsoft System Center—Operations Manager.

Management Packs

Table 1. Management Packs required for the Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature
Feature Default location of Management Packs Management Packs
Dell EMC Network Switch Monitoring

Library

%PROGRAMFILES%\Dell Management Packs\Server Mgmt Suite\7.2\Library

Monitored Management Packs

%PROGRAMFILES%\Dell Management Packs\Server Mgmt Suite\7.2\NetworkSwitch Monitoring
Library
  • Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp
  • Dell.OperationsLibrary.Common.mp
Monitored Management Packs
  • Dell.NetworkSwitch.mp
  • Dell.View.NetworkSwitch.mp

Feature management tasks

The following table lists the Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring tasks available on the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard. Some tasks that are listed in the Feature Management tasks table appear only after you have imported the network switch monitoring feature.

NOTE: In the Event Log, ignore the errors pertaining to reimporting of existing management packs under the error logs. These errors occur when Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard reimports all the dependent management packs that are already imported while importing a monitoring feature.
NOTE: Wait for a task to complete (view the state update change in the dashboard) before running another task using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard.
Table 2. Feature management tasks
Tasks Description
Refresh Node Count Updates the node count.
Refresh Dashboard

Updates the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard.

NOTE: The Refresh dashboard task may not update the dashboard immediately. It might take a few minutes to update the dashboard contents.
Set to Scalable Monitoring

If the Detailed Edition is running on the system, the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard switches to the Scalable Edition.

On upgrading from the previous version, run this task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature.

Set to Detailed Monitoring

If the Scalable Edition is running on the system, the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard switches to the Detailed Edition.

On upgrading from the previous version, run this task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature.