Support for Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

High level deployment process of the OMIMSSC appliance:

1. Download and deploy OMIMSSC on Hyper-V or ESXi.
2. Configure OMIMSSC VM after first login.
3. Enroll SCOM Management Server(s) and Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers with OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM.

After deploying the OMIMSSC appliance, log in to OMIMSSC as an administrator for the first time by doing the following:

1. In the list of VMs, right-click OMIMSSC, and then select Connect. By default, the VM is in powered off mode.
2. In the menu bar, click the Start symbol.
3. Before you try to log in, wait for five minutes so that all services are started.
4. At the CLI, enter the following:
   • localhost login=admin
   • Dell Technologies recommends configuring and using strong passwords to authenticate appliance admin user and the OMIMSSC Dashboard login page.
     Enter new Admin password=Enter a secure and strong password.
   • Please confirm new Admin password=Reenter the same password.
   • Press Enter. The Command Line Interface (CLI) is displayed.

After first logging in to OMIMSSC, to configure the OMIMSSC network setting with the SCOM Management Server, do the following:

1. On the CLI, select Configure Network, press Enter.
2. In the Network Manager section, do the following:
   1. Select Edit a connection and press Enter.
      • Select the Ethernet connection—eth0, and then select Edit.
      • Press Enter.
   2. To provide an IPv4 address, select IPv4 CONFIGURATION and choose one of the following:
      • Automatic assignment: By default, Automatic is selected and a DHCP-assigned IPv4 address is automatically populated.
      • Manual assignment: Change the option to Manual and enter a Static IPv4 address.
      Press Enter
   3. In DNS servers, enter the DNS IP address, and then press Enter.
   4. Select Back to return to the CLI, and then select Configure Network and press Enter.
   5. Select Set system hostname and press Enter.
   6. In the Hostname box, enter the FQDN of the host system, and then press OK. For example, HostName.DomainName.com.
   7. When prompted for a confirmation, press Enter.
3. From the CLI, note down the Admin portal URL of the newly deployed OMIMSSC appliance.
   Ensure that the SCOM Management Server is reachable from the OMIMSSC appliance.
   A hostname:

   • Can have alphanumeric characters (a−z and 0−9), hyphen (-), and a period (.).
   • Must not start with a hyphen or period.
   • Must not include other special characters such as an underscore (_).
   Change the IP address of the OMIMSSC appliance by selecting the Device configuration option.

   • Do not change the hostname of the appliance after this point.
   • Choose static IP or a dynamic IP while configuring the appliance network settings. However, ensure that the IP address does not change while using the OMIMSSC appliance to discover and monitor devices on SCOM console.
4. Select Quit, and then press Enter.

1. On a supported web browser, enter the IP address of the OMIMSSC appliance and log in as an OMIMSSC ADMIN user. Use the OMIMSSC ADMIN user credentials set during the configuration of OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM.
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 Group 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.
   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.
      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.
   4. Click Finish.

Upgrade to the latest version of OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM using the following options.

• To upgrade from OMIMSSC version 7.2 to 7.3, use the service pack available online at https://linux.dell.com/repo/omimssc-scom/latest/.
• To upgrade from OMIMSSC 7.1 and 7.1.1, use the Backup and Restore feature of OMIMSSC to upgrade to 7.2; then use the service pack to upgrade to 7.3.