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Overview
This guide provides information to install, configure, and use the Dell Modular Disk (MD) Storage Array
Management Pack Suite version 6.0.
The integration of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0 with Microsoft System
Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft
System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
environment allows you to manage, monitor, and ensure the availability of your Dell devices.
CAUTION: Perform the procedures in this document only if you have proper knowledge and
experience in using Microsoft Windows operating system and the System Center 2012 R2
Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012
Operations Manager, and System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, to avoid data corruption,
data loss, or both.
The Management Pack Suite Installer, Installation Guide, and Release Notes files are packaged in a self-
extracting executable Dell_MD_StorageArray_Management_Pack_Suite_v6.0_Axx.exe (where xx is the
Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0 release number) file. You can download the
executable file from dell.com/support.
Read the Management Pack’s release notes, which contain the latest information about software and
management server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The release notes is
also posted to the Systems Management documentation page at dell.com/support/home.

Terms Used in This Document

The following term is used throughout this document. Make sure to substitute the actual term wherever
appropriate.
•OpsMgr — This term refers to Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft
System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager,
and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, unless otherwise specified.

Prerequisites

To install the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0 on a management station, make
sure that you have the following available:
• OpsMgr 2012 R2, OpsMgr 2012 SP1, OpsMgr 2012 or OpsMgr 2007 R2.
• Administrator access on the system to run the Dell Discovery utility, Dell PowerVault Modular Disk
Storage Manager IP list extraction utility, and to read and modify the IP configuration file.
• Minimum disk space of 5 MB for OpsMgr to install the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.
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