It’s been a little while since we’ve talked about the IBM Storage MP and there have been some improvements, as always you can get it here but remember you will need the serial number of your IBM device in order to download.
So what’s new?
Version 2.7.0 adds support for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2016 and the following storage system releases:
IBM FlashSystem® A9000 versions 12.0.x, 12.1.x, and 12.2.x
IBM FlashSystem A9000R versions 12.0.x, 12.1.x, and 12.2.x
IBM® Storwize® V3500 versions 7.8 and 8.1.x
IBM Storwize V3700 version 7.8 and 8.1.x
IBM Storwize V5000 version 7.8 and 8.1.x
IBM Storwize V7000 version 7.8 and 8.1.x
IBM SAN Volume Controller version 7.8 and 8.1.x
IBM FlashSystem V9000 7.8 and 8.1.x
IBM DS8880 8.2 and 8.3
This version also includes the following enhancement:
The following properties have been added to the IBM Storage Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager user interface for the IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ Family management pack to make it easier to distinguish between different IBM Spectrum Virtualize Family storage systems being managed:
code_level: The software release version on the storage system being managed.
product_name: The IBM product name of the storage system being managed.
Product features The Dell EMC Server Management Pack 7.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager enables the user to: -Discover and classify the following Dell EMC devices: 1.Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers-using license-free monitoring, and license-based monitoring using iSM. 2.Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) 3.Supported Dell Precision Racks 4.Supported Dell EMC devices through OMSA or iSM based on your requirements.
The Dell EMC OpenManage Integration 7.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager enables the user to: -Discover and classify the following Dell EMC devices: 1.Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers-Using license-based monitoring using iDRAC WS-MAN 2.Dell EMC Chassis-PowerEdge FX2/ FX2s, PowerEdge VRTX, PowerEdge M1000e, PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis, and Dell OEM Ready Chassis 3.Dell EMC Network Switches-M-Series, Z-Series, N-Series, and S-Series switches 4.Supports OpenManage Enterprise-Modular 5.Supported Dell Precision Racks 6.Supported Dell EMC devices through iDRAC using WS-MAN 7.Dell EMC Chassis Modular Server Correlation feature
-View, analyze, and resolve alerts using Knowledge Base (KB) articles. -Perform various tasks on the discovered Dell EMC devices. -View reports for discovered Dell EMC devices.
Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes: N/A
Enhancements: 1.Dell EMC OMIMSSC version 7.1 is a ready to deploy virtual machine available as a .vhd file 2.Discovery of devices and overrides through Appliance. 3.Synchronize all Dell EMC devices discovered in the enrolled Operations Manager environment with OMIMSSC. 4.Supports Discovery, Health Monitoring and Alerts for Dell EMC Network Switches of S, M, N and Z Series. 5.Discover and Monitor OpenManage Enterprise – Modular. 6.Supports OpenManage Enterprise – Modular alerts. 7.Supports OpenManage Enterprise – Modular performance metrics. 8.Server and Chassis Performance monitoring graphs View.
A new version of the Windows server 2016 and DNS 1706+ Mp is available get it here
Fixed in this version
• Fixed bug: Problem with DNS Zones Discovery for large number of zones. • Fixed bug: Problem with stub zones discovery. • Fixed bug: False alerts for “DNS unused Zone Detected”. • Introduced support for Windows Server 1709+ operating system. • Rebranded the display strings and knowledge base articles according to the supported versions of the operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and 1709+.