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Enclosure Management

Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager 2.5 User's Guide

  Dell Enclosures

  Probes

  Removing Dell Enclosures from the Tree View

Array Manager's enclosure management feature is implemented through the display of the Dell Enclosures storage object in the Array Manager console tree view. You can view all internal and external system probes for both your computer enclosure and any attached external storage enclosures from the same integrated Array Manager console. You are notified of any enclosure status changes while the console is open, and logged events appear in the Events tab as well as the Microsoft® Windows NT® or Windows 2000® Event Log.

To support Enclosure Management, you must install the Dell Hardware Instrumentation Package (HIP) agent. Check the release notes for more information.

Note: Enclosure Management is available only on Windows NT/2000.

This chapter has the following topics:


Dell Enclosures

The first level of storage objects under the Dell Enclosures storage object are the enclosures. You will always see the main server enclosure listed first. If a server has any external storage enclosures attached, those will also be listed at the same level. The sample screen below shows the enclosure for a PowerEdge™ 1300/700 server listed first, followed by a PowerVault™ 20xS external storage enclosure.

If you right-click on an enclosure, you can see its properties by selecting Properties from the context menu that appears.


Probes

If you fully expand the enclosures, you will see the probes for each enclosure.

Note: Each enclosure can have four types of probes. However, if a particular type of probe does not exist in the enclosure, the corresponding probe object will not appear in the tree view.

Fan Probes

Right-click on an individual fan object and select Properties to see the Fan Properties page. The speed reading for that particular fan will be displayed. This information can also be seen in the right panel when a fan probe is highlighted.

Power Supply Probes

Right-click on an individual power supply object and select Properties to see the Power Supply Properties page. The status of that particular power supply will be displayed. This information can also be seen in the right panel when a power supply probe is highlighted.

Temperature Probes

Right-click on an individual temperature probe and select Properties to see the Temperature Properties page. The temperature reading for that particular probe will be displayed. This information can also be seen in the right panel when a temperature probe is highlighted.

Voltage Probes

Right-click on an individual voltage probe and select Properties to see the Voltage Properties page. The voltage reading for that particular probe will be displayed. This information can also be seen in the right panel when a voltage probe is highlighted.


Removing Dell Enclosures from the Tree View

If you want to remove the Dell Enclosure storage object from the tree view, do the following:

  1. Right-click on the Dell Enclosures object.

  2. Click on Delete Category. The category will be removed from the tree in the left pane of the Array Manager console.


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