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In the first part of this series, I reviewed the integration kit, and supported configuration and other environment considerations. In this article, I will review the steps for installing the HPE SCOM Integration kit. The high-level steps for installing the SCOM Integration Kit management packs include: Launching the kit installer Installing the Device Monitor Service (DMS) Installing the Device Monitor Console (DMC) Review the Component pre-requisites referenced in the first part of the series. On a SCOM console machine, start the installation from the OneView for Microsoft System Center image by executing autorun.hta. Click HP SCOM Integration Kit (x64) or HP SCOM Integration Kit (x86).     3.  Follow the wizard steps. On the Select features to install step, select … Read More

If you utilize HP products within your infrastructure, you’ll be pleased to learn that HP delivers management packs that complement and extend System Center Operations Manager 2012 R2. HP Enterprise servers, Blade System enclosures, HPE Virtual Connect, and a variety of Storage arrays and systems can be managed with the available management packs which you can obtain from the HPE website. I intend for this series to address the dearth of documentation on the web about configuring monitoring of HP systems using System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager (SCOM), and also to share my experiences configuring HP Management packs with the community. The series will be comprised of steps for monitoring HP servers and storage respectively. Articles in this series … Read More

This is the first article in a series of articles on how to monitor HP Servers and Storage with SCOM. This article will provide an overview of the requirements for installing and configuring the HPE SCOM Integration Kit v3.1. This article is based on the kit that was last updated December 9, 2015. The HPE SCOM Integration kit provides the following for SCOM: Identifies, groups, and displays supported Hewlett Packard Enterprise devices and servers Provides links to lower-level Hewlett Packard Enterprise management tools Displays the properties of supported Hewlett Packard Enterprise devices and servers Monitors the state of supported Hewlett Packard Enterprise devices and servers Identifies, translates, and displays traps/indications/events of supported Hewlett Packard Enterprise devices and servers This kit … Read More