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Storage optimizationSimplified monitoring ofDell EqualLogic storage withMicrosoft System CenterBy Viswanathan Balakrishnan, Stanley L. Stevens, Sekhar Duggirala, and Tom GeorgeThe Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft ®System Center offers a simplified way to incorporate Dell hardware into the System Center management framework.As part of this software portfolio, the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite extends this functionality tohelp administrators efficiently monitor EqualLogic storage.Dell EqualLogicManagementPack in actionVisit this Dell TechCenterpage for a demonstration ofmonitoring Dell EqualLogicstorage with MicrosoftSystem Center OperationsManager.delltechcenter.com/page/system+center+operations+manager+demonstrationsAs enterprise data centers migratetoward increasingly consolidatedinfrastructures based on virtualizationand cloud networks, monitoring andmanaging all data center components—includingservers, storage, and switches—can becomeincreasingly complex, time-consuming, and costly.When these considerations are placed alongsidethe goals of maximizing productivity, providingflexible access to IT resources, and maintaining24/7 operations, the need for a comprehensive,integrated approach to systems managementbecomes clear.The Microsoft System Center suite includesa range of management tools that enable ITprofessionals to plan, deploy, manage, andoptimize physical and virtualized environmentsacross data centers, desktops, and other devices.In environments using this systems managementsuite, administrators can take advantage of theDell OpenManage Integration Suite for MicrosoftSystem Center to incorporate Dell hardwaremonitoring and management functionalityinto System Center.The Dell OpenManage Integration Suiteencompasses a comprehensive set of DellManagement Packs (MPs) and other toolsdesigned to simplify and automate essentialIT tasks, including the Dell Server MP Suite forDell PowerEdge and PowerVault servers, DellRemote Access Controllers (DRACs) and IntegratedDRACs (iDRACs), and Dell Chassis ManagementControllers (CMCs); the Dell Client MP for Dellbusiness client systems; the Dell Printer MP forDell printers; the Dell PowerVault MD StorageArrays MP Suite for Dell PowerVault MD Seriesstorage arrays; and the Dell EqualLogic Storage MPSuite for Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI(iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays. 1 Availableas software downloads at no additional cost,these tools integrate directly with System Centerapplications to deliver end-to-end managementand monitoring functionality for supportedDell hardware. Through the Dell OpenManage1 For more information, see “Unified Monitoring and Proactive Management of Dell Hardware with Microsoft System Center,” by ViswanathanBalakrishnan, Saravan Kumar, Mahendran P., and Vignesh Pandian, in Dell Power Solutions, 2010 Issue 1, dell.com/downloads/global/power/ps1q10-20100177-balakrishnan.pdf.56 2010 Issue 02 | dell.com/powersolutionsReprinted from Dell Power Solutions, 2010 Issue 2. Copyright © 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.