We use SCOM 2007 R2 CU5, and are having the same problems with the Dell MP that it appears that everyone else has.  Where not all servers are discovered.  I've checked all the usual things;  make sure OMSA is 5.5 or newer - changed the discovery interval from 24 hours to 10 minutes - restarted the WMI service and SCOM service on the effected server.  I still do not get all the servers.  I read somewhere that Dell was pointing the finger at Microsoft for the cause of the problem.

Does this same problem exist in SCOM 2012?

SCOM 2012 is already in RC version...it's too early to say if the problem has been resolved or not. probably DELL will release a new version of MP

S

Ok, thank you.  I didn't realize that 2012 wasn't in final release.  Thanks.

In my experience, once the IPs are added to the Network Discoery Wizard, then if I uninstall OMSA and reinstall it (6.5) and the SCOM agent I have not had a problem with DELL hardware being added to SCOM. Yes, it does take a reboot or two sometimes as well and the un-install and reinstall of the SCOM agent, but eventually they get added.

Windows/SCOM/Dell MP/OMSA....who knows?

 

John Bradshaw

In my experience, once the IPs are added to the Network Discoery Wizard, then if I uninstall OMSA and reinstall it (6.5) and the SCOM agent I have not had a problem with DELL hardware being added to SCOM. Yes, it does take a reboot or two sometimes as well and the un-install and reinstall of the SCOM agent, but eventually they get added.

Windows/SCOM/Dell MP/OMSA....who knows?

 

John Bradshaw

What you describe is very similar to what is in a lot of blogs on this subject.  Stop the Health Service (the agent) - rename the Health Service Folder - update OMSA to the latest version - restart the Health Service.

I did that.  It worked for quite a few servers - the ones where OMSA was below 5.5.  But for some it did not work.  So then I tried the next suggestion in the blogs.  Which was to change change the discovery interval from 24 hours to 10 minutes.  And strangely, that not only added some previously undiscovered servers, some that HAD been discovered were no longer discovered.  So I gained no ground, actually I had one less discovered server.

"Who knows?".  I agree. That's why I was wondering about SCOM 2012

I wouldn't be holding my breath for 2012 making vast improvements, just gradual ones.

JB

Hi,

Where is OMSA need to be installed, be it on SCOM management server or the agent managed system.

Regards,

DR

OMSA is a Dell agent that you can install on Dell Physical boxes. It has nothing to do with SCOM, unless you use the Dell MP for SCOM.

Cheers,

John Bradshaw