dell server management pack suite v4.0 released

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if somehow you haven’t heard yet, dell released their newest management pack – finally.  it looks as if it’s been rewritten because quite frankly, if you had the misfortune of loading the previous one, then you know what a piece of crap it was.

the early word is that you cannot upgrade to 4.0.  it’ll be a wipe and reload.  anyway, here’s the link and a few light details.

http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R237719&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=342171

Feature highlights of this Dell Server Management Pack Suite v4.0 (A00) -Improvements in scalability and performance over the previous releases by including:

• Server Scalable MP (for managing large enterprise environments)
• Server Detailed MP (addon MP that provides detailed instance level monitoring)
• Performance and Power monitoring and OpenManage 6.1 support for Dell Server MPs
• DRAC and CMC MPs to monitor Dell Remote Access Controllers and Chassis Management Controllers
• Override utility to enable Informational alerts for managed Dell Servers