Setup Guide

22 Systems Management Using Dell OpenManage
• DSM SA Connection Service — Provides remote or local access to
OpenManage Server Administrator from any system with a supported
web browser and network connection.
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DSM SA Shared Services — Runs an inventory collector at startup to
perform a software inventory of the system to be consumed by
OpenManage Server Administrator 's Simple Network Management
Protocol(SNMP) and Common Information Model (CIM) providers. This
allows a remote software update using Dell IT Assistant.
Dell Remote Access Controller
Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) is designed to allow anywhere,
anytime "Lights Out" monitoring, troubleshooting, and system repairs and
upgrades independent of the operating system status.
Dell IT Assistant
Dell IT Assistant (ITA) provides an integrated view of Dell's comprehensive
suite of server monitoring and reporting tools. It includes one-to-many
management for Dell systems. ITA can also be used to perform BIOS and
firmware updates.
Hardware monitoring of Dell systems is supported with Citrix XenServer Dell
Edition. Power monitoring of Dell systems is supported on PowerEdge
systems that have power monitoring capability. Performance monitoring of
Dell systems is not supported with Citrix XenServer Dell Edition.
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
The Dell Systems Build and Update Utility provides functionality to update
and deploy Dell systems. It contains basic functionality provided by Dell
OpenManage Server Update Utility and Dell OpenManage Deployment
Toolkit. The Dell Systems Build and Update Utility can be used to update the
system firmware, configure system components such as DRAC, and configure
RAID groups through a graphical interactive wizard.
Server Update Utility
The Server Update Utility helps simplify single server updates with the latest
system software features including inventories, reports, recommendations,
and checks for prerequisite conditions.
Only the command line option is supported with Citrix XenServer Dell Edition.