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Benchmark the Performance, Reliability, and

Scalability of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0

in your data center environment

This technical white paper provides information about best

practices that you can use as the benchmark for using Dell EMC

OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 to optimize the usage of servers and

chassis.

Abstract

This technical white paper provides information about the best

practices you can adopt while using the following features of Dell EMC

OpenManage Enterprise 3.0—discovery, inventory, health monitoring,

firmware upgrade, and configuration and deployment.

To minimize your efforts to read, where possible, information is

provided in the form of infographics.

Where available, direct links to the micro-video URLs are provided to

demonstrate the tasks of using OpenManage Enterprise.

February 2019

Summary of content (33 pages)

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Benchmark the Performance, Reliability, and Scalability of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 in your data center environment This technical white paper provides information about best practices that you can use as the benchmark for using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 to optimize the usage of servers and chassis. Abstract This technical white paper provides information about the best practices you can adopt while using the following features of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Revisions Revisions Date Description Feb 2019 Initial release Acknowledgements This technical white paper was produced by the following members of the Dell EMC server engineering team: Authors Pupul Mayank—Test Senior Engineer 2, Enterprise Systems Management programs Sudhish Singh—Test Engineer 2, Enterprise Systems Management programs Soumyajeet Biswal—Test Engineer 2, Enterprise Systems Management programs Gabe Stern—Senior Principal Engineer, Enterprise Systems Management programs Support—Sheshadr
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Acknowledgements Contents Revisions.............................................................................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................................................2 Acronyms ....................................................................................................................
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Acknowledgements Test setup and results of the Configuration Inventory and Deployment feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single MX7000 chassis) .........................................................................................................................23 5.3.1 Test results of the Configuration Inventory and Deployment feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single MX7000 chassis) ...........................................................................................
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Acronyms Acronyms Acronym AD CLI DNS DIMM DRM DUP FC FCoE FIPS FQDD FTP GUI HDD iDRAC IOM iQN iSM LSB MAC OMEM PERC SNMP SSB VLAN WAN WWNN WWPN 5 Expansion Active Directory Command Line Interface Domain Name System Dual In-line Memory Module Dell EMC Repository Manager Dell Update Package Fibre Channel Fibre Channel over Ethernet Federal Information Processing Standards Fully Qualified Device Descriptor File Transfer Protocol Graphical User Interface Hard Disk Drive Dell EMC Integrated Dell Remote Access
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Executive summary Executive summary Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise is a web-based hardware monitoring and management console that provides a comprehensive view of Dell EMC servers, chassis, network switches, other third-party devices, and components on the enterprise network. It is designed for the next generation IT professionals with a focus on simplicity, automation, and unification of data center management.
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Impact of hardware on the performance of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 in PowerEdge servers and MX7000 chassis 1 Impact of hardware on the performance of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 in PowerEdge servers and MX7000 chassis To optimize the setup and task schedule of your appliance, it is first necessary to understand how the hardware may affect performance.
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OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 features tested 2 OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 features tested Longevity and reliability tests were performed for a duration of three weeks where specific features were used at regular intervals. The main focus of scalability and performance test was to collect and analyze various performance parameters of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 for the following features:     Discovery and Inventory Health Monitoring Firmware Update Configuration and Deployment OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 features tested Load parameters defined in various tables The load parameters used for the test were to distinguish the performance of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 under those parameters.   14th Generation Servers—All the servers used for the feature test were 14G servers. Fully Loaded Appliance—The database was loaded with data by using events, tasks, and jobs such as configuration inventory and firmware update. After that, tests were performed for the specific features.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (on multiple PowerEdge servers) 3 Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (on multiple PowerEdge servers) Test setup and results of the Discovery and Inventory feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 3.1.1 Recommendations for setting an environment to test the Discovery and Inventory feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (on multiple PowerEdge servers) Test setup and results of the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 3.2.1 Recommendations for setting an environment to test the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 Recommendations for setting an environment to test the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 3.2.2 Test environment and results of the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (on multiple PowerEdge servers) Firmware update of 100 servers Test Environment Number of servers updated Time taken for firmware update Time taken for firmware update on WAN environment (100 Mbps, 200 ms delay) Time taken for firmware update on WAN environment (10 Mbps, 500 ms delay) Test result 100 1 h 45 m 2h5m 19 h 54 m Memory utilization while testing the firmware upgrade feature of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (on multiple PowerEdge servers) Test setup and results of the Configuration Inventory feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 3.3.1 Recommendations for setting an environment to test the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 Recommendations for setting an environment to test the Configuration Inventory feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 3.3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (on multiple PowerEdge servers) Total RAM consumed to test the Configuration Inventory feature of OpenManage Enterprise on multiple PowerEdge servers Test setup and results of the Alert and Task Management feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 Test setup and results of the Alert and Task Management feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 16 Benchmark the Performance, Reliability, and Scalability of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (on multiple PowerEdge servers) Memory utilized to receive alerts when testing the Alerts feature of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 on multiple PowerEdge servers Test Config Alert Frequency Total CPU Usage Total Memory Usage 17 Memory and CPU utilization for alerts in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 Config I Config II 30 alerts per second 9 alerts per second with alert actions Alert burst 33% 59.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single PowerEdge server) 4 Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single PowerEdge server) Test setup and results of the Discovery, Inventory, and Status Poll feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single server) Test setup and results of the Discovery, Inventory, and Status Poll feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single PowerEdge server) Test setup and results of the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single server) Test setup and results of the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single PowerEdge server) Test setup and results of the Configuration Inventory and Deployment feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single server) Test setup and results of the Configuration Inventory and Deployment feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on an MX7000 chassis) 5 Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on an MX7000 chassis) Test setup and results of the Discovery, Inventory, and Status Poll feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single MX7000 chassis) Note—The Discovery, Inventory, and Status Poll tasks were performed when all the iDRACs in the chassis had IP address.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on an MX7000 chassis) Test setup and results of the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single MX7000 chassis) Test setup and results of the Firmware Upgrade feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 Memory utilization while testing the Discovery, Inventory, and Status-poll features of the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on an MX7000 chassis) Test setup and results of the Configuration Inventory and Deployment feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single MX7000 chassis)   Test configuration: o Dell EMC MX7000 chassis o 2 Dell EMC MX840C sleds with four network cards and one FC card o 4 MX5108n IOMs Identity migration was performed from one Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c server to another similar Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c server.
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Scalability and performance test results of OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on an MX7000 chassis) Test setup and results of the Longevity feature in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 (tested on a single MX7000 chassis)           5.4.1 IPv4 and IPv6 were enabled in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 Discovery and inventory of supported number of devices were distributed in two weeks. Half the devices were discovered in the first week and second half in the second week. The OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics 6 Additional reference and troubleshooting topics Role-based user privileges in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Firmware Update Support Matrix Dell EMC PowerEdge servers supporting device firmware management in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics Troubleshooting issues in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise when performing firmware update on target devices      Unable to update firmware on target device by using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise because of internet connection issues Unable to update firmware on target device by using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise because target device is unreachable Unable to update firmware on target device by using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise because Lifecycle Con
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics Firmware on target device cannot be updated because the target device is not responding in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 6.3.2.2 Resolution Process chart showing the resolution to firmware update issues because the target device is not responding 28 Benchmark the Performance, Reliability, and Scalability of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics 6.3.3 Unable to update firmware on target device by using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise because Lifecycle Controller is in use 6.3.3.1 Issue Unable to update Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise firmware because of an issue in Lifecycle Controller. Firmware on target device cannot be updated by using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise because of an issue in Lifecycle Controller 6.3.3.2 Resolution 1. Start the virtual console of the target appliance. a.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics Firmware on target device cannot be updated by using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise because of an incorrect file is used 6.3.4.2 Resolution Try any one of the following:   Update the firmware by using the online versions. See Create online firmware catalog by using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise. Download the update package once again and retry the operation. 6.3.5 Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise is unable to create a firmware catalog 6.3.5.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics    Internet connection to the device. Correct file path or file name while creating the catalogs. Correct credentials while creating the custom catalogs. Conclusion Dell EMC provides its customers with products that simplify and streamline their IT processes, freeing administrator’s time to focus on activities that help grow the business.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics A Technical support and resources   Dell.com/support is focused on meeting customer needs with proven services and support. To watch quick and short videos about handling the PowerEdge server components, visit the QRL video website. A.1 Related resources A.1.1 Contacting Dell EMC Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area.
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Additional reference and troubleshooting topics    View and manage system alerts and alert policies. View hardware inventory and compliance reports. Monitor and report about warranty and licenses. Note—For information about supported browsers, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Support Matrix available on the support site. Some of the security features of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise are:       Role-based access that limits access to console settings and device actions.