Dell Systems Management Overview Guide Version 13.
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Contents 1 Dell Systems Management ............................................................................................................5 Dell Systems Management Offerings................................................................................................................................. 5 Dell Hardware Management Tools................................................................................................................................ 6 Dell Consoles............................
OpenManage Connection for CA Network and Systems Management.................................................................18 CA Spectrum and CA Unified Infrastructure Management .....................................................................................18 3 Legacy — Dell Hardware Management Tools................................................................................. 19 OpenManage Server Administrator.......................................................................................
1 Dell Systems Management Dell delivers management solutions that help IT Administrators effectively deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT assets. OpenManage solutions and tools allow you to quickly respond to problems by helping them to manage Dell EMC servers effectively and efficiently; in physical, virtual, local, and remote environments, operating in-band and out-of-band (agent-free).
Dell Hardware Management Tools • • • • • Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller (LC) Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for blade servers iDRAC Service Module (iSM) Remote Access Controller Administration (RACADM) CLI Embedded Management APIs: Redfish, WSMan, IPMI, SNMP Dell Consoles • • OpenManage Essentials (OME) OpenManage Power Center (OMPC) Dell Mobile Applications • OpenManage Mobile (OMM) Dell EMC Update Utilities • • • • Dell EMC Repository Manager (D
• • Dell EMC OpenManage HPE Operations Manager i (OMi) Operations Connector • Dell Smart Plug-in (SPI) for HP Operations Manager (HPOM) for Windows IBM • • OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (ITNO) • OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition Nagios • • OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core • OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI Oracle • • OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) CA Technologies • • OpenManage Connection for CA Network and Systems
2 Systems Management Product Overview Dell Hardware Management Tools Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller With Lifecycle Controller The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller delivers advanced, agent-free, local and remote server administration. Embedded in every PowerEdge server, iDRAC9 provides a secure means to automate a multitude of common management tasks.
iDRAC Service Module This module complements iDRAC with monitoring and configuration information from the operating system(OS). You can also access a limited version of the iSM interface from the OS. You can enable and disable features on iSM by the iDRAC interfaces to control the CPU and memory consumed on the server’s operating system. The iDRAC Service Module provides the following features: • • • • • • • • • View operating system (OS) information.
• • IPMI: The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a message-based, hardware-level interface specification that can operate over both LAN and serial interfaces. IPMI is supported broadly by server vendors, systems management solutions, and open source software. SNMP: The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) helps in standardizing the management of network devices. SNMP allows commercial management consoles created for monitoring network switches and routers to also monitor X86 severs.
Accessing PowerEdge servers from OpenManage Mobile There are three ways OpenManage Mobile can access and manage the Dell EMC PowerEdge servers: Access iDRAC at-the-server On 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers: OMM can access PowerEdge 14th generation servers through Quick Sync 2 module. After it gets connected, IT administrators can configure IP addresses and BIOS settings, share Dell EMC SupportAssist reports, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power cycle a server.
Basic server setup and configuration OpenManage Mobile allows you to do basic server setup and configuration. • • • Configure one server manually or multiple servers simultaneously. You can even update the AutoUpdate flag in server from OMM. Run RACADM commands, and get output directly on the mobile device. Access system console to view server OS desktops. • Perform server management functions such as power-on, power cycle, reboot, or shutdown from the mobile application.
• • • Lightweight deployment pack Bootable Linux ISO Custom Server Update Utility (SUU) For more information, see Dell EMC Repository Manager User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals. Dell EMC Update Packages Dell EMC Update Packages (DUP) is a self-contained executable supported by Microsoft Windows or Linux that updates a component on a server and applications like OMSA and iSM. DUPs can be executed in GUI or in CLI mode.
Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center for System Center Configuration Manager Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Configuration Manager provides agentfree, operating system and hypervisor agnostic configuration, OS deployment, and firmware updates for PowerEdge servers.
• • • Viewing the inventory information and performing troubleshooting tasks by launching to the iDRAC and LC user interface. Viewing data logs of jobs and tasks performed within the DLCI appliance. Using Active Directory credentials for authentication and access to iDRAC/LC. For more information, see Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Virtual Machine Manager User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
Vendor Product OpenManage Connection for Third-Party console Windows Linux ESXi NOTE: Use Dell Connections License Manager for managing licenses and licensable features available with Smart Plug-in.
NOTE: HPE Operations Bridge / Operations Manager i (OMi) / Operations Manager are now part of Micro Focus. For more information, see Dell Smart Plug-in For HP Operations Manager For Microsoft Windows User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/support. OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus provides agent-free (out-of-band) monitoring of PowerEdge servers, iDRAC, modular infrastructure, workstation, storage arrays, and networking devices.
• Dell EMC Networking devices With this plug-in, you have comprehensive hardware-level visibility and health monitoring information of the Dell EMC devices including both overall and component-level health monitoring for quicker fault detection and resolution. For more information, see the OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
3 Legacy — Dell Hardware Management Tools Topics: • • • • • • OpenManage Server Administrator Baseboard Management Controller Management Utilities OpenManage Client Instrumentation Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Dell IPMI Tool OpenManage Server Administrator The OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive one-to-one systems management solution for both local and remote servers and their storage controllers and Direct Attached Storage (DAS).
• Create the iDRAC objects on the Active Directory server for extended schema-based Active Directory. For complete information, see Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals. OpenManage Deployment Toolkit NOTE: This feature is deprecated. The OpenManage Deployment Toolkit includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying PowerEdge systems.
4 Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site You can access the required documents using the following links: • • • • • • • • For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals For Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals For iDRAC and Dell Lifecycle Controller documents — www.dell.
5 Contacting Dell EMC NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. 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. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/ contactdell.
