Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide Version 10.
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Contents 1 Dell Systems Management ............................................................................................. 5 Dell Systems Management Offerings................................................................................................................................. 5 Dell Hardware Management Tools................................................................................................................................6 Dell Consoles...........................................
Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus..................................................................................17 Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition................................................................. 18 Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager........................................................................................... 18 Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core..............................................
1 Dell Systems Management Dell delivers management solutions that help IT Administrators effectively deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT assets. Dell OpenManage solutions and tools allow customers to quickly respond to problems by helping them to manage Dell servers effectively and efficiently; in physical, virtual, local, and remote environments, operating in-band and out-of-band (agent-free).
This tool covers a wide range of topics regarding your datacenter, and provides a detailed output based on your information. The following figure shows the Dell systems management offerings that are used in the Advisor Tool. Figure 1.
• iDRAC with BMC Software BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) • OpenManage Server Administrator with BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Suite.
3. Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country/Region drop-down list at the bottom of the page. 4. Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need. Accessing documents from Dell support site You can access the required documents in one of the following ways: • Using the following links: – For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals – For OpenManage documents — Dell.
2 Systems Management Product Overview This section provides an overview for the Dell Systems Management suite of products. Dell Hardware Management Tools Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller With Lifecycle Controller The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to enhance the productivity of server administrators and improve the overall availability of Dell servers.
iDRAC Service Module This module complements iDRAC with monitoring and configuration information from the operating system. iSM has limited interface of its own on OS. You can enable/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. • Replicate Lifecycle Controller logs to operating system logs.
• • managed resources, and identifies a core set of web service specifications and usage requirements that expose a common set of operations central to all systems management. IPMI: The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) was created in 1998 by an industry group led by Intel including Cisco, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, NEC Corporation, SuperMicro and Tyan.
data center monitoring and remediation tasks using an Android or iOS mobile device at any time, from anywhere. The OpenManage Mobile app is available as a free software download on both the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. It can also monitor and manage Dell PowerEdge servers through a Dell OpenManage Essentials console or by directly accessing the server’s embedded management, iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller.
Product Windows Linux Dell Update Packages Yes Yes Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility Yes Yes Dell OpenManage Linux Repository - Yes NOTE: Dell Repository Manager can create Windows or Linux-based update tools and it can run on Windows Virtual Machines.
You can run DSU directly on the target system with a highly customizable script or it can be packaged together with a Bootable ISO to provide a customizable out-of-band update tool. For more information, see http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/.
The following are the advantages of using DLCI for SCVMM: • Reduces amount of time and effort required for one-to-many OS deployments. • Offers agent-free and out-of-band hardware configuration, patching and deployment through the System Center 2012 SP1/R2 Virtual Machine Manager console, by using Dell’s embedded server management technology, integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller (LC).
Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter The Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter allows IT administrators to monitor, provision, and manage Dell PowerEdge server hardware and firmware. It is done through a dedicated Dell menu accessed directly through the VMware vCenter console. Dell OMI also allows granular control and reporting for the hardware environment using the same role-based access control model as vCenter.
Vendor Product Dell OpenManage Connection for ThirdParty console Windows Linux ESXi NOTE: Use Dell Connections License Manager for managing licenses and licensable features available with Dell OpenManage Connection for ITNM IP Edition.
One-to-One device consoles such as iDRAC web console and One-to-Many Dell tools such as OpenManage Essentials from within the Netcool/OMNIbus console. It helps to perform configuration, troubleshooting, and other system management activities on Dell devices For complete information, see the Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
With this plug-in, customers have comprehensive hardware-level visibility and health monitoring information of the Dell devices including both overall and component-level health monitoring for quicker fault detection and resolution. For complete information, see the Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
3 Legacy — Dell Hardware Management Tools Dell OpenManage Server Administrator The Dell 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).
For complete information, see Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool User’s Guide available at dell.com/esmmanuals. Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying Dell PowerEdge systems. It is designed for customers who want to build scripted installations to deploy large numbers of servers without making many changes to their current deployment process.
