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Figure 7: Management Components
The remainder of this section will provide an introduction to each component and how they are
integrated into the Active System 800v solution.
9.1 Dell Active System Manager
As described in section 3.2, ―Dell Active System Manager‖, the Dell Active System Manager is the Active
Infrastructure management software that is part of the Active System 800v solution. The Dell Active
System Manager virtual appliance is deployed on the management cluster. For fullest functionality,
direct internet access, or access through a proxy, is recommended.
Active System Manager addresses key factors that impact service levels, namely infrastructure
configuration errors, incorrect problem troubleshooting, and slow recovery from failures. Active System
Manager dramatically improves the accuracy of infrastructure configuration by reducing manual touch
points.
As highlighted in section 3.2, Dell Active System Manager provides capabilities like, template-based
infrastructure provisioning, automated infrastructure configuration, infrastructure lifecycle
management, workload failover, and provides a guided user workflow through its wizard driven
graphical interface.
For more information on Dell Active System Manager, see Dell Active System Manager.
9.2 Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME)
In the Active System 800v, Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) is sized and configured to monitor the
Active System 800v solution components. It is deployed on a Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine within
the management cluster. High availability of the OME virtual machine is provided by VMware High