Users Guide

Dell Device Association

The Dell OpenManage Connection classifies all the discovered Dell devices under their respective

hierarchies based upon the underlying hardware of each of the Dell device. After a Dell Chassis is

classified, its corresponding blade servers and their Remote Access Controllers (RACs), Dell EqualLogic

Blade Arrays get associated with their respective slots, the IO modules (Dell M-Series Switches) get

associated with their respective Dell chassis. In case of Dell PowerEdge 12G or later servers, Dell

PowerVault NX Storage Arrays, or Dell workstations, the discovered DRACs gets associated with its

respective host server.

Dell OpenManage Connections supports the following associations:

• Dell servers with DRACs

• Dell Servers and DRACs with FX2 CMC, VRTX CMC, and CMC Devices

• Dell PowerEdge FM120x4 Server Modules with FX2 CMC Devices

• Dell workstations with DRACs

• Dell PowerVault NX Storage Arrays with DRACs

• Dell EqualLogic Blade Array with CMC Devices

• IO Modules(Dell M-Series Switches) with CMC Devices

Associating Servers With CMC Devices

You can view the servers and their RACs that are associated with CMC devices, in the Network View of

TIP.

1. On TIP, click Availability → Network Availability → Network View → Dell Managed Systems → Dell

Chassis → CMC.

The < CMC ServiceTag> is displayed for that CMC device.

2. Expand the < CMC ServiceTag> to view the service tags of the associated Dell servers and their

DRACs associated with the CMC devices.

3. Click a service tag to view the managed nodes of the associated servers and their DRACs, in the right

pane.

NOTE: If a modular server and its CMC association is changed after the discovery, then the

modular server and the associated DRAC has to be rediscovered to show their correct

association.

Association Of Servers With Dell Remote Access

Controllers (DRACs)

You can view the 12G or later generation servers associated with their DRACs in the Network View of TIP.

1. On TIP, click Availability → Network Availability → Network View → Dell Managed Systems → Dell

Servers

→ <Dell Server sub group>.