Owner's Manual

Using the Connection 29
Dell OpenManage Storage Management Service
Server Administrator Storage Management Service provides storage
management information in an integrated graphical view. It enables you
to view the status of local and remote storage attached to a managed system
and, obtains logical and physical information about attached storage devices
from the managed system. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage
Storage Management User's Guide on the Dell Support site at
support.dell.com or in the docs directory on the Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD.
Connection integration points:
• Discovery and status polling of the Server Administrator Storage
Management agent through the DSM
• Trap collection and formatting of Server Administrator Storage
Management events through DSM
• Application launch of the Server Administrator Storage Management Web
browser-based GUI through WV
Remote Access Controllers
RACs allow you to remotely manage and monitor your system even when the
system is down. The DRAC 5, DRAC 4, iDRAC6, DRAC/MC, are systems
management hardware and software solutions designed to provide remote
management capabilities for Dell PowerEdge™ systems.
The Connection integration points:
• Discovery and status polling through DSM and Server Administrator
• Trap collection and formatting through RAC EM Message Records
• Application launch of the RAC Web console through WV
Event Management
Server Administrator generates event traps, which update the status of a
given system by changing the related systems management application
icon color. See Table 4-2. These events are displayed in the NSM Event
Console and written to the console log, and the status change is propagated
to the system icon.