Owner's Manual

Using the OpenManage Connection 17
Launching the Console
When classified, you can monitor Dell Systems using the various
Dell systems management applications such as the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator, Dell OpenManage Storage Management Service, and Dell
Remote Access Controller. Dell systems are not differentiated from other
systems in the NSM Management Command Center (MCC) view; however,
the Dell systems management launch points are identified with unique icons
in the Unispace window or the Topology Browser. To view the icons, see
Tab le 2 -5 an d Table 2-6 . Fo r more i nf or mation on each of the related systems
management applications, see
Other Documents You May Need .
You can launch the various systems management applications by right-
clicking the Dell classified agents; OMSA, OMSS, DRAC, and CMC.
OMSA/OMSS
Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems
management solution from an integrated, Web browser-based GUI
(the Server Administrator home page). Server Administrator is designed to
both locally and remotely manage systems and attached storage systems on a
network. 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. Table 2-5 lists the
additional information of the Dell agents; OMSA, and OMSS.