Users Guide

Contents
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................6
What is new in this release....................................................................................................................6
Key features........................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Prerequisites.......................................................................................................... 8
General prerequisites............................................................................................................................ 8
Feature-specific prerequisites.............................................................................................................. 8
3 Dell OpenManage Connection support matrix.............................................10
Supported operating systems for managed systems.........................................................................10
Supported operating systems for managing systems........................................................................12
Supported Dell devices and their OMSA and firmware versions....................................................... 13
Supported Dell platforms.................................................................................................................... 15
Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions.....................................................................................................15
Dell PowerEdge servers.......................................................................................................................15
Dell Workstations.................................................................................................................................16
Dell Chassis..........................................................................................................................................16
Dell Compellent storage arrays.......................................................................................................... 16
Dell PowerVault NX storage arrays.....................................................................................................16
Dell EqualLogic PS-Series storage arrays........................................................................................... 17
Dell PowerVault MD storage arrays ................................................................................................... 17
Dell network switches......................................................................................................................... 17
4 Discovering and classifying Dell devices........................................................19
Discovering and classifying Dell OEM servers....................................................................................19
Discovering and classifying 10th to 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers............................20
Discovering and classifying Dell Workstations...................................................................................21
Discovering and classifying Dell iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 devices............................................................22
Discovering and classifying DRAC5 devices...................................................................................... 22
Discovering and classifying iDRAC6 devices..................................................................................... 22
Discovering and classifying FX2 CMC devices...................................................................................23
Discovering and classifying VRTX CMC devices................................................................................23
Discovering and classifying CMC devices..........................................................................................23
Discovering and classifying Dell Compellent Storage Arrays............................................................23
Discovering and classifying Dell PowerVault NX Storage Arrays...................................................... 24
Discovering and classifying Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays............................................ 24
Discovering and classifying Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays..................................................... 24
Discovering and classifying Dell Network Switches.......................................................................... 25
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