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 the Dell OEM servers, 12th or later generation of

Dell PowerEdge 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 OEM servers with DRACs

• 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

Association of Dell OEM servers with Dell Remote Access

Controllers (DRACs)

You can view the Dell OEM servers associated with their DRACs in the Network View of the TIP.

1. On TIP, click Availability → Network Availability → Network View → Dell OEM Devices → Dell

Servers → <Dell OEM Server sub group>.

Dell OEM Server sub group refers to either one of the servers listed under the Dell OEM Devices →

Servers group.

The Dell OEM server sub group refers to devices such as Dell OEM Modular Servers, Dell Monolithic

Servers, Windows Servers, Linux Servers, or ESXi Servers that fall under the Dell OEM Devices group.

2. Click on the <Dell OEM Server sub group> to view the service tags of the discovered Dell OEM

servers associated with the DRACs.

3. The discovered Dell OEM servers associated with the DRACs are displayed in the right pane.