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Dell KACE and OpenManage Essentials

Conclusion

Users can have both OME and the KACE K1000 Appliance running on the same physical machine. This

can be achieved by having multiple virtual machines (VMs) on the same physical hypervisor system,

where one of the VMs will have OME installed and the other VM houses the K1000 virtual appliance. By

adding OME—a simple free solution to your environment—you can provide hardware monitoring within

your KACE environment without impacting your budget.

The Dell|KACE K1000 System Management Appliance, combined with OpenManage Essentials and

OpenManage Server Administrator, provide a simple, cost-effective solution, for managing your data

center assets. Deployment can be completed quickly and with existing staff so the return on

investment is quickly realized. With the combined solution in place, your staff will be able to review all

aspects of the hardware and software you have deployed in your data center and their update status.

They will be able to track changes that have taken place over time and by whom they have been

implemented. When vulnerabilities are identified, service contracts are nearing expiration, or

components fail, your staff will be in a position to address these concerns quickly and proactively. Most

importantly, the organization as a whole will harvest the benefits of reliable IT services to achieve

overall business objectives.