Users Guide

Protocol Support Matrix for System Update
The following table provides information about the supported protocols for system update tasks. The
recommended protocol is indicated by the text in italics.
Device/
Operating
System
Protocols
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
Web Services-
Management
(WS-Man)
Windows
Management
Instrumentatio
n (WMI)
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface (IPMI)
Secure Shell
(SSH)
iDRAC6,
iDRAC7, or
iDRAC8
Not supported Supported N/A N/A N/A
Linux Supported
with
OpenManage
Server
Administrator
(OMSA)
installed
N/A N/A N/A Not supported
Windows Supported
with OMSA
installed
N/A Supported with
OMSA installed
N/A N/A
ESXi Not supported Supported
with iDRAC6,
iDRAC7, or
iDRAC8
N/A N/A N/A
Citrix XenServer Not supported N/A N/A N/A N/A
PowerEdge
M1000e (CMC)
Supported;
requires the
RACADM tool
Supported with
CMC firmware
version 5.0 or
later installed.
N/A N/A N/A
PowerEdge
VRTX (CMC)
Not supported Supported;
requires the
RACADM tool
N/A N/A N/A
Devices Not Reporting Service Tag
The Service Tag is not displayed in the OpenManage Essentials console for the following devices:
• KVM
• Dell PowerVault 132T
• PowerVault 136T
• PowerVault ML6000
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