Users Guide
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Overview
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
VMware vCenter is the primary console used by IT administrators to manage and monitor VMware vSphere ESXi hosts. In a standard
virtualized environment, VMware alerts and monitoring are used to prompt an administrator to launch a separate console to resolve
hardware issues. Today, using the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, administrators have new capabilities to manage and
monitor Dell hardware within the virtualized environment, such as:
• Alerting and environment monitoring
• Single server monitoring and reporting
• Firmware updates
• Enhanced deployment options
Key Features
Dell customers can use the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to perform:
Inventory
Inventory key assets, perform conguration tasks, and provide cluster and datacenter views of Dell
platforms.
Monitoring and
Alerting
Detect key hardware faults and perform virtualization-aware actions (for example, migrate workloads or
place host in maintenance mode).
Firmware Updates Update Dell hardware to the most recent version of BIOS and rmware.
Deployment and
Provisioning
Create hardware proles, hypervisor proles, and deploy any combination of the two on bare-metal Dell
PowerEdge servers, remotely and without PXE using vCenter.
Service Information Retrieve warranty information from Dell online.
How Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Help With
vCenter Administration
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter provides additional virtualization functionality that supplements the current vCenter
administration functions:
• Compresses tasks and adds management processes, such as rmware updates and bare-metal deployment, to the vCenter
Server Administration Console.
• Organizes deployment of multiple bare-metal servers without requiring Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).
• Provides additional intelligence (inventory, events, alarms) to diagnose server problems.
• Integrates with standard vCenter authentication, rules, and permissions.
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