Users Guide
Introduction
OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) provides integrations into the System Center suite of products that
enable full lifecycle management of the Dell EMC servers by using the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle
Controller (LC).
OMIMSSC oers operating system deployment, hardware patching, rmware update, and server maintenance. With OMIMSSC, you can
either integrate with Microsoft System Center Conguration Manager (SCCM) for managing the Dell EMC servers in traditional data
center, or use the integration with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) for managing the Dell EMC servers in
virtualized and cloud environments.
This guide provides information about using the product and all the use cases of the product.
For information on SCCM and SCVMM, see the Microsoft documentation.
OMIMSSC features
Table 1. Features for this release
Feature Description
Non-windows Operating System (OS) deployment Support for non-Windows(ESXi and RHEL) operating system
deployments.
14
th
generation PowerEdge servers Support for discovering and managing 14th generation of the Dell
EMC PowerEdge servers.
iDRAC Lock Down Mode Support for iDRAC Lockdown Mode for 14th generation
PowerEdge servers.
Multiconsole Support for integration with multiple SCCM and SCVMM consoles
with a single OMIMSSC Appliance.
Discovery Discover 11th generation PowerEdge servers and later, and deploy
them in the Microsoft System Center (MSSC) environment.
Synchronization with MSSC Synchronize all Dell EMC host systems listed in the enrolled SCCM
or SCVMM environment with OMIMSSC.
License center Manage OMIMSSC licenses from the Admin Portal.
Inventory View key inventory details about the Dell EMC servers.
Congure hardware Support for conguring network adapter, ber channel, and the
PCIe, SSD components of the PowerEdge servers.
Boot media creation Support a zero-touch deployment boot media from your task
sequence media.
Operational template Usage of a uniform template for rmware update, hardware
conguration, and operating system deployment.
Operational template compliance Verify hardware conguration compliance against operational
template.
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