Users Guide

1 Introduction to OMIMSSC............................................................................................................. 7
What's new ?......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2 Use cases of OMIMSSC ............................................................................................................... 8
Use cases for deployment scenarios...................................................................................................................................8
Deploying Windows OS using OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM..................................................................9
Deploying hypervisor using OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM................................................................. 10
Redeploying Windows OS using OMIMSSC...............................................................................................................10
Deploying non-windows OS using OMIMSSC console extensions...........................................................................11
Creating Storage Spaces Direct clusters by using predefined Operational Templates............................................... 11
Use cases for maintaining devices......................................................................................................................................11
Updating the firmware of servers and MX7000 devices...........................................................................................11
Configuring replaced components............................................................................................................................... 13
Exporting and importing server profiles.......................................................................................................................13
3 Views in OMIMSSC..................................................................................................................... 14
Launching Server View........................................................................................................................................................14
Launching Modular Systems view..................................................................................................................................... 15
Launching OpenManage Enterprise Modular console...............................................................................................15
Input/Output Modules...................................................................................................................................................15
Launching Cluster View.......................................................................................................................................................16
Launching iDRAC console................................................................................................................................................... 16
Launching Maintenance Center......................................................................................................................................... 16
Launching Jobs and Logs Center.......................................................................................................................................17
4 Managing profiles....................................................................................................................... 18
About credential profile....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Creating credential profile............................................................................................................................................. 18
Modifying credential profile...........................................................................................................................................19
Deleting credential profile..............................................................................................................................................19
About hypervisor profile (for SCVMM users).................................................................................................................. 19
Creating hypervisor profile............................................................................................................................................19
Modifying hypervisor profile.........................................................................................................................................20
Deleting hypervisor profile............................................................................................................................................20
5 Discovering devices and synchronizing servers with MSSC console.................................................21
About reference server configuration............................................................................................................................... 21
About reference Modular System configuration..............................................................................................................21
Discovering devices in OMIMSSC..................................................................................................................................... 21
Device discovery in OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM.................................................................................22
Device discovery in OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM............................................................................. 22
System requirements for managed systems..............................................................................................................22
Discovering servers using auto discovery.................................................................................................................. 22
Discovering servers using manual discovery..............................................................................................................22
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