Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Version 1.0.
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Contents 1 Overview of OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center................................... 4 Additional resources.............................................................................................................................................................. 4 2 Getting started with OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center.......................5 3 Ports required by Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center.............
1 Overview of OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) enables IT administrators to manage the PowerEdge servers as hosts, Microsoft Failover Clusters created with PowerEdge servers, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) created by using the Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Ready Nodes.
2 Getting started with OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center After installing the OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC), perform the following actions to launch the extension: 1. In the upper left corner of Windows Admin Center, select Server Manager, Hyper-Converged Cluster Manager, or Failover Cluster Manager from the drop-down menu. 2. From the list, select a server or cluster connection, and then click Connect. 3.
3 Ports required by Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Table 2.
4 Manage Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Ensure that: • • • • You are logged in to Microsoft Windows Admin Center as a Gateway Administrator. You must have installed the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) extension. For more information about the installation procedure, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Installation Guide at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals. You have added server connections in Microsoft Windows Admin Center.
• • • • • • • • • • CPUs Memory Storage Controllers Storage Enclosures Physical Disks iDRAC Power Supplies Fans Voltages Temperatures The health statuses are represented by using a doughnut chart. You can select different sections in the doughnut chart to filter the health status of the components. For example, when you select the red section, components with critical health status are only displayed.
5 Manage Azure Stack HCI created with Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes Prerequisites: • • • • You are logged in to Microsoft Windows Admin Center as a Gateway Administrator. You must have installed the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) extension. For more information about the installation procedure, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Installation Guide at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
Health status—Supported server components in Azure Stack HCI On the Cluster - Azure Stack HCI page, select the Health Status tab to view the overall health status of the HCI cluster and the health status of the following server components of the nodes in Azure Stack HCI created with Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes.
6 Manage Microsoft Failover Clusters created with PowerEdge servers Prerequisites: • • • • You are logged in to Microsoft Windows Admin Center as a Gateway Administrator. You must have installed the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) extension. For more information about the installation procedure, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Installation Guide at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
Health status—Supported server components in Microsoft failover clusters On the Cluster - Dell EMC PowerEdge Server page, select the Health Status tab to view the overall health status of the Microsoft failover cluster created with PowerEdge servers and the health status of the following server components of the nodes in Microsoft failover clusters created with PowerEdge servers.
7 View iDRAC details of the PowerEdge servers and nodes of HCI and Failover clusters To view the following iDRAC details of the target node, select Server Manager, Hyper-Converged Cluster Manager, or Failover Cluster Manager from the upper left corner of Microsoft Windows Admin Center, and then select a server or cluster connection from the list. In the left pane, under EXTENSIONS, click OpenManage Integration and navigate to the iDRAC tab.
8 Viewing the update compliance of PowerEdge servers and node components of HCI and Failover clusters By using OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center, you can view the update compliance details (firmware, driver, application, and BIOS) of the PowerEdge servers and nodes in a HCI and failover clusters. To view the update compliance details, you must perform the following actions: 1. In the Settings tab, specify the system update location information.
Generate the update compliance information of PowerEdge servers and node components of HCI and Failover clusters Before you generate the latest update compliance information of PowerEdge server components and node components in a HCI and failover clusters, ensure that you have: • • Configured the share location details where the Dell EMC System Update Utility and Dell EMC Inventory Collector applications are placed. See Configure the update compliance tools setting.
9 Troubleshooting 1. The OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) extension logs of servers and cluster nodes are available at \Temp\OMIMSWAC. The logs capture information when the OMIMSWAC functionalities are run and also provide debug information about any errors that occur while performing any OMIMSWAC operations.
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A Glossary The following table defines or identifies abbreviations and acronyms used in this document. Table 3. Glossary Abbreviations/ Acronyms Definition OMIMSWAC—OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center OMIMSWAC enables IT administrators to manage the PowerEdge servers as hosts, Microsoft Failover Clusters created with PowerEdge servers, and HyperConverged Infrastructure (HCI) created by using the Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Ready Nodes.
