Install Guide

Overview of OpenManage Integration with
Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) enables IT administrators to manage
PowerEdge servers as hosts, Microsoft Failover Clusters created with PowerEdge servers, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
(HCI) created by using Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server or Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft
Azure Stack HCI. OMIMSWAC simplifies the tasks of IT administrators by remotely managing the PowerEdge servers
and clusters throughout their life cycle. For more information about the features and benefits of OMIMSWAC, see the
documentation at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
What is new in this release
● 'CPU core management' feature enables CPU cores for distributions in an HCI (AS HCI and WS HCI) cluster or individual
nodes. This feature gives you the ability to configure the CPU core count to achieve the right balance between power and
performance optimal for workloads. This feature helps you to keep the Total Cost of Ownership for Hybrid cloud at an
optimal level.
● 'Expand Cluster' feature that enables you to prepare nodes for cluster expansion. This feature helps you to identify and
prepare right nodes for a cluster that follow Dell EMC recommendations, which can be later added into the cluster. This
feature is supported in Failover clusters and HCI clusters.
● Hardware symmetry check has been renamed as HCI configuration profile check.
● Supports below YX5X PowerEdge servers.
○ R450, R550, R650, R650xs, R750xs, R750, R750XA, XR11, XR12, C6520, MX750c, and XE8545.
● Enhancements:
○ Updating firmware, BIOS, and drivers of individual nodes part of an Azure Stack HCI cluster using the server extension
tool is suboptimal and not recommended by Dell Technologies. This version has introduced this restriction to help
maintain the cluster homogeneity.
○ Supports health and inventory retrieval when the port number other than the default port 443.
○ Enhanced HCI configuration policy checks to ensure a minimum of 5% of cache capacity available in clusters to improve
cluster performance.
Revision history
Date
Document revision Description of changes
July 2021 A00 Initial release for OMIMSWAC 2.1.
August 2021 A01 Added support for R450, R550, R650xs,
R750xs, XR11, XR12 PowerEdge servers.
Key features of OMIMSWAC
● OMIMSWAC provides a simplified solution for IT administrators to efficiently manage the following:
○ Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers running on supported Windows operating systems.
○ Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (also known as Azure Stack HCI or AS HCI) created using AX
nodes from Dell Technologies.
○ Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server (also known as Windows Server HCI or WS HCI) created using
Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes or combinations of AX nodes and Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes.
○ Microsoft Failover Clusters created with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers running supported Windows Server operating
system.
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