Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Version 2.1 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Release Notes
- Contents
- Release summary
- Compatibility matrix
- Key features
- What is new in this release
- Known issues
- Instructions for installing Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center
- Instructions for upgrading Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center
- Identifying the generation of your Dell EMC PowerEdge server
- Contacting Dell EMC
- Open source licenses
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.
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