User's Manual

Introduction 7

Introduction

Server Administrator for VMware ESXi 3.5

This release of Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator provides support

for VMware

ESXi 3.5 systems. The benefits of this operating system using

Server Administrator are:

• Comprehensive 1-to-1systems management solution from an integrated,

web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI)

• The next generation hypervisor, VMware

ESXi 3.5 has a compact

architecture, and is designed for integration directly into

virtualization-optimized system hardware

• Rapid installation, configuration, and deployment

• System administrators can easily manage systems remotely on the

entire network.

NOTE: This release supports only VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4.

NOTE: Some Server Administrator features are not available with VMware ESXi 3.5

systems. See 'Unsupported Features in OpenManage Server Administrator' for a

list of features that are not available in this release.

NOTE: For the purposes of Server Administrator, a system can be a stand-alone

system, a system with attached network storage units in separate chassis, or a

modular system consisting of one or more server modules in a modular enclosure.

Server Administrator provides information about:

• Systems that are operating properly and systems that have problems

• Systems that require remote recovery operations

NOTE: For remote recovery, a Dell™ Remote Access Controller must be installed.

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