Deployment Guide

Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on
Command Line
Interface (Management
Interface)
Command Line
Interface of Server
Instrumentation
Install to provide local
and remote system
management solutions
to manage Server and
Storage instrumentation
data using command-
line interfaces.
Supported systems. For
a list of supported
systems, see the
Systems Software
Support Matrix
.
WMI (Management
Interface)
Windows Management
Instrumentation
Interface of Server
Instrumentation
Install to provide local
and remote system
management solutions
to manage Server data
using WMI protocol.
Supported systems. For
a list of supported
systems, see the
Systems Software
Support Matrix
.
SNMP (Management
Interface)
Simple Network
Management Protocol
Interface of Server
Instrumentation
Install to provide local
and remote system
management solutions
to manage Server and
Storage instrumentation
data using SNMP
protocol.
Supported systems. For
a list of supported
systems, see the
Systems Software
Support Matrix
.
Remote Enablement
(Management Interface)
Instrumentation Service
and CIM Provider
Install to perform
remote systems
management tasks.
Install Remote
Enablement on one
system and Server
Administrator Web
Server on another
system. You can use the
system with the Server
Administrator to
remotely monitor and
manage the systems
which have Remote
Enablement installed.
Supported systems. For
a list of supported
systems, see the
Systems Software
Support Matrix
.
Operating System
Logging (Management
Interface)
Operating System
Logging
Install to allow local
system management-
specific events logging
on the operating system
for Server and Storage
instrumentation. On
systems running
Microsoft Windows, use
the Event Viewer to
locally view the
collected events.
Supported systems. For
a list of supported
systems, see the
Systems Software
Support Matrix
.
DRAC Command Line
Tools
Hardware application
programming interface
and iDRAC 12G or
iDRAC, DRAC 5, or
DRAC 4 (depending on
the type of the system)
Install to receive email
alerts for warnings or
errors related to voltage,
temperature, and fan
speed. Remote Access
Controller also logs
Only those systems on
which you have installed
Server Instrumentation
or Management
Interface.
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