Users Guide

○ Performing system updates.
○ Viewing hardware inventory and compliance reports.
For more information regarding Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials, contact service provider.
• iDRAC Service Module
The iDRAC Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on all the 12
th
generation and later
PowerEdge servers. Using the iDRAC Service Module you can configure the features on the supported operating system. The iDRAC
Service Module provides additional Server Management data to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems
Management data through OS interfaces.
The iDRAC Service Module also complements the iDRAC interfaces such as the GUI, RACADM CLI, and WSMAN with additional
monitoring features. For more information, see iDRAC Service Module <Version Number> Installation Guide available at dell.com/
support/home.
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
The Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you
can use to deploy and configure the systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large
number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes.
Using DTK you can install the operating system in the BIOS or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.
In addition to the command-line utilities used to configure various system features, DTK also provides sample scripts and configuration
files to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These files and scripts describe the use of the DTK in Microsoft
Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) and Linux environments. For more information, see the following documents
available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals:
○ Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> User's Guide
○ Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Command Line Interface Reference Guide
○ Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Installation Guide
DTK Deprecation Message
The OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) along with the associated tools and capabilities will be deprecated for version 6.0.1 and later:
• Redundant Array of Independent Disks Configuration (RAIDCFG) Utility
• System Configuration (SYSCFG) Utility
• ELI tool
• Utility Partition (UPINIT)
It is recommended to use the RACADM Command Line (CLI) as a replacement for the RAIDCFG and SYSCFG utilities. For more
information on downloading RACADM, see support.dell.com.
NOTE:
DTK will continue to support any new hardware or operating system for the 14th generation of PowerEdge
servers. However, support for later generations of PowerEdge servers will be deprecated. For more information about
features supported by DTK, see the latest User's Guide available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals .
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