Users Guide

12 Introduction

Each system managed by the Dell OpenManage systems management software is

called a managed system. You can manage a managed system either locally or

remotely. Software applications that you can install on the managed systems

include Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (which includes the Storage

Management Service, and the Server Administrator Web server), SNMP

agents for Intel

or Broadcom

network interface cards (NICs), and remote

access controller (RAC) software.

A management station can be used to remotely configure and manage one or

more managed systems from a remote location. Software applications that

you can install on the management station include IT Assistant, BMU, and

the RAC console.

Dell OpenManage IT Assistant enables you to manage up to five thousand

devices from a suitably configured system. A management station can also be

used to deploy images of physical media to virtual media on many managed

systems.

NOTE: On IT Assistant, CPU-intensive tasks like the performance monitoring can

be performed only on a hundred systems and software deployment can be

attempted only on about 20 systems at a time.

NOTE: If you install management station and managed system software on the

same system, install identical software versions to avoid system conflicts.

What’s New in Version 5.3

• Added support for the following Dell systems: T105, R200, and R900,

• Added support for the following Dell PowerVault™ systems: PowerVault

100, PowerVault 500, and PowerVault 600.

• Added support for Microsoft

Windows Server

2008 (x86) Web,

Standard, and Enterprise editions

NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is scheduled to be available in the

first half of 2008. For the latest information, see

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.

• Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64) Standard and

Datacenter editions

• Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core (x86) Standard

and Enterprise editions