Reference Guide
Contents
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................4
IT Assistant Deprecated........................................................................................................................................... 4
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.........................................................................................................4
Other Documents You May Need............................................................................................................................. 5
Contacting Dell......................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Ports.............................................................................................................................................. 7
Dell OpenManage Essentials....................................................................................................................................7
Management Stations........................................................................................................................................7
Managed Nodes.................................................................................................................................................7
Dell Chassis Management Controller....................................................................................................................... 9
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter..................................................................................................... 10
Virtual Appliance..............................................................................................................................................10
Managed Nodes...............................................................................................................................................11
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator................................................................................................................ 12
Dell OpenManage Storage Management...............................................................................................................14
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation.............................................................................................................. 14
Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Utility................................................................................................15
Dell Management Console..................................................................................................................................... 16
iDRAC7.................................................................................................................................................................... 19
iDRAC6 for Rack and Tower Servers......................................................................................................................20
iDRAC for Blade Servers.........................................................................................................................................21
iDRAC6 Enterprise for Blade Servers..................................................................................................................... 22
Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool (DRACT).................................................................................................. 24
Digital KVM............................................................................................................................................................. 24
DRAC 5.................................................................................................................................................................... 24
DRAC 4.................................................................................................................................................................... 26
DRAC/MC................................................................................................................................................................28