Concept Guide

Dell IPMITool

The Dell IPMITool are scriptable-console-application programs used to control and manage remote

systems using the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol.

For complete information, see the Dell Baseboard Management Controller Management Utilities User’s

Guide available at dell.com/esmmanuals.

OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management

solution by using a command line interface (CLI). Server Administrator CLI has the following primary

commands:

• omconfig — Allows you to configure the system's hardware and direct attached storage.

• omhelp — Displays short text help for CLI commands.

• omreport — Displays reports of the management information of a system.

For complete information, see OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface User’s Guide

available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Integration With Third Party Consoles

The following table lists the Dell plug-ins and the operating systems they are supported on.

Table 4. Integration With Third Party Consoles

Product Windows Linux Hypervisor

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Server Management

Pack

NOTE: Use Dell Connections License Manager for managing

licenses and the licensable features provided with the Server

Management Pack.

Yes - -

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration pack for Microsoft System

Center Configuration Manager

Yes - -

Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center

Virtual Machine Manager (Hyper-V)

Yes - Yes

Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (ESX/i to

vCenter)

- - Yes

BMC Software Yes Yes -

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Server Management Pack

System Center Operations Manager Server Management Pack is a set of management packs enabling the

following functions through System Center Operations Manager:

• In-band discovery and monitoring rack, towers, and blades

• Out-of-band discovery of 12th generation PowerEdge servers