Concept Guide

• Dell PowerEdge VRTX - The chassis is a revolutionary, easy-to-manage, remote and office-optimized
platform that converge servers, storage and networking into a compact package. One of the key
features is that it provides shared storage across multiple server nodes and the on-board RAID
controller. It can hold up to four server nodes, up to 48 TB of integrated, shared storage, and network
switching. The Dell PowerEdge VRTX offers the ability to use PCIe slots that no other blade server
solution provides. By combining the density of blade servers with the flexibility of rack server I/O
options with PowerEdge VRTX, Dell gives you the flexibility to use less expensive PCIe cards while still
being managed through shared chassis management.
For complete information on CMC, see the following documents based on the chassis:
• Dell Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge M1000e User’s Guide
• Dell Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX User’s Guide
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive one-to-one systems management
solution for both local and remote servers and their storage controllers and Direct Attached Storage
(DAS). Server Administrator helps to:
• Simplify single-server-monitoring with a secure command line or Web-based management.
• View system configuration, health, and performance.
• View information about systems that are operating normally, systems that are having problems, and
systems that require remote recovery operations.
• Shut down and restart the server.
• Perform functions for all the supported RAID and non-RAID controllers and enclosures from a single
GUI, without using the Option ROM utilities.
• Send unique system identifiers such as system service tag, chassis service tag, and system FQDN and
Enhanced Error Message Initiative (EEMI) messages (Message ID) with the SNMP trap varbinds.
To enable storage management through Server Administrator, the storage management service must be
installed. This helps to:
• Configure a system's locally-attached RAID and non-RAID disk storage using enhanced features.
• Configure data-redundancy, assign hot spares, import foreign disk configuration, or rebuild the failed
physical disks to protect data.
• Generate Physical Disk firmware reports.
For complete information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide and Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User’s Guide available at dell.com/
openmanagemanuals.
iDRAC Service Module
The iDRAC Service Module is a software application that is recommended to be installed on the server (it
is not installed by default). This module complements iDRAC with monitoring information from the
operating system. It does not have an interface but complements iDRAC by providing additional data to
work with iDRAC interfaces such as the Web interface, RACADM, and WSMAN. You can configure the
features monitored by the iDRAC Service Module to control the CPU and memory consumed on the
server’s operating system.
The iDRAC Service Module provides the following monitoring features:
• Operating System information
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