Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide Version 6.
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Contents 1 Dell Systems Management ................................................................................. 5 Dell Systems Management Offerings................................................................................................... 6 Dell Hardware Management Tools................................................................................................. 6 Dell Consoles...................................................................................................................
Integration With Third Party Consoles............................................................................................... 20 Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager..........20 Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager..... 21 Dell Server Deployment Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager................ 21 Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for System Center Virtual Machine Manager ...
Dell Systems Management 1 Dell delivers management solutions that help IT Administrators effectively deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT assets. Dell OpenManage solutions and tools allow customers to quickly respond to problems by helping them to manage Dell servers effectively and efficiently; in physical, virtual, local, and remote environments, operating in-band and out-of-band (agent-free).
Dell Systems Management Offerings Dell’s suite of Systems Management offerings extend a wide variety of tools, products, and services. Dell’s strategy is to leverage an existing systems management framework that you may be currently using. However, if you do not have a framework, Dell provides in-house tools or tools from our partners. Dell also offers professional services to install or train on any of the Dell products and tools along with other services to manage your environment.
• SaaS Management Dell Tools and Utilities • Update Utilities – Dell Repository Manager (DRM) – Dell Update Packages (DUP) – Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) – Yellow Dog Update Modified Repository (YUM) • Deployment Utilities – Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility – Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) • Configuration Utilities and Interfaces – RACADM – WSMAN – Dell IPMITool – OpenManage Server Administrator CLI Integration With Third Party Consoles • Dell Server Managem
Other Documents You May Need You can access the user guides, release notes, installation guides, quick start guides, and so on for the products mentioned in this guide using the following URLs: • For Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals • For Remote Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals • For Serviceability Tools documents — dell.com/serviceabilitytools • For Client System Management documents — dell.
– Enterprise Systems Management – Remote Enterprise Systems Management – Serviceability Tools – Client Systems Management – Connections Client Systems Management d. • To view a document, click the required product version. Using search engines: – Type the name and version of the document in the search box.
2 Systems Management Product Overviews This section provides product overviews for the Dell systems management suite of products. Dell Hardware Management Tools The following table lists the hardware management tools and the operating systems they are supported on. Table 1.
setup and configuration of new and already-deployed Dell systems. Developed on the industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) platform and Web Services for Management (WSMAN) interfaces, Lifecycle Controller provides an open environment for console integration that also allows custom scripting for Lifecycle Controller.
• 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.
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.
Product Windows Linux Dell OpenManage Power Center Yes Yes Dell OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage Essentials is the newest one-to-many management console for managing Dell PowerEdge servers and direct- attached storage as it provides a simple and easy interface for system administrators to maximize the uptime and health of Dell systems.
• Connect to multiple OpenManage Essesntials installed servers from a single mobile device. • Connect to multiple 12th and 13th generation servers individually through the iDRAC interface. • Receive critical alert notification on your mobile device as they arrive into your OpenManage Essentials management console. • Acknowledge, forward, and delete alerts from your mobile device. • Browse through device details, firmware inventory, and event logs of individual systems.
• Intuitive Design — Intuitive wizard-driven UI guides users through infrastructure and configuration and management functions. • Open, extensible architecture — Simplified integration of existing and future IT resources, both Dell and Non-Dell. • Workflow Automation — Step-by-step definition and execution of across the lifecycle, from provisioning to decommissioning.
Dell Repository Manager primarily utilizes the catalogs located on the Dell FTP site, but also provides the capability to search for newer files that are located on the Dell Support site. Additionally, Dell Repository Manager allows you to schedule searches for newer updates.
Dell Update Packages The Dell Update Package is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates an application or component firmware on a server. DUPs are available for components such as system BIOS, Embedded Systems Management (ESM) firmware, iDRAC firmware, network firmware and drivers, Remote Access Controller firmware, RAID controller firmware and device drivers, NIC firmware, OpenManage application, and so on.
• Simplifies single server updates with the latest system software features, including inventories, reports and prerequisite checks. • Applies updates, manages reboot, and generates a final report. For complete information, see the Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility User’s Guide available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals NOTE: Dell Server Build and Update Utility (SBUU) will not be available in the releases following OpenManage 7.4.
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.
– Warranty • Link and launch one to one systems management interfaces from Operations Consoles for detailed troubleshooting: – OpenManage Server Administrator – DRAC Console – CMC Console – Remote Desktop Console (for Windows) • Support for Dell Precision Rack Workstations • Performance monitoring of Power, NIC, CPU, I/O, Memory and CUPS system board metrics • Support for Host network interface monitoring through agent-free (using iDRAC Service Module) For complete information, see Microsoft System
• Enhanced support for up to sixteen global and dedicated RAID hot spares. • Support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012, 2012 SP1, 2007 R2, SP2, and R3 releases. • Support for importing of Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) using the PowerEdge Deployment ToolKit Configuration Wizard. Make sure that you import DTK package only from the site server and not from the admin console. • Support for importing Dell driver packages from the Configuration Manager Admin Console.
Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Dell PRO Pack manages Dell physical devices and their hosted virtual machines (VMs) by leveraging the monitoring and alerting capabilities of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and remediation capabilities of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). It recommends remedial actions when monitored-objects transition to an unhealthy state (for example, virtual disk failure or predictive drive error).
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– OpenManage Power Center – MD Storage Manager – Warranty • Link and launch one to one systems management interfaces from Operations Consoles for detailed troubleshooting. • Support for both manual message acknowledgement and automatic message correlation. • Detailed knowledge articles for device alerts troubleshooting and resolution. For complete information, see Dell Smart Plug-in For HP Operations Manager For Microsoft Windows User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Administrator (OMSA). The 12th generation systems also support an agent-free, out-of-band mode, using Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). • Discovery, classification, and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge VRTX, PowerEdge M1000e, PowerEdge 1955 chassis (DRAC/MC), EqualLogic and PowerVault MD Arrays. • Topology and hierarchical view of Dell devices as Dell Server, Dell Storage, Dell Chassis, and Dell DRACs.
– EqualLogic Group Manager console – Compellent Storage Center console – Chassis Management Controller consoles for M1000e chassis and VRTX chassis – OpenManage Switch Administrator console – OpenManage Essentials console For complete information, see the Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Dell Server Management Operations 3 Dell’s approach to systems management is centered on the server lifecycle – Deploy, Update, Monitor, and Maintain. To manage an infrastructure properly and efficiently, you must perform these functions easily and quickly. This allows you to invest more time and energy on business improvements, and less on maintenance. The figure illustrates the various operations that can be performed during a server’s lifecycle. Figure 2.
Operatio n One-To-One One-To-Many • • Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) • • Update • • • • • • Monitor • • • Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Lifecycle Controller GUI Dell Update Packages (DUP) Server Update Utility (SUU) Yellow Dog Updater Modified (YUM) Dell Repository Manager • • Basic Management Controller (BMC) iDRAC Open Manage Server Administrator (OMSA) • • • • • • • • • Maintain • • • Basic Management with IPMI iDRAC Lifecycle Controller GUI • • DLCI for Sy
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Feature Name OMSA LC System Setup DTK BMC* iDRAC (Rack, Tower, and Blades) Smart Card Yes - - - - Yes Virtual Console - - - - - Yes Virtual Media - - - - - Yes Certificate Management Yes - - - - Yes License Management - - - - - Yes * BMC indicates Baseboard Management Controller Table 7.
Feature Name LC-RS CMC DTK OME DLCI for SCCM DLCI for SCVMM Power Redundancy (For Rack and Tower) - - - - Yes - Grid Redundancy - Yes - - - - iDRAC Network Configuration Yes Yes - - - - Local Users - Yes - Yes - - Active Directory - Yes - Yes - - Smart Card - - - - - - Certificate Management Yes Yes - - - - License Management (see Note) Yes - - - - - NOTE: Alternatively, use Dell License Manager for one-to-many license management for iDRAC licen
Feature Name LC iDRAC (Rack, Tower, and Blades) SUU DUP DRM Lifecycle Controller Repair Package - Yes - - - CPLD Yes - - Yes Yes FC Cards Yes - Yes Yes Yes Backplane Yes - Yes Yes Yes Automatic Firmware Update - Yes - - - Table 9.
Feature Name OMSA LC BMC* iDRAC (Rack, Tower, and Blades) System Health Yes - - Yes Storage Health Yes - Power Monitoring Yes - - Yes Performance Yes - - Yes Probe (Sensor) Monitoring - - Yes Yes Components Information Yes - - Yes Alerts Yes - - Yes Platform Events Yes - Yes Yes SNMP Traps Yes - Yes Yes Lifecycle Log Yes - - Yes POST Code Information Yes - - Yes CMC Health Status - - - Yes WWN/MAC Address - - - Yes Reporting Yes - - Yes
Feature Name LCRS CMC Powe OM r E Cent er SCOM SPI for SMP HPOM IBM Netcool/ OMNibus IBM ITNM Probe (Sensor) Monitoring - Yes - Yes Yes - - - Alerts - Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Platform Events Yes Yes - Yes Yes - - - Lifecycle Log Yes Yes - Yes - - - - CMC Health Status - Yes - Yes Yes Yes - Yes WWN/MAC Address - Yes - Yes Yes - - - Reporting - Yes Yes Yes - - - Physical Topology Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Logical Grouping Yes
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