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The Systems Management Tools and Documentation Installation Guide provides an overview of the management station
software and installation instructions for the same. For information on installing Server Administrator, see the Dell EMC Server
Administrator Installation Guide in the Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation software.
Systems Management software
The systems management image comprises of the three software's mentioned below:
● Systems Management Tools and Documentation
● Server Updates
● Management Console
You can download the free ISO image of the software's from www.dell.com/Support/Home.
For information on systems that support systems management software, supported operating systems, and components, see
Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Software Support Matrix at www.dell.com/OpenManageManuals
Topics:
• OMSA Customer Survey
• Managed system and management station
• Systems Management Tools and Documentation software
OMSA Customer Survey
Survey link: https://secure.opinionlab.com.
Dell Technologies is exclusively surveying OMSA customers, collecting feedback, and implementing suggestions. As a customer,
the above link is available for you to take the survey at various phases of OMSA usage such as Windows or Linux based
installation, while using the OMSA GUI and CLI, and VMware ESXi.
Managed system and management station
Depending on the way, you use the systems management tools, you can classify the systems as:
● Managed System
A managed system is any system that is monitored and managed using Server Administrator or Management Console. A
Server Administrator is one of the systems management tools on the Systems Management Tools and Documentation
software. You can manage systems running Server Administrator locally or remotely through a supported web browser. For
more information about Server Administrator, see the Server Administrator User's Guide on the Systems Management Tools
and Documentation software.
● Management Station
A management station is a laptop, desktop, or server that you use to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a
central location. You can use the following tools:
○ Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Utilities
○ Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) tools
○ Server Administrator Web Server
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