Users Guide

Key Features And Benefits Of Dell SPI
Dell SPI version 4.0 provides the following features for managing the Dell devices:
Table 2. Features And Functionalities
Feature Functionality
Classification Classifies the Dell devices and creates the following
hierarchies in the HPOM console:
• Dell Hardware, and Dell SPI Licensing under the
Services → Systems Infrastructure hierarchy
• Dell Managed Systems under the Nodes hierarchy
• Dell Tools under the Tools hierarchy
• SPI for Dell Devices the Policy management → Policy
groups hierarchy
The Dell devices (managed nodes or external nodes) are
classified either as Dell Servers, Dell DRAC , Dell Chassis,
Dell Storage, and Dell Network Switches within their
respective hierarchies. For more information, see Auto-
grouping Dell Devices.
Global Health Monitoring Periodically monitors the global system health of Dell
devices grouped under the Dell Hardware services group.
For more information, see Monitoring The Health Of Dell
Devices.
SNMP Trap Monitoring Processes Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
v1 and v2 traps generated by Dell device SNMP agents
running on Dell devices and generates the health message
for those devices. For more information, see Processing
SNMP Traps From Dell Devices.
Launching Dell Remote Access Controller
Console (in-band)
Launches Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) Console
from the classified Dell PowerEdge servers or Dell
PowerVault NX Storage Array to view, configure, or
troubleshoot the DRAC (DRAC5, iDRAC6, or iDRAC7)
devices in the HPOM console. For more information, see
Launching Dell Consoles.
Launching OpenManage Server
Administrator (OMSA) Console
Launches OpenManage Server Administrator Console
from the classified Dell PowerEdge servers or Dell
PowerVault NX Storage Array for troubleshooting the Dell
Servers running Windows or Linux operating systems, or
Dell PowerVault NX Storage Array running Windows
operating systems. For more information, see Launching
Dell Consoles.
Launching OpenManage Server
Administrator Web Server Console
Launches the Server Administrator Web Server Console
from the classified Dell PowerEdge servers running ESXi
operating systems or Dell PowerVault NX Storage Array
running Windows operating systems to view, configure, or
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