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Conclusion
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5 Conclusion
As seen in the above chart, the functionality of iDRAC continues to increase, especially regarding agent-free
storage management. Add on the additional benefits from having iSM installed, and the need for OMSA
significantly decreases. iDRAC with iSM provides nearly the full range of monitoring and management
functionality. However, there are a few corner case scenarios which would require the use of the in-band OMSA
agent.
The goal of Dell EMC OpenManage is to provide industry-leading tools that allow customers to efficiently manage
their IT environments.
Dell EMC continues to add more features to the out-of-band iDRAC, and iSM solution based on customer
feedback. This feedback helps provide greater functionality and reduce the need for in-band software agents.