Maximize IT efficiency with Dell agent-free embedded server management

Essential management tasks take a lot of your staff time and cost you money. Deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining IT resources typically require:

  • Chasing down disks with the latest tools
  • Searching for systems management software agents to install
  • Downloading BIOS, firmware or drivers for updates

We can help you reduce the amount of time and the number of manual steps you allocate to the most common, repetitive and time-consuming management tasks.

First introduced with Dell™ PowerEdge™ 11th generation servers in 2009, our second generation of embedded server management, Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller 2.0, helps you resolve inefficiencies associated with traditional, agent-based systems management. Tools resident within PowerEdge servers help you simplify, streamline and automate all of your server lifecycle management procedures.

Our embedded server management solution helps you manage PowerEdge servers in physical, virtual, local and remote environments, operating in-band or out-of-band; with an agent or without.

You save time, reduce manual steps associated with each task and mitigate the risk of potential errors while your servers conserve precious CPU cycles. All of these benefits translate to less risk of downtime for your critical applications and more uptime for your business and your customers.

Take control. Drive efficiency. Get the most from your IT resources.

Contact a Dell expert to bring the advantages of OpenManage™ systems management and Dell platforms, solutions and services into your data center.

  1. Dell OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Enhancements

    ​​​Quick update on some of the latest enhancements for iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller

  2. Dell iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller

    30 Nov 2012

    Enable agent-free monitoring, managing, maintaining, updating and deploying of Dell severs from any location, regardless of OS status, using Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller.

  3. iDRAC7 with Lifecyle Controller

    Learn how Dell iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller gives you powerful, anytime/anywhere management, more securely than ever.

  4. Licensing FAQ for iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller

    11 Sep 2012

    Learn about the Dell Licensing Portal and know the answers to frequently asked questions about licensing or purchasing your iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller — an interface solution that comes with your PowerEdge 12th-generation servers.

  5. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

    With the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC7s) in Dell PowerEdge servers, you get powerful, easy-to-use remote management and configuration options that simplify management, increase flexibility and enhance security.

  6. iDRAC7 Networking and Improved Remote Access Performance

    19 Mar 2012

    Discover how you can optimize the performance of your network environment using iDRAC7 servers. Learn how iDRAC7 servers help improve connectivity, flexibility and performance, and help reduce cabling and switch port management.

  7. Video: IDRAC6 and Remote Server Management

    11 Feb 2011

    Get an overview of how the iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) feature of Dell PowerEdge servers offers valuable remote server management capabilities in this discussion between Tad Walsh and Brian Doty of Dell Product Marketing.

  8. Video: Hull on the Advantages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

    18 Nov 2010

    Dell's John Hull discusses how Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is a big win for Dell customers, including KVM virtualization, RHEL integration with Dell embedded server management, improved iSCSI support and open-standards-based systems management.

  9. Using Dell USC to Deploy a Customized Microsoft Windows Server OS

    01 Jun 2010

    See how the Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) simplifies the task of Microsoft Windows Server deployment when you are using a configuration set or customized Windows media.

  10. Dell Lifecycle Controller

    27 May 2010

    Learn about Lifecycle Controller, the engine for advanced embedded management in 11th generation Dell PowerEdge servers.

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