Managing Operating Systems and Applications with the Dell Management Console

In enterprise IT environments, efficient systems management processes can be critical to success. Effective management tools must provide broad support for different devices and technologies while still delivering powerful capabilities. To help meet these needs, Dell has partnered with Symantec to develop its new systems management solution: the Dell^TM  Management Console Powered by Altiris^TM  from Symantec^TM . Based on the modular Symantec Management Platform architecture, this tool enables administrators not only to simplify management of Dell hardware, but also to manage many other aspects of IT environments, including OS deployment and migration; hardware refreshes; endpoint security; system monitoring and availability; software inventory, metering, and reporting; and application packaging, delivery, and monitoring. Over 20 plug-in solutions are available to help manage a variety of devices and technologies, with more expected to be released from Symantec, Dell, and their partners in the future. For example, Dell and Symantec have worked together to integrate the hardware component configuration capabilities of the Dell OpenManage^TM  Deployment Toolkit with the powerful automation capabilities of the Altiris Deployment Solution^TM  plug-in, creating Altiris Deployment Solution for Dell Servers—a tool that can help significantly reduce server deployment times, potentially from hours to minutes. The Altiris Monitor Solution^TM  plug-in contains a set of predefined rules and metrics for monitoring OS performance and availability. Symantec Endpoint Protection integrates comprehensive endpoint security technologies. And the Altiris Client Management Suite^TM  and Server Management Suite^TM  plug-ins can capture detailed information about servers, desktops, and laptops, including key data on application installations and usage. By taking advantage of the modular Symantec Management Platform architecture and its plug-in solutions, administrators can use the Dell Management Console to implement robust automation, control, and extensibility through a single management interface.

By Jordan Gardner

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