Hi all,

I am new to Dell servers so was looking for some advice please. I have a R230 which will be used as a standalone server hosting a single DC VM for a small office.

I loaded up Lifecycle Controller and ran all updates, I then created a RAID1 array, used the deploy OS option and installed the OS. Once in the OS I downloaded Dell SUU from the product download page and updated the NIC and Intel chipset drivers, after a reboot I ran it again and it says all is up to date. I installed OpenManage Essentials and SupportAssist Enterprise, during this I had it install all critical prerequisites.

Do I need to install any more management utilities? My aim is to have email reports set up for system health (in particular the RAID array) and to have a route to update the drivers/firmware when needed.

I use a lot of Dell client PCs and find Dell Command Update or SupportAssist excellent for updates, is there a similar option or should I download SUU each time a new revision is released and run that? Any other tips of software to install for this standalone server?

Thanks!