Support for Dell OpenManage Enterprise Integration for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager and Microsoft Configuration Manager

Dell OpenManage Enterprise Integration for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager and Microsoft Configuration Manager

• Plugin to Dell OpenManage Enterprise (minimum version 3.10)
• Integrate Multiple System Centers consoles into OpenManage Enterprise
• Improve server management efficiency

The VMM and Configuration Manager plug-in enables full-lifecycle management using OpenManage Enterprise and offers operating system deployment on the Dell PowerEdge servers with OpenManage Enterprise Advanced+ license.

Integrate OpenManage Enterprise with Microsoft Configuration Manager (MECM) for managing the Dell PowerEdge servers in traditional data center. Integrate OpenManage Enterprise with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) for managing the Dell PowerEdge servers in virtual environments.

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Benefits of VMM and Configuration Manager Plugin

OpenManage Integrations for Microsoft System Center support native management of PowerEdge servers console-based offering is available for integration with Microsoft System Center consoles: (1) Virtual Machine Manager, (2) Configuration Manager.

Integration with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) provides agent-free automated Windows operating system deployment. 

Integration with Microsoft System Center for Configuration Manager (MECM), formerly System Center Configuration Manager, provides agent-free Windows operating system deployment for supported PowerEdge servers. Automated processes reduce the steps, time, and costs required to configure the PowerEdge servers from a bare-metal state.

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Features of VMM and Configuration Manager Plugin

• Simplify and Seamless integration: Reduces complexity of maintaining separate stand-alone appliance (offered by legacy product) by integrating it with OpenManage Enterprise to give single console to data-center administrators to connect with Microsoft System Center Consoles (SCVMM or MECM).
• Unify: Integration with OpenManage Enterprise allows administrators to get many more OpenManage Enterprise functionalities and its plug-in functionality as compared to the legacy product.
• Modern HTML5 UI Console: Upgrades the UI technologies with consistent and integrated look with OpenManage Enterprise
• Support for latest SC versions: See product manuals for more details.
• Plugins allow managing multiple SCVMM and MECM consoles from single OpenManage Enterprise console.
• Trigger Cluster Aware Update to update firmware and drivers on SCVMM managed cluster nodes.
• Create catalogs and cluster baselines in OpenManage Enterprise for Cluster-Aware Update
• Prepare WinPE to perform Windows Operating system deployment on remote nodes using SCVMM or MECM.
• Sync device details between OpenManage Enterprise and SCVMM or MECM to provide best of both environments.

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Licensing for VMM and Configuration Manager Plugin

OpenManage Enterprise Advanced+ license is required for Dell OpenManage Enterprise Integration with Microsoft System Center. The OpenManage Enterprise Advanced+ license enables plugins for Microsoft and other partner integrations.

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Download and install Dell OpenManage Enterprise’s VMM and Configuration Manager Plugin

OpenManage Enterprise administrators can install the VMM and Configuration Manager (OMEMSSC) plug-in from the OpenManage Enterprise > Application Settings > Console and Plugins page. You can install or update the plug-in either from Dell.com directly or after downloading the plug-in to a network share. For more information, see OpenManage Enterprise documentation on Online and Offline update.

Prerequisites

• The OpenManage Enterprise Advanced+ license is required.
• To install from Dell.com, ensure that the OpenManage Enterprise appliance can access downloads.dell.com.
• To install from a local network share, you must manually download the package to your network share and update the Location on the Update Settings screen of OpenManage Enterprise. For more information about configuring OpenManage Enterprise Update Settings, see the OpenManage Enterprise documentation.

To install the VMM and Configuration Manager (OMEMSSC) plug-in:

1. In OpenManage Enterprise, click Application Settings > Console and Plugins. The Console and Plugins screen is displayed.
2. In the Plugins section, click Install. The Install and update multiple plugins wizard are displayed.
3. From the Plugins available for install list, select VMM and Configuration Manager plug-in, and then click Next.
4. View the progress of the plug-in that you selected to install under the Download section, and then click Next on completion.

5. A consent form is displayed under Review license agreement section to inform you about the End User License Agreement and any other license agreements required to install the plug-in. Click Accept and then click Next to continue.

6. To confirm the installation, select I agree that I have captured a backup of the OpenManage Enterprise appliance prior to performing a plug-in action option, and then click Finish.

The status of installation operation is displayed. After the successful installation of the plug-in, the status that appears on the top of the plug-in section changes from Available or Downloaded to Installed.

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Resources

• For Dell OpenManage Enterprise Integration with System Center Virtual Machine Manager and Configuration Manager documentation, see https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/openmanage-enterprise-integration-vmm-configuration-manager/docs.
• For OpenManage Enterprise documentation, see https://www.dell.com/support/home/product-support/product/openmanage-enterprise-integration-vmm-configuration-manager/docs.