PowerEdge: OpenManage Server Administrator is going End of Life

Summary: This landing page explains Dell's End-of-Life (EOL) policy for OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) and lists links to supporting whitepapers.

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Symptoms

What is new?

OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is going End of Life (EOL).

Cause

FAQs

  • Does OMSA support 16th-Generation servers?

    • Yes, OMSA supports 16th-Generation servers. OMSA has its final release on September 30, 2024.

    • After September 30, 2024, OMSA goes into sustenance mode until September 30, 2027, addressing any security vulnerabilities or critical field escalations impacting business 

  • Does OMSA support 17th-Generation servers?

    • No, the last OMSA release only supports 14th, 15th, and 16th-Generation servers. OMSA does not support 17th-Generation servers

  • Does OMSA support new operating systems?

    • OMSA only supports minor versions of existing OS releases until September 30, 2024.
    • OMSA does not support Windows Server 2025
  • Is there a replacement for OMSA?

    • Customers can use iDRAC with iDRAC Service Module (iSM). Most of the features in OMSA are already incorporated into iDRAC and iSM
  • What are the reasons for EOL
    • Primarily, it is a better alignment with Dell’s agent-free strategy.
    • Consolidation of management tools that Dell offers

Resolution

​​​​​​More or Updated Product Assets

Assets
OpenManage Server documentation - OMSA manuals, user guides, and release notes
Support for iDRAC Service Module 5.x - iSM manuals, user guides, and release notes
iDRAC documentation - iDRAC manuals, user guides, and release notes
Support for Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) - iDRAC white papers and videos
Support for Dell iDRAC Service Module  - iDRAC white papers and videos

Érintett termékek

OpenManage Server Administrator

Termékek

iDRAC Service Module, iDRAC9
Termék tulajdonságai
Article Number: 000224826
Article Type: Solution
Utoljára módosítva: 05 máj. 2025
Version:  5
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