Dell EMC Systems Management Tools And Documentation Installation Guide Version 9.1
Systems Management Tools and Documentation software
The Systems Management Tools and Documentation comprises of the systems management software. The systems management software helps you to manage the systems by monitoring the system components, diagnosing issues, notifying through alerts, and troubleshooting remotely. Systems management software is classified into managed system software and management station software.
Managed system software
The following applications include the managed system software:
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Server Administrator
Server Administrator provides comprehensive one-to-one in-band server managements solutions to manage a server locally and remotely using a web browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Command Line Interface (CLI). Server Administrator installs server-specific Remote Access Card (RAC) and network interface management components.
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Local Remote Access Controller
Local Remote Access Controller enables the system to receive email alerts for warnings or errors related to voltage, temperature, and fan speed. Remote Access Controller also logs event data and the most recent crash screen (available only on systems running Microsoft Windows operating system) to help you diagnose the probable cause of a system crash.
Management station software
The following applications include the management station software that you can install using the Systems Management Tools and Documentation software:
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Active Directory Snap-In
The Active Directory (AD) Snap-In utility provides an extension snap-in to the Microsoft Active Directory to manage AD objects specific to products in this software.
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BMC/IPMI Utilities
BMC Management Utility (BMU) is a utility that provides remote management and configuration of systems equipped with a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) or iDRAC using the IPMI protocol. IPMI utilities are CLI-based management station software.
For more information on BMU, see the Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide
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RAC Tools
The RAC console is a management station software designed to provide remote management capabilities for the systems. You can remotely connect to the RAC hardware and access the RAC features either by using a web browser or the RACADM Command Line Interface (CLI). RACADM CLI is the command-line user interface to the RAC.
You can install RAC either on the managed system or on the management station.
For information on installing RAC on the managed system, see the Server Administrator Installation Guide. For information on installing on the management station, see Installing Management Station Software on Windows . For more information on RAC, see the Remote Access Controller User's Guide.
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Dell Lifecycle Controller
It is recommended to use the Embedded Management, Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) with Lifecycle Controller instead of the Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU). SBUU is replaced with Lifecycle Controller on the 13 th generation of PowerEdge servers. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller is an Embedded Systems Management application for operating system deployment and lifecycle management of PowerEdge servers. You can access Dell Lifecycle Controller by pressing <F10> during system boot up. The local GUI of iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller allows you to do the following in a pre-OS environment: The Dell Lifecycle Controller is embedded on all the 11 th generation and later PowerEdge servers. No tools or downloads are required to use the capabilities of Lifecycle Controller.
For more information, see the following documents available at dell.com/support/manuals:
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Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials
It is recommended to use Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials as replacement for IT Assistant. Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials (OME) provide improved capabilities such as:
For more information regarding Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials, contact service provider.
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iDRAC Service Module
The iDRAC Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on all the 12 th generation and later PowerEdge servers. Using the iDRAC Service Module you can configure the features on the supported operating system. The iDRAC Service Module provides additional Server Management data to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems Management data through OS interfaces.
The iDRAC Service Module also complements the iDRAC interfaces such as the GUI, RACADM CLI, and WSMAN with additional monitoring features. For more information, see iDRAC Service Module <Version Number> Installation Guide available at dell.com/support/home.
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Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
The Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configure the systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes. Using DTK you can install the operating system in the BIOS or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.
In addition to the command-line utilities used to configure various system features, DTK also provides sample scripts and configuration files to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These files and scripts describe the use of the DTK in Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) and Linux environments. For more information, see the following documents available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals:
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