Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Version 3.0 User’s Guide
Compatibility matrix
The following table lists the supported Microsoft Windows Admin Center version, browser, operating system, supported software, and supported hardware required for OMIMSWAC.
| Supported software and hardware | Version |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Admin Center | Windows Admin Center 2211 GA.
Microsoft recommends to use the latest version of the Windows Admin Center. For more information, see Windows Admin Center Blog. |
| Microsoft Cluster Creation Extension | 2.88.0 nupkg release. |
| Microsoft Failover Cluster Tool Extension | 2.81.0 nupkg release. |
| Operating system for managed nodes | Supports Windows Server operating system starting from 2016 on HCI and failover clusters. For supported AX nodes, Storage Space Direct Ready nodes, and supported operating systems, see the support matrix. |
| Browsers | For more information about the supported browsers by Microsoft Windows Admin Center, see the Microsoft Windows Admin Center documentation at Microsoft Documentation. |
| Dell System Update Utility (DSU) | 2.0.2
DSU file can be downloaded from here. |
| Dell Inventory Collector (IC) | 23_03_00_44_A00
The supported version of IC can be downloaded from here. |
| Dell Repository Manager (DRM) | 3.4.2
The supported version of DRM can be downloaded from here. |
NOTE:Dell OpenManage Integration supports target nodes running Windows Server Core operating system.
Supported devices and OMIMSWAC features
For information on specific server model support, see the Compatible System section in dell.com/support site.
NOTE: Update management features
such as CAU and full stack updates are available for the latest platforms once the
applicable update packages and the update catalog are released from Dell, which is generally within two to three weeks from
platform launch.
For information on the generic naming convention of PowerEdge servers, see Identifying the generation of your Dell PowerEdge server. The table below lists the OMIMSWAC features supported for servers and clusters.
| OMIMSWAC features | OMIWAC Premium License | YX3X PowerEdge servers | YX4X PowerEdge servers | YX5X PowerEdge servers | AX nodes | Storage Space Direct ready nodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand-alone Prerequisites Check | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Health, Inventory, and iDRAC | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Infrastructure lock | No NOTE: Enabling
infrastructure lock requires an Enterprise License or Datacenter
license at a minimum.
|
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Update | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CPU core management | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OMIMSWAC features | OMIWAC Premium License | Hyper-V based failover clusters | Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (Azure Stack HCI cluster) | Dell HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server (Windows Server HCI cluster) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Inventory, and iDRAC | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stand-alone Prerequisites Check | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Full stack update | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Integrated deploy and update | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| CPU core management | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Expand Cluster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Expand Storage | Yes | No | Yes (Supported for AS HCI 21H2 and 22H2) | Yes (Supported for Windows server 2022) |
| Infrastructure Lock | No NOTE: Enabling
infrastructure lock requires an Enterprise License or Datacenter
license at a minimum.
|
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secured-core | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Supported for Windows server 2022) |
| HCP Compliance | Yes | No | Yes (Supported for AS HCI 21H2 and 22H2) | Yes (Supported for Windows server 2022) |
| Cluster Recommendation | Yes | Yes (Windows Server 2019; Windows Server 2022) | No | No |
| Azure-Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
NOTE: For failover clusters with
firmware version below 4.40, update management features that require OMIWAC premium
licenses are not supported.
YX2X PowerEdge servers
OpenManage Integration extension does not support YX2X PowerEdge servers.
YX3X PowerEdge servers
NOTE:YX3X models of PowerEdge
servers with iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 respectively (Recommended firmware version of
2.60.60.60 or later)
YX4X devices - PowerEdge servers with firmware versions lower than 2.60.60.60 may not display information about hardware inventory and health status of a few components. For more information about the components for which the information is not available, see Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center User's Guide.
- In YX3X models of PowerEdge
servers, following features are not available:
- Cluster-Aware Updating
- Health and Inventory information of Accelerators
- YX4X models of PowerEdge servers with iDRAC9 (Recommended firmware version of 3.30.30.30 or later).
- PowerEdge XE2420 Edge server (Recommended iDRAC firmware 4.00.129.00 or later).
YX5X devices
- YX5X models of PowerEdge servers with AMD platforms having iDRAC9 (Recommended firmware version of 3.40.40.40 or later).
- YX5X models of PowerEdge servers with Intel platforms having iDRAC9 (Recommended firmware version 4.40.x.x or later)
XE2420 Edge devices
Recommended firmware version is 4.00.129.00 or later.
Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
- Also known as Azure Stack HCI or ASHCI created using AX nodes from Dell Technologies.
Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server
- Also known as Windows Server HCI or WS HCI created using Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes or combinations of AX nodes and Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes.
NOTE:To learn more about the
differences between Azure Stack HCI and Windows Server HCI, see Microsoft Documentation.
Hyper-V based failover clusters
- Created PowerEdge servers from Dell Technologies.
NOTE:For supported AX nodes, Storage
Space Direct Ready nodes, and supported operating systems, see the support matrix.
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