Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Version 3.0 User’s Guide

Monitor system details of a cluster

Use OpenManage Integration extension in Windows Admin Center to monitor system details of Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (Azure Stack HCI), Dell HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server (Windows Server HCI), and Microsoft failover clusters.

Before monitoring a cluster, connect the cluster and launch the extension and follow best practices for proper functioning of the extension. For more information, see Getting started with OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center. To learn more about the user interface enhancements done from version 2.3 to 3.0, see User Interface enhancements from OMIMSWAC v2.3 to v3.0 white paper.

After you launch the extension, the following drop-down menus appear:

View: View the server/cluster overview page and go to the respective feature page available in the extension. Based on the feature selection, another drop-down appears to let you select the specific action you want to perform on the server or cluster.
Nodes: Search or select nodes in a cluster to see node specific information.
Action: Displays the actions that you can perform on the server/cluster. If any action has a dependency on another action, you may see that action in a disabled state. For example, the Fix Compliance action will remain in a disabled state until the Check Compliance action is performed.

From the View menu, select the drop-downs to go to the respective page.

Overview

Select View > Overview. The Overview page displays the cluster level information. To view node-level overview, from the Node drop-down, select a node.


Overview	Cluster level information that includes Number of cluster nodes Health of cluster that includes number of nodes whose health status is same as the cluster health status. Green: Healthy Yellow: Warning Red: Critical Grey: Unknown Secured Core status: Green: Enabled as all BIOS features are enabled on all nodes. Yellow: Partially enabled as one or more nodes do not have all BIOS features enabled. Red: Disabled as no node has all BIOS features enabled. Infrastructure lock status: Green: Enabled as all nodes of the cluster are locked. Yellow: Partially enabled as one or more nodes of the cluster are unlocked. Grey: Unknown as unable to connect the cluster nodes. Hardware Compliance status: Green: Compliant as all cluster nodes are compliant with all Dell policies. Yellow: Warning as one or more cluster nodes is not compliant with any optional policy. Red: Error as cluster node is not compliant with Dell policies. Grey: Unknown as any cluster node is not reachable. OMIWAC License status: OMIWAC License status appears in the Overview section when a node is selected from the Node drop-down.
System Details	While in the Overview page, select a node from the Node menu to see below details about the node: Node name Manufacturer URL to log in to the node iDRAC IPMI version MAC Address OMIWAC license status Node model number Service tag Firmware version DNS Rac name iDRAC license status Click iDRAC Details to see details about the node iDRAC.
Azure Integration	Azure integration status. If the status is "Not signed in," Sign In option appears to let you sign in to Azure. If the Azure integration status is signed in and cluster settings are not configured, Configure Cluster Settings appears to specify network topology and deployment details. This option is only available in HCI clusters. Policy onboard status and option to onboard policies.
Compliance	When extension loads for the first time, this section remains empty. This section is populated once compliance report is generated. (Applicable for HCI cluster) HCI Configuration Profile Compliance: Displays the compliance status of HCI cluster with number of components for each status. Green: Components are compliant with Dell policies. Yellow: Warning as components are not compliant with any optional policy. Red: Error as components are not compliant with Dell Hardware Symmetry Policy. (Applicable for failover cluster) Cluster Recommendation: Displays the compliance status of failover cluster with number of components for each status. Green: Component configurations are as per Dell recommended policies. Yellow: Warning as components are not inline with Dell recommended policies. Unknown: If any cluster node inventory could not be retrieved when the node is down or not reachable. Hardware Compliance: Hardware compliance status of cluster. Green: Compliant as cluster nodes have same version of BIOS, firmware, and driver as of Dell catalog. Red: Non-compliant as BIOS, firmware, and drivers need updates.
Security	Secured core status: Green: Enabled as all BIOS features are enabled on all nodes. Yellow: Partially enabled as one or more nodes do not have all BIOS features enabled. Red: Disabled as no node has all BIOS features enabled. Infrastructure lock status: Green: Enabled as all nodes of the cluster are locked. Yellow: Partially enabled as one or more nodes of the cluster are unlocked. Grey: Unknown as unable to connect the cluster nodes.
Resources	Current storage details such as used storage and available storage. Current CPU core details such as current cores and available cores.
Quick Task	Provides direct links to perform different actions using OpenManage Integration extension. Some actions may be disabled if it has dependency on another action.

Health

To view the overall cluster health status, health status of each node and its components, click View > Health. The Health page appears and checks the inventory prerequisites. If all the prerequisites are compliant, the page displays the health status of all hardware components.

If one or more checks are not compliant, an error message appears. Click View Details to see the prerequisites that have failed. Click Resolve to fix the issues that belong to the Auto Fix category. For issues that belong to Manual Fix, see the recommendations on how to resolve them. See Prerequisites check details for more information about inventory prerequisites checks.

To view the latest health information, click Refresh.

Overall Health Status: A doughnut chart displays the overall health status of a cluster using a color code. Green color indicates the cluster is healthy. Yellow indicates the cluster is not in recommended state. Red indicates the cluster is in critical state. And unknown indicates that the cluster nodes are not reachable. The number of nodes in the doughnut chart indicates the number of cluster nodes that have the same health status as in the cluster.
In addition, different color codes show the respective health status of number of nodes. To filter the health status of nodes and its components, click the respective color code in the doughnut chart. For example, click red color to see the nodes and its components that are in critical health status.
CPUs
Accelerators
NOTE: Health status information is available for Accelerators in YX4X models of PowerEdge servers and above with iDRAC version 4.00.00.00 or newer.
Memory
NOTE: Intel DIMM memory is identified as IntelPersistent with an icon.
Storage Controllers
Storage Enclosures
Physical Disks
iDRAC
Power Supplies
Fans
Voltages
Temperatures

NOTE: For software storage controllers and physical disks that are attached to embedded SATA controller, the health status shows as "Unknown".

Inventory

Select View > Inventory. The Inventory page appears and checks the inventory prerequisites. If all the prerequisites are compliant, the page displays the hardware and firmware information for cluster nodes. If one or more checks are not compliant, an error message appears. Click View Details to see the prerequisites that have failed. Click Resolve to fix the issues that belong to the Auto Fix category. For issues that belong to Manual Fix, see the recommendations on how to resolve them. See Prerequisites check details for details about inventory prerequisites checks. To view the latest hardware/firmware information, click Refresh.

NOTE: If any cluster node iDRAC is configured with TLS version 1.3, the inventory fails. For a successful inventory operation, reconfigure the iDRAC to TLS version 1.2.


System	Displays the hostname, Service tag, model, manufacturer, and the part number.
Firmware	Components and their firmware versions. NOTE: For some network devices with multiple ports, firmware inventory displays only a single port with the firmware version as the applicable firmware version is same for all ports.
CPUs	Processor details of cluster nodes.
Accelerators
Memory	Memory details of cluster nodes such as: Name Bank name Memory technology Rank Size (GB) Current operating speed (MHZ) Manufacturer Manufacturer date Part number Serial number Type details Remaining rated write endurance NOTE: Intel DIMM memory is identified as IntelPersistent with an icon.
Storage Controllers	Details such as, Name Device Description Firmware version Manufacturer Speed (Gbps) Related physical disks: To view the physical disks in a storage controller, under Related Disks, click the View Disks link. The physical disks are listed in the Physical Disks tab.
Storage Enclosures	Details such as, Name Connector Bay ID Version NOTE: Information about a few attributes of storage enclosures, firmware inventory, and memory components might not be available for: YX2X and YX3X models of PowerEdge servers. YX4X models of PowerEdge servers with iDRAC version lesser than 3.30.30.30. You may find the hardware inventory attribute for a storage enclosure empty. This is because the information may not be available on the target node iDRAC. For PCIe SSD backplane of storage enclosures, few attribute values might not be available.
Network Devices	Details such as: NIC Name Model Manufacturer Number of ports Part number Serial number State (Enabled/Disabled)
Physical Disks	Details such as, Health of disks Name State (Enabled/Disabled) Size (GB) Slot Number Bus protocol Media type Hot spare Remaining rated write endurance To view the additional properties of a disk, select the disk, and then expand the Advanced Properties. To view the associated storage controller, click the storage controller link under Advanced Properties. The associated storage controller is displayed in the Storage Controllers tab. If physical disks are attached to the CPU, then the storage controller link will not be available under Advanced Properties. Blink and unblink physical disk LEDs Select a node and then select a physical disk, click Blink to enable the blinking of the LEDs on the physical disk. The LEDs represent the state of physical disks. When the physical disks are blinking, it helps to locate, and also to identify the faulty physical disks in your data center. To disable the blinking of the physical disks, select a disk and click Unblink. In a cluster, the blink or unblink operation of a selected node must complete before using the blink or unblink operation on a different node. The blink and unblink operations are not available for: Disks associated to Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) cards. Devices with iDRAC firmware version less than 3.30.30.30. Update the iDRAC firmware to the latest version to enable blink and unblink operations. If blink and unblink operation is unavailable for selected supported disks even with iDRAC firmware version 3.30.30.30 and above, then upgrade the iDRAC firmware to the latest version to enable blink and unblink operations. NOTE: When the blink or unblink operation is running, Refresh button to load the latest health and hardware inventory information is disabled. And, when the health and hardware inventory is loaded in OMIMSWAC, blink and unblink operations is disabled. Blink or unblink operation fails on physical disks that are attached to an embedded SATA controller with an error `Blink/Unblibk May not be supported with - <disk_name>.`
Power Supplies	Details such as, Name Rated Wattage (Output) Location State (Unavailable/offline/enabled)
Fans

NOTE: Under Inventory, the attribute values of a few target node components are displayed as blank because the value might not be available in the target node.

Security

To view and configure security related features, select View > Security and go to secured-core and Infrastructure lock page. For more information about configuring security, see Configure Security.

Compliance

For HCI clusters, to view and update HCP Compliance or hardware compliance, click View > Compliance. Another menu with dropdown appears next to the Node menu. Select HCP Compliance or Hardware Updates to go to the respective page.

For failover clusters, to view and update cluster recommendation or hardware compliance, click View > Compliance. Another menu with dropdown appears next to the Node menu. Select Cluster Recommendation or Hardware Updates to go to the respective page.

For HCP compliance or Cluster Recommendation, see Validate and remediate HCI clusters or failover clusters using Dell policies.

For hardware updates, see Update nodes Windows Server HCI, Azure Stack HCI, and Failover clusters using OpenManage Integration extension.

Azure Integration

In the OpenManage Integration extension, you can deploy the Dell HCI Configuration Profile (HCP) policies or Server Configuration Profile (SCP) policies to Azure Arc, and then use these policies in Azure Arc to monitor your clusters. To onboard Dell policies to Azure Arc, or to view the report of onboarded policies, select View > Azure Integration.

For more information about using Azure Integration feature, see Prepare clusters using Windows Admin Center to monitor in Azure.

Configure

To manage workload demands and power consumption, configure the resources (CPU cores). Select View > Configure. Another menu with dropdown appears next to the Node menu. Select CPU Core to go to the respective page.

NOTE: This feature is not available in failover clusters.

For more information about expand cluster, see Manage CPU cores in clusters or individual nodes.

Expand Cluster

You can expand clusters either by adding nodes to the existing cluster or adding storage to the existing storage. To see recommendations on how to expand clusters, select View > Expand Cluster. Another menu button with drop-downs appears next to the Node button. Select "Add Nodes", or "Add Storage" option to go to the respective page.

For more information about expand cluster, see Expand clusters.

Prerequisite Check

This feature checks whether the connection meets the requirements and dependencies to use inventory, compliance, and update (including Cluster-Aware Updating) features. To run the prerequisite check for a specific node in a cluster and see the report, select the node from the Node button. For more information about this feature, see Run prerequisite checks in stand-alone mode.

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