Dell Systems Management Overview Guide

Dell Systems Management

Dell delivers management solutions that help IT Administrators deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT assets. OpenManage solutions and tools enable you to quickly respond to problems by helping them to manage Dell servers and efficiently; in physical, virtual, local, and remote environments, operating in-band, and out-of-band (agent-free). The OpenManage portfolio includes innovative embedded management tools such as the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and Consoles like OpenManage Enterprise, OpenManage Power Manager Plugin, and tools like Repository Manager.

Dell has developed comprehensive systems management solutions based on open standards and has integrated with management consoles that can perform advanced management of Dell hardware. Dell has connected or integrated the advanced management capabilities of Dell hardware into offerings from the industry top systems management vendors and frameworks such as Ansible, thus making Dell platforms to deploy, update, monitor, and manage.

The key tools for managing Dell PowerEdge servers are iDRAC and the one to many OpenManage Enterprise (OME) console. OpenManage Enterprise helps the system administrators in complete life cycle management of multiple generations of PowerEdge servers. In addition, OpenManage Enterprise has additional functions that can be added with plugins like OpenManage Enterprise Services, Update Manager, and CloudIQ. Power Manager can be added with higher-level OME Advanced to help for fleet-wide power policies and carbon footprint measurements, Now with OME Advanced+, it also includes partner integrations, starting with the OpenManage Enterprise integration for VMware vCenter. Other tools such as Repository Manager, which enables simple yet comprehensive change management, help make management of PowerEdge easier for your administrators.

OpenManage tools integrate with systems management frameworks from other vendors such as VMware and Microsoft. It enables you to use the skills of the IT staff to efficiently manage Dell PowerEdge servers.

The four main pillars of Dell systems management closely align with the issues and business challenges that are faced by many IT departments.

• Automating IT management
  • Dell offers comprehensive automation management for reducing OPEX and increasing uptime and overall efficiency.
  • A comprehensive suite of tools to automate according to your needs.
• Management made simple
  • Simple but powerful tools for managing your Dell servers
  • Integrated tools that streamline support engagements
  • Innovative at-the-box management features
• Secure by default.
  • Dell servers offer robust security defenses to prevent the next generation of malicious attacks.
  • Security is designed deep into the hardware and firmware architecture for optimal protection.
• Smarter infrastructure management
  • It offers a next-generation 1-to-many console to manage your IT and server infrastructure.
  • Embedded intelligence that is infrastructure-aware to optimize troubleshooting and deployment

This document provides an overview of the OpenManage Systems Management offerings to help IT administrators choose the appropriate tools to completely manage Dell PowerEdge servers.