Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Version 2.2.1 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center User’s Guide

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Overview of OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center

Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) enables IT administrators to manage PowerEdge servers as hosts, Microsoft Failover Clusters created with PowerEdge servers, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) created by using Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server or Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. OMIMSWAC simplifies the tasks of IT administrators by remotely managing the PowerEdge servers and clusters throughout their life cycle. For more information about the features and benefits of OMIMSWAC, see the documentation at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals.

What is new in this release

Release 2.2.1
  • Support for Azure Stack HCI version 21H2.
    • Capability to do a full reboot in a cluster to apply BIOS/Firmware related updates even if the Kernel Soft Reboot is enabled.
  • Support for Windows Server 2022 HCI clusters.
  • Enhancements:
    • As part of the secured-core feature, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 attribute message has been enhanced to provide Dell EMC recommendation of enabling these TPM 2.0 attributes for overall security and system resiliency, even though all these attributes may not be required for secured-core. Enabling TPM related attributes is available from the release OMIMSWAC 2.2.

Release 2.2

  • Infrastructure lock for iDRAC9 based system: This feature protects your infrastructure (Azure Stack HCI, Windows Server HCI, Failover clusters, and PowerEdge servers) by enabling the infrastructure lock from unintended changes. This feature prevents the infrastructure from unintended changes to BIOS, iDRAC, Firmware, Drivers involving updates and configuration changes. This feature:
    • Provides infrastructure lock status for both servers and clusters.
    • Enables infrastructure lock for HCI and Failover clusters in cluster-aware manner.
    • Allows administrators to disable the infrastructure lock for HCI and Failover clusters for the intended configuration and update to the cluster, and enables it back automatically after the operation is finished.
  • Secure your infrastructure with Secured-core server: This feature allows you to enable secured-core servers for your infrastructure (Failover clusters) running on Windows Server 2022.
    • In OpenManage Integration extension, this feature enables advanced hardware protection of the Secured-core server comprising of Hardware root-of-trust and Firmware protection at BIOS level in a cluster-aware manner.
    • In Windows Admin Center Security extension, this feature enables dependent Operating System security features in Failover clusters.
    • OpenManage Integration leverages Windows Admin Center security extension tool to display the secured core status of clusters and cluster nodes at the Operating System level.
    • Secured-core feature in OpenManage Integration extension, when combined with the OS capabilities enabled by Microsoft WAC security toll extension, your infrastructure is fully protected against current and future threats.
    NOTE Dell Technologies and Microsoft recommend to enable Secured Core for Windows Server 2022 that includes both the Dell EMC Infrastructure and Microsoft Operating System security features to protect the infrastructure from external threats.
  • Supports Windows Admin Center 2110 GA.
  • Supports for Windows Server 2022 in Failover clusters and PowerEdge servers (Limited support for Windows Server 2022 in HCI).
  • Limited support for Azure Stack HCI version 21H2.
  • Enhancements:
    • Supports getting inventory details even when the infrastructure lock (System Lockdown mode) is enabled. This is supported with nodes having iDRAC firmware 4.40.00.00 and above.
    • Supports exporting compliance reports in csv format from the Compliance Summary tab during server or cluster update.
    • OpenManage Integration dashboard displays the health status icon alongside the server or cluster name. This icon indicates the overall health status of the server or cluster.
    • Unified document that includes both installation guide and user's guide content.

Key features of OMIMSWAC

  • OMIMSWAC provides a simplified solution for IT administrators to efficiently manage the following:
    • Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers running on supported Windows operating systems.
    • Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (also known as Azure Stack HCI or AS HCI) 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.
    • Microsoft Failover Clusters created with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers running supported Windows Server operating system.
  • Inventory/Monitoring—Provides information about overall Health, Hardware inventory, and iDRAC inventory of nodes including component-level information of all supported Dell EMC platforms.
  • iDRAC console—View iDRAC information of PowerEdge servers. For out-of-band management, you can directly launch the iDRAC console from Windows Admin Center.
  • Cluster creation (Integrated Cluster Deploy and Update)—Supports integrated Firmware, BIOS, and Drivers installation while creating Azure Stack HCI cluster. Also, performs HCI configuration profile check to keep hardware configuration of cluster nodes inline with Dell EMC recommended hardware configuration.
  • Update management—
    • Online catalogs—Support for creating firmware baselines by using the following online catalogs when OMIMSWAC is connected to the Internet:
      • Dell EMC Enterprise Catalog-Contains firmware updates for PowerEdge servers and PowerEdge server nodes in a cluster.
      • Update Catalog for Microsoft HCI solutions-Contains firmware updates for AX nodes and Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes and nodes in Windows Server HCI and Azure Stack HCI clusters.
      • Dell EMC MX Solution Catalog for PowerEdge MX Modular.
    • Offline catalog—Support for creating local firmware baselines by using Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM).
    • Compliance report—Generate update compliance report against Dell EMC verified update catalogs and provide notifications when a new catalog version is available.
    • Server update—Supports PowerEdge server update against baseline – Firmware, BIOS, Drivers, and system management applications.
    • Cluster-Aware Update—Supports cluster update against validated baseline (Firmware, BIOS, and Drivers) for PowerEdge server-based Failover cluster, Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server, and Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.
    • Full Stack Cluster-Aware Updating—Supports integrated cluster-aware update for Azure Stack HCI clusters that include both operating system and hardware updates (Firmware, BIOS, and Drivers).
  • CPU core management—Distributes CPU cores in an HCI (AS HCI and WS HCI) cluster or individual nodes.
  • Expand cluster—Supports preparing nodes before adding them to existing clusters.
  • Dell EMC Solutions badge—
    • Displays Dell EMC Solutions badge Azure Stack HCI Certified for Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI consisting of AX nodes from Dell Technologies.
    • Displays Dell EMC Solutions badge Windows Server HCI Certified for Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server created using Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes or combinations of AX nodes and Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes.
  • Availability of OMIMSWAC extension and documentation localized in English, French, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese languages.

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