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 solve and respond to problems quickly by manage Dell servers efficiently in physical and remote environments, and 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 that are based on open standards by connecting and/or integrating its offers with top systems management vendors and frameworks such as Ansible, Microsoft, and VMware, enabling advanced management of Dell hardware.

The key tools for managing Dell PowerEdge servers are iDRAC and OpenManage Enterprise (OME) console. OpenManage Enterprise helps the system administrators with the life cycle management of multiple generations of PowerEdge servers. OME has additional functions that can be added with plugins like OpenManage Enterprise Services, Update Manager, Dell AIOps Observability (formerly CloudIQ), and Power Manager. It also offers integration with VMware vCenter and Microsoft System Center, and a set of tools, including Repository Manager, enabling easy management of PowerEdge hardware.

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
  • Comprehensive automation management for reducing OPEX and increasing uptime and overall efficiency of systems.
  • 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.