Administrator Guide

● Installing as a Virtual Appliance (software model) for a simplified implementation and initial configuration with SCVMM.
● Checking the PowerEdge server compliance to ensure that the required firmware revision is installed.
● Performing auto-discovery and handshake to enable iDRAC with LC on bare-metal servers. This helps to locate the SCVMM
console through the OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) appliance.
● Discovering unassigned PowerEdge servers manually while using static IP for the iDRAC with LC network.
● Viewing key inventory details of discovered servers, which help IT Administrators to select appropriate servers to deploy in
the datacenter.
● Preparing an ideal server configuration, also known as a Golden Configuration, based on the IT Administrator defined
standards to enable rapid and consistent replication of the same configuration on servers that are targeted for deployment
into the virtual environment.
● Enabling IT Administrators in developing and maintaining policy and profile-based configuration templates to reduce
repetitive management tasks and time consumption.
● Deploying OS and hypervisor by using the following options:
○ iDRAC with LC, which contains driver packs for all supported operating systems for OS deployments.
○ Prepare customized Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE) images with OS drivers optionally available
from the Dell Deployment Toolkit (DTK).
○ Replicate hypervisor deployments with or without utilizing the LC driver packs based on the selected Golden
Configuration and also replicate BIOS, RAID, and Boot Order settings.
● Installing server operating systems remotely.
● Viewing data logs of jobs and tasks that are performed within the DLCI appliance.
● Using Active Directory credentials for authentication and access to iDRAC/LC.
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Automating the S2D cluster deployment on bare-metal Dell EMC Ready Nodes Servers in SCVMM environment.
● Performing Cluster Aware Firmware Update from pre-validated solution catalog
● Using precanned operational templates for S2D ready nodes
● Automating Logical Switch and Logical Network
● Performing compliance check for servers with operational template before deployment.
● Simplifying End to End deployment with 3-step process - Discovery, Logical Switch, and Deploying Cluster.
For more information, see Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center
Virtual Machine Manager User’s Guide available at https://www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
Dell EMC Server PRO System Center Management Pack for
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Dell EMC server PRO Management Pack integrates PowerEdge server knowledge on temperature, memory, and power supplies
with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and Operations Manager (SCOM) to efficiently manage
servers that host virtual workloads running on Microsoft Hyper-V. Remedial actions can be quickly implemented if a system is
compromised.
For more information, see Dell EMC server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
User’s Guide available at https://www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin
Center
Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) extension empowers customers to
break down information silos that threaten their TCO, IT operations. The Dell EMC OpenManage WAC extension enables
streamlined lifecycle management of :
● PowerEdge servers running on Microsoft Windows Server
● Hyper-V, Failover clusters based of PowerEdge servers running on-premise and Azure hybrid environments.
● HCI clusters based of AX nodes part of the Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI - new
hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) operating system delivered as an Azure service.
● HCI clusters based of AX nodes, storage spaces direct ready nodes part of the Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft
Windows server.
Customers looking for a modern, easy to use in-box tool, browser-based console to manage servers, clusters, and
hyperconverged infrastructure could take advantage of Microsoft Windows Admin Center console. When combined with the
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