Administrator Guide

Comparison Matrix – iDRAC, iDRAC with iSM, and OMSA
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4 Comparison Matrix – iDRAC, iDRAC with iSM, and OMSA
The following matrix helps break down and identity features that these different OpenManage components
support. As seen below, iDRAC9 provides an extensive number of features without the need for agents. However,
added functionality can be gained by adding either iSM or using the in band agent OMSA.
Category
Feature
iDRAC9
iDRAC9 with iSM
OMSA
Server Health
CPU (Processors)
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CPU Throttling Warning
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Predictive CPU failure
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Fans
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Temperatures
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Memory
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NVDIMM (memory only)
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DIMM ranking
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NICs
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CNAs
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Power Supplies
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Power Consumption
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Power Consumption History
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Voltages
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Batteries
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Chassis Intrusion
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Inlet Temperature history
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Storage
PERC storage controller
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PERC battery
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Physical Storage Devices
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Virtual Drive
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External Storage Enclosure
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SSD monitoring
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SSD write endurance
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PCIe SSDs
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FC HBAs
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card/slot info
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
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RAID Level Management (RLM)
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Rename Virtual Disk
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Cancel Initialization
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Rebuild/Cancel rebuild Physical Disks
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Set Enclosure Asset tag and Asset name
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Enabling revertible hot spare
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Cryptographic Erase of Physical Disk
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Manage Preserve Cache
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