User's Manual

The host system storage provides a graphical and detailed view of the capacity and type of physical and logical
storage for storage connected to a host-based storage controller, including:
– Host system total storage, unconfigured, configured, and both global and dedicated hot spare disks
capacity
– List of how many of each storage component is present in the system component data table that
contains detailed information on that component
• Firmware
Run the Firmware Update Wizard or view your firmware status. See, Firmware Updates.
• Power Monitoring
The host system power monitoring provides general power information, energy statistics, and reserve power
information, including:
– Current power budget, profile, warning and failure thresholds
– Energy consumption, system peak power, and amperage statistics
– Reserve power and peak reserve capacity
NOTE: Not all power supplies support this feature and blade enclosure power supplies are not
supported.
• Warranty
Warranty retrieval provides the following information for Dell servers:
– Updated service warranty information, while only transmitting the host service tag
– Warranty information updated at scheduled intervals
– Secure transmission using a proxy server and credentials
– Information through a tested, secure connection
See, Warranty Retrieval.
Host Actions
The Host actions are commands you performed on the current host server, such as:
• Click Blink Indicator Light to blink the LCD front indicator light. See, Setting Up Physical Server Front Indicator
Lights.
• Click Run Firmware Update Wizard to display the Firmware Update wizard and update the host server firmware.
See, Running the Firmware Update Wizard.
Management Consoles
The management consoles are used to launch external system management consoles, such as:
• Click Remote Access Console to launch the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Web user
interface.
• Click OMSA Console to launch the OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) user interface if it has been
configured. See, Enabling The OMSA Link
• Click Blade Chassis Console to launch the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Web user interface.
Dell Online Services
The Dell Online Services provide access to renew a host system's warranty.
• Click Renew Warranty to launch a portal used to renew a host system's warranty. Review the Warranty Days
Left status under Server Information to check if the warranty requires renewal; a warning or critical icon is
displayed if the warranty is getting close to the expiration date. See, Renewing Host Warranty.
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