Dell EMC Systems Management Overview Guide April 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Dell EMC Systems Management .................................................................................. 5 Dell EMC Systems Management Offerings...................................................................................................................5 Chassis and Server Managers.................................................................................................................................... 6 Dell EMC Consoles..............................................
Connections For Third-Party Systems Management Consoles..............................................................................21 Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Operations Bridge Manager ........................................ 21 OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus............................................................................. 21 OpenManage Plugin for Nagios Core...............................................................................................
1 Dell EMC Systems Management Dell EMC delivers management solutions that help IT Administrators effectively deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT assets. OpenManage solutions and tools enable you to quickly respond to problems by helping them to manage Dell EMC servers effectively and efficiently; in physical, virtual, local, and remote environments, operating in-band, and out-of-band (agent-free).
and remediation. These tasks are performed within a single console that unifies management of tower, rack, and modular platforms. OpenManage Enterprise helps in standardizing and supporting IT management policies and practices. Figure 1.
Integration with third-party consoles ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Configuration Manager Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Virtual Machine Manager Dell EMC Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft Sy
● For OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow (OMISNOW) page, see https://www.dell.
2 Systems Management Product Overview This section provides an overview for the Dell EMC Systems Management suite of products.
● IPv6 communication between iSM to iDRAC over OS-BMC Passthru (Windows and Linux). For more information, see https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln310557 and https://www.dell.com/support/article/ sln311300. Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise—Modular Edition The Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise—Modular Edition (OME-Modular Edition) helps to transform how you manage the infrastructure and enable the business quickly.
shared storage, and network switching. The PowerEdge VRTX offers the ability to use the PCIe slots that no other blade server solution provides. By combining the density of blade servers with the flexibility of rack server I/O options with PowerEdge VRTX, Dell EMC gives you the flexibility to use less expensive PCIe cards while still being managed through shared chassis management. ● PowerEdge FX2/FX2s—The FX2 enclosure enables servers and storage to share power, cooling, management, and networking.
Table 1. OpenManage Enterprise feature and benefits (continued) Feature Description Benefits provides a management solution for customers no longer using IPv4. Automatic device onboarding The "make ready for management" step is automated for iDRAC during the device discovery and inventory process. Minimizes human errors during the process of discovery and setup. Helps in getting the environment ready for ongoing management.
Table 1. OpenManage Enterprise feature and benefits Feature Description Benefits Support for MX-series Support for discovery, inventory, configuration compliance and remediation of MX7000 chassis-as a stand-alone chassis and as a lead chassis in a Multi Chassis Management (MCM) group.
● Get the best performance with actionable recommendations—Your data center must perform efficiently to support your remote workforce. Equip your team with on-demand reporting and recommendations to help them make data-driven decisions. SupportAssist securely collects only system state information. System state information includes configuration, event notifications, and system diagnostic information.
● Batch update factory default iDRAC passwords for Dell EMC PowerEdge 14th generation servers. Accessing PowerEdge servers from OpenManage Mobile There are three ways OpenManage Mobile can access and manage the Dell EMC PowerEdge servers: ● Access iDRAC at-the-server or MX7000 at-the-chassis On 14 th generation of the PowerEdge servers or MX7000: OMM can access PowerEdge 14 th generation servers or MX7000 through Quick Sync 2 module.
For more information, see https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln310654. Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules enable data center and IT administrators to use Red Hat Ansible to automate and orchestrate the provisioning, configuration, deployment, and update of PowerEdge Servers. It uses the management automation capabilities in-built into the iDRAC, OpenManage Enterprise, and OpenManage Enterprise Modular.
RACADM is supported by iDRAC and by the Chassis Management Controller of the M1000e, VRTX, and FX2 modular systems. Local and remote RACADM is supported on Windows Server, the Windows clients, and on Red Hat, SuSe, and Ubuntu Linux. Using a text-based interface for all iDRAC functions, RACADM supports the viewing and changing of all server attributes. This includes BIOS, iDRAC, PERC, NIC, and HBA settings as well as server cooling and power-status and settings.
● Dell EMC PowerVault NX NAS Storage Array ● Dell EMC Network Switches The OMIMSSC appliance and management packs provide Dell-specific views that you can use to observe and analyze the system status in a defined network environment. Synchronization of all supported Dell EMC devices that are discovered within the enrolled Operations Manager console.
● 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.
Dell EMC OpenManage Integration offers deep hardware monitoring and enhanced lifecycle management of the servers, nodes, clusters, and hyperconverged infrastructure. For more information, see the knowledge base article https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000177828/support-fordell-emc-openmanage-integration-with-microsoft-windows-admin-center and documentation https://www.dell.com/support/ home/product-support/product/OpenManage-Integration-Microsoft-Windows-Admin-Center/docs .
Connections For Third-Party Systems Management Consoles Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Operations Bridge Manager OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus Operations Bridge Manager (OBM) provides capabilities to integrate the OpenManage Enterprise and OpenManage Enterprise with Micro Focus OBM. The OpenManage Operations Connector (OpsCx) helps system and IT administrators to get a comprehensive view of Dell EMC devices in a data center.
With this Plugin, you have comprehensive hardware-level visibility and health monitoring information of the Dell EMC devices including both overall and component-level health monitoring for quicker fault detection and resolution. For more information, see the OpenManage Plugin for Nagios XI User’s Guide available at https://www.dell.com/esmmanuals. Dell EMC Update Utilities The following table lists the update utilities and the supported operating systems. Table 2.
UMP, you get an overview screen that shows key information, including Repository Name, Catalog used for creation, version, and color-coded criticality. UMP does not require a license to use.
3 Legacy — Dell EMC Hardware Management Tools Topics: • • • • • OpenManage Server Administrator Baseboard Management Controller Management Utilities Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Dell IPMI Tool OpenManage Server Administrator The OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive one-to-one systems management solution for both local and remote servers and their storage controllers and Direct Attached Storage (DAS).
OpenManage Deployment Toolkit NOTE: This tool is deprecated. The OpenManage Deployment Toolkit includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying PowerEdge systems. It is designed for customers who want to build scripted installations to deploy large numbers of servers without making many changes to their current deployment process.
4 Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site Access supporting content related to an array of systems management tools using direct links, going to the Dell EMC support site, or using a search engine. ● Direct links: ○ For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management and Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management—https:// www.dell.com/esmmanuals ○ For Dell EMC Virtualization Solutions—https://www.dell.com/SoftwareManuals ○ For Dell EMC OpenManage—https://www.dell.
5 Contacting Dell EMC NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see https://www.dell.com/contactdell.
