Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
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). It can communicate using following interfaces
- GUI, WMI, SNMP and CLIView system configuration, health, and performance. Use Server Administrator to:
View system configuration, health, inventory and Asset information of the system and provide functions to shut down the
server remotely from OMSA GUI console
Perform monitoring and configuration functions for all the supported RAID and non-RAID controllers and enclosures without
using the Option ROM utilities.
For more information, see the OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management Users Guide available at https://
www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
Baseboard Management Controller Management
Utilities
The Baseboard Management monitors the system for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the system
board and sends alerts and logs events when certain parameters exceed their preset thresholds. The Baseboard Management
Controller supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you to
remotely configure, monitor, and recover systems.
For complete information, see the Baseboard Management Controller Management Utilities Users Guide available at https://
www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool
Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool is a one-to-many application that discovers and configures iDRAC from a single console.
It helps to:
Discover or import the iDRAC IP addresses on the network.
Update firmware for the selected iDRAC.
Configure standard or extended schema-based Active Directory settings for selected iDRAC.
Create the iDRAC objects on the Active Directory server for extended schema-based Active Directory.
For complete information, see Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool Users Guide available at https://www.dell.com/
esmmanuals.
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