Reference Guide

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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 User’s Guide available at 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 User’s Guide available at 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 User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals.

OpenManage Deployment Toolkit

NOTE: This tool is deprecated.

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