Administrator Guide

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.
Provides unified support for rack, blades,
chassis from a single choice of console for
our customer
Stateless Deployments
and virtual Identity
management
You can assign virtual identities to servers and
perform stateless deployment.
Stateless deployments enable to create a
server environment that is dynamic and
flexible by automatically generating and
assigning virtual identity attributes to the
I/O interfaces of a server.
New Platform Support Support for the latest 14th generation PowerEdge
servers including the new blade servers of MX7000
chassis.
Provides unified support for
multigenerational rack, blades, chassis
from a single choice of console for our
customer.
OpenManage Enterprise
RESTful API
REST API enhancements for network configuration,
identity pool creation, device template configuration,
and profile management
Helps customer script from higher-
level frameworks to enable enhanced
automation in a data center environment.
Configuration
Remediation
Remediation of a server config that has drifted
against a defined baseline.
Helps keep data center in compliance to
configuration standards..
For more information, see https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln310714 .
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager is a Plugin for OpenManage Enterprise V3.2 and later. Power Manager
provides power and thermal monitoring and management at a one to many levels. The features of Power Manager are:
● Measure and manage power consumption and monitors thermal readings—OME Power Manager provides greater
insight into a data center's energy usage through detailed measurement of energy consumption throughout a data center.
Power Manager gives administrators the ability to measure and manage the power consumption of up to 6,000 servers and
track both short-term and long-term historical data.
● Create and implement multiple usage policies—Power Manager simplifies implementation of power policies across a
data center. When it is used with the 12th generation or later versions of the PowerEdge servers, OpenManage Enterprise
Advanced license and an iDRAC Enterprise license, administrators can control power consumption to each row, rack, or
group of PE servers. In addition, administrators can create reports on energy usage and thermal readings on a group-by-
group basis.
● Reduce consumption during low-load hours—Power Manager helps administrators to save power by allowing
management of a server room according to business needs. Power Manager allows administrators to implement policies
that reduce the power consumption when the demand on the systems is lower. It can also assign maximum power to the
servers that run the most important applications.
For more information, see OpenManage Power Center User’s Guide available at https://www.dellemc.com/solutions/
openmanage/power-management.htm.
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise SupportAssist Plugin
OpenManage Enterprise SupportAssist is a Plugin for OpenManage Enterprise v3.5 and later. It integrates with OpenManage as
a Plugin, streamlining your services experience. It is Dell's auto case creation and remote monitoring technology that enables
Dell Technologies support to resolve issues with minimal effort from your team, replacing manual routines and downtime with
automated support.
Once connected, SupportAssist helps with the power to:
● Prevent outages with secure remote monitoring—The best time to solve a problem is before it happens. SupportAssist
monitors system health proactively by detecting future failures. Help systems stay up and running without unplanned
downtime.
● Active troubleshooting—SupportAssist automates case creation and sends diagnostic information to Dell Technologies
support which enables to resolve issues with minimal effort.
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