Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Systems Management Overview Guide
- Dell EMC Systems Management
- Systems Management Product Overview
- Chassis and Server Managers
- Dell EMC Consoles
- Automation Enablers
- Integration With Third-Party Consoles
- Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Operations Manager(SCOM)
- Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center for System Center Configuration Manager
- Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
- Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center for System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Dell EMC Server PRO System Center Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center
- Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow
- BMC Software
- Connections For Third-Party Systems Management Consoles
- Dell EMC Update Utilities
- Legacy — Dell EMC Hardware Management Tools
- Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
- Contacting Dell EMC
● 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. After it gets connected, IT administrators can configure IP addresses and BIOS settings, share
Dell EMC SupportAssist reports, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power cycle a server.
Quick Sync 2 is supported on many PowerEdge rack and tower servers, such as R940, R940xa, R840, R740, R740xd, R640,
R540, R440, R6415, R6515, R6525, R7515, R7425, R7415, and T640.
On 13
th
generation of the PowerEdge servers: OMM can access PowerEdge 13
th
generation servers through the Quick Sync
bezel. After connected, IT administrators can configure IP addresses, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power
cycle a server.
Quick Sync bezel is supported on PowerEdge R730, R730xd, and R630 servers.
NOTE: For at-the-server access, you must install the Quick Sync 2 module or the Quick Sync bezel.
NOTE: For at-the-chassis access, you must install the Quick Sync 2 module on MX7000.
● Access iDRAC or MX7000 remotely
OMM can access 12
th
, 13
th
, and 14
th
generation of the PowerEdge servers remotely over a secure, internal network from
anywhere. After connected, IT administrators can configure IP addresses and BIOS settings, share Dell EMC SupportAssist
reports, view server inventory, health status and logs, or power cycle a server.
When you access an MX7000 lead chassis remotely, you automatically get access to any of the member chassis and sleds.
The access to MX7000 remotely happens through OpenManage Enterprise Modular running on that MX7000.
NOTE:
Features vary by server-model and generation. To access iDRAC, OpenManage Enterprise remotely, there is no
additional hardware required other than the Android or IOS devices.
● Access servers remotely through OpenManage Enterprise console
OMM can connect to the PowerEdge servers through the OpenManage Enterprise—3.1. IT administrators can monitor
all systems-managed using OpenManage Enterprise including Dell EMC chassis, servers, storage, networking, and firewall
appliances and other OME-supported third-party hardware. OMM can also receive proactive notifications from OME
console.
Automation Enablers
● Dell System Update
● OpenManage Ansible Modules
● iDRAC RESTful APIs (Redfish Standards based)
● Other Embedded Management Automation Interfaces
● RACADM CLI
● OpenManage RESTful APIs
● GitHub Scripting Libraries
Dell EMC System Update
Dell EMC System Update (DSU) is CLI optimized application used to distribute the Dell EMC PowerEdge server updates for
Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems. DSU is a script optimized tool, that provides enhanced ease of use, automation
and flexibility. DSU works on a wide range of operating systems, including RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu, and Windows Server.
Dell EMC System Update v1.7 or higher allows performing update to remote systems using either in-band through Windows and
Linux or out-of-band through iDRAC9.
NOTE: DSU v1.4 and higher has been enhanced to facilitate the creation of Smart bootable ISO.
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