Embedded Server Management | Dell M610 instruction

Dell™ PowerEdge™ M610 Technical Guidebook

Dell Management Console DVD: The Dell Management Console is a Web-based systems management software that enables you to discover and inventory devices on your network. It also provides advanced functions, such as health and performance monitoring of networked devices and patch management capabilities for Dell systems.

Server Update Utility: In addition to the Systems Management Tools and Documentation and Dell Management Console DVDs, customers have the option to obtain Server Update Utility DVD. This DVD has an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS and drivers for either Linux or Windows varieties.

C. Embedded Server Management

The PowerEdge M610 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server Management. It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The iDRAC6 (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface between the host system and its management software and the periphery devices. These periphery devices consist of the PSUs, the storage backplane, integrated SAS HBA or PERC 6/i and control panel with semi-intelligent display.

The iDRAC6 provides features for managing the server remotely or in data center lights-out environments.

Advanced iDRAC features require the installation of the iDRAC6 Enterprise card.

I. Unmanaged Persistent Storage

The unmanaged persistent storage consists of two ports:

•one located on the control panel board

•one located on the Internal SD Module (formerly UIPS).

The port on the control panel is for an optional USB key and is located inside the chassis. Some of the possible applications of the USB key are:

•User custom boot and pre-boot OS for ease of deployment or diskless environments

•USB license keys for software applications like eToken™ or Sentinel Hardware Keys

•Storage of custom logs or scratch pad for portable user-defined information (not hot-pluggable)

The Internal SD Module is dedicated for an SD Flash Card with embedded Hypervisor for virtualization. The SD Flash Card contains a bootable OS image for virtualized platforms.