include Server Administrator, and remote access controller (RAC) software. Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, Web browser-based GUI (the Server Administrator home page) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system. (For ESX Server systems, Server Administrator is installed in the Service Console.) Server Administrator is designed for system administrators to both locally and remotely manage systems on a network. Server Administrator allows system administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-on-one system management. A management station can be used to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central location. By installing IT Assistant on a management station, you can effectively manage from one to hundreds of remote managed systems.
For more information about OpenManage see the OpenManage Product Documentation CD-ROM, which comes with the Dell Server and is also available at www.dell.com/openmanage.
Figure 1-5 illustrates the relationship between a management station and its managed systems. Figure 1-5 also shows the operating systems and the Dell OpenManage software products that may be installed on the managed systems.
Figure 1-5. Example of a Management Station and Managed Systems
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| system | |
| Server | ESX CD |
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| Administrator | Systems |
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managed systems | | Management |
remote | CD |
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