Systems Management, Overview, Server Management

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16 Systems Management

16.1 Overview

Dell delivers open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managing disparate IT assets by building comprehensive IT management solutions. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell-developed management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in environments of any size. To help you meet your server performance demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage systems management solutions for:

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Deployment of one or many servers from a single management console Monitoring of server and storage health and maintenance

System update, configuration change, and maintenance

Dell offers IT management solutions for organizations of all sizes—priced, sized, and supported right.

16.2 Server Management

A Dell Systems Management and Documentation DVD and a Dell Management Console DVD are included with the product. Content includes:

•Dell Systems Build and Update Utility: Dell Systems Build and Update Utility assists in OS install and pre-OS hardware configuration and updates.

•OpenManage Server Administrator: The OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) tool provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution, designed for system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. OMSA allows system administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-one systems management.

•Management Console: Our legacy IT Assistant console is also included, as well as tools to allow access to our remote management products. These tools are Remote Access Service for iDRAC and the BMC Management Utility.

•Active Directory Snap-in Utility: The Active Directory Snap-in Utility provides an extension snap-in to the Microsoft Active Directory. This allows you to manage Dell specific Active Directory objects. The Dell-specific schema class definitions and their installation are also included on the DVD.

•Dell Systems Service Diagnostics Tools: Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics tools deliver the latest Dell optimized drivers, utilities, and operating system-based diagnostics that you can use to update your system.

•eDocs: The section includes PDF files for PowerEdge systems, storage peripheral, and OpenManage software.

•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.

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