Dell OpenManage

Product Family

Components

The Dell OpenManage package is an evolving product, constantly changing to introduce and refine new capabilities. It includes several distinct components, which sometimes differ from one major release to another. This course covers the components accompanying two different major releases:

• The Dell OpenManage Applications CD 2.x
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• Dell Server Assistant (on its own CD)
• Dell OpenManage Server Agent
• Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
• Dell OpenManage Array Manager
• Dell OpenManage Server Diagnostics
• Dell Remote Access Card (optional hardware component)
• Dell OpenManage Connections (not on the CD, available by download)
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• The Dell OpenManage Systems Management CD 3.x
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• Dell Server Assistant (on its own CD)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (includes the functionality of the Server Agent and Server Diagnostics)
• Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
• Dell OpenManage Array Manager
• Dell Remote Access Card (optional hardware component)
• Dell OpenManage Connections (not on the CD, available by download)
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• Dell Server Assistant CD — A utility disk that simplifies the installation and configuration of a Dell server and streamlines the installation of the operating system and drivers.
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• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (Available only on the System Management CD 3.x or later) — Managed node software that provides the following services:
  • System Instrumentation — gathers information from a server's firmware and makes it available to a management station
  • Diagnostics — allows remote testing of server hardware
  • Update Service — allows remote updates to BIOS, firmware, and some software
  • Remote Access — allows offline remote management for systems equipped with a Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC III or later) or Embedded Remote Access
  • Storage Management — provides storage management information in a graphical view and provides for diagnostic testing of storage devices, using the managed node component of Dell OpenManage Array Manager
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• Dell OpenManage Server Agent (Available only on the Applications CD 2.x or earlier) — Software that gathers information from a server's firmware and makes it available to a management station.
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• Dell OpenManage IT Assistant — The central management application for OpenManage, able to manage multiple Dell servers or clients from a single location.
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• Dell OpenManage Array Manager — A program providing for management of storage devices using a standard interface for RAID configuration.
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• Dell OpenManage Server Diagnostics (Available only on the Applications CD 2.x or earlier) — Diagnostic routines that can detect and identify hardware problems, sometimes remotely and often without requiring a reboot.
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• Dell Remote Access Card — An optional hardware component of OpenManage that provides some remote management capabilities for servers, even when they are offline.
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• Dell OpenManage Connections — "Plug-in" modules that allow Dell servers and clients to be managed by other enterprise systems management applications.
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