Appendix; Systems Management Features Comparison Between Esx Software With Openmanage And Esxi Software - Dell PowerEdge System Management Manual

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Systems Management Features Comparison between ESX Software with
OpenManage and ESXi Software
This section compares the system management capabilities of ESX Server 3
with OpenManage and ESXi.
Systems Management
Feature
Deployment
Configuring the BIOS,
storage, and DRAC
Installing ESX Server
software
Installing OpenManage
software after the
installation of ESX
Systems Management
Feature
Health Monitoring
Processor health status
System battery status
Fan status with RPM
reading
Intrusion
ESX Server 3 with
OpenManage
Supported by boot time
utilities and DTK.
Supported by SBUU.
Supported through the
OpenManage media or
through IT Assistant.
ESX
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator.
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator and DRAC.
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator and DRAC.
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator and DRAC.
Systems Management Guide
ESXi
Supported by boot time
utilities and DTK.
Not required. ESXi is pre-
installed in the server.
OpenManage Server
Administrator is not
supported in ESXi.
ESXi
Available through VI
Client.
Available through VI Client
and DRAC.
Available through VI Client
and DRAC.
Available through VI Client
and DRAC.
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