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OpenManage Integration with third-party consoles
Dell OpenManage integrates iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller functionality with several leading third-
party consoles, including Microsoft System Center, VMware vCenter, BMC Software BladeLogic and
ProactiveNet Performance Management.
Microsoft System Center offers management of applications, services, physical resources,
hypervisors, software defined networks, configuration and automation in a single comprehensive
platform. For customers with existing investments in MS System Center, Dell offers the OpenManage
Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center, a portfolio of software tools that streamline and
optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of managing Dell hardware with System Center.
Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center includes:
Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager (SCOM)
This suite of Dell Server Management Packs enables several functions through System Center
Operations Manager, including agent-free and agent-based in-band and out-of band discovery and
monitoring of PowerEdge racks, towers, blades and VRTX systems,
Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
(SCCM)
This tool provides DLCI, within SCCM to manage Dell PowerEdge servers agent-free, including
auto-discovery, operating system deployment and configuration of hardware elements, (RAID, NIC,
BIOS, iDRAC), OS and hypervisor agnostic updates, firmware management, and system viewer
utilities.
Dell Server Deployment Pack and Dell Hardware Update Catalogs
Dell Server Deployment Pack automates bare-metal configuration and deployment of a variety of
Microsoft Windows operating system and application versions from a central location to Dell
PowerEdge servers across a network.
Dell Server Update Catalogs scan and update BIOS, firmware and drivers for PowerEdge servers,
blades and VRTX.
Dell Server PRO Management Pack with PRO-Tips for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine
Manager (SCVMM)
This pack integrates Dell PowerEdge server knowledge with Microsoft SCVMM and Operations
Manager (SCOM). Dell Server PRO Management Pack provides effective management of Dell
physical servers that host virtual workloads running on Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V by
monitoring the health of the host system and enabling recommendations and remedial actions
(PRO-Tips) when a compromised system is identified.
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter
This plug-in allows IT administrators to monitor, provision, and manage the physical PowerEdge
server, blade and VRTX hardware and firmware from a dedicated Dell menu accessed through the
VMware vCenter console. IT administrators use the same role-based, access-control model within
vCenter to combine physical and virtual server management
BMC Software
BMC offers best-in-class integration of OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller technology
within select BMC Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) portfolio products.
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