Dell Server Management Operations; Figure 11. Systems Management Server Lifecycle - Dell PowerEdge VRTX Technical Manual

OpenManage Connections with third-party consoles
Dell OpenManage Connections are designed specifically for monitoring Dell server and storage
platforms within infrastructures managed by HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
or Computer Associates (CA) Network and Systems Management (NSM). OpenManage Connections
improve operational efficiency and flexibility in managing Dell hardware in large heterogeneous data
center environments.
Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management
This connection enables monitoring of PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays in
environments managed by Computer Associates Network and Systems Management (CA NSM) with
no installation of the CA agent required on the Dell hardware.
Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager
This connection enables several functions through HP Operations Manager, including auto-
grouping, SNMP trap reception, global health monitoring and a context-sensitive launch of
OpenManage Server Administrator.
Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIBus
This connection provides event monitoring capabilities to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell
EqualLogic systems. It allows event monitoring, automatic event correlation, and launching device
consoles from the Netcool/OMNIbus console.

Dell server management operations

Dell OpenManage systems management automates the most essential hardware management
tasks — deploy, update, monitor and maintain. Figure 11 illustrates systems management operations
that are performed more efficiently, and with fewer tools, through utilization of the Dell PowerEdge
embedded management feature iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller.

Figure 11. Systems management server lifecycle

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