Systems Management; Overview; Server Management - Dell POWEREDGE T310 Technical Manualbook

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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
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Monitoring of server and storage health and maintenance
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System update, configuration change, and maintenance
Dell offers IT management solutions for organizations of all sizes—right priced, sized, and supported.

16.2 Server Management

A Dell Systems Management and Documentation DVD and a Dell Management Console DVD are
included with the product. Content includes:
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Dell Systems Build and Update Utility: Dell Systems Build and Update Utility assists in
OS install and pre-OS hardware configuration and updates.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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eDocs: This section includes PDF files for PowerEdge systems, storage peripheral, and
OpenManage software.
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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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Server Update Utility: In addition to the Systems Management Tools and Documentation
and Dell Management Console DVDs, customers have the option to obtain Server Update
Utility DVD. This DVD has an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS, and
drivers for either Linux or Windows operating systems.
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