Dell Server Management Operations - Dell PowerEdge M820 Technical Manual

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RACADM — The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to
locally or remotely configure iDRAC7.
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IPMITool — IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and
manage remote systems using the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol.
Integration with third-party consoles
Dell OpenManage easily integrates with several leading third-party consoles, including:
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Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager — This suite of server management packs enables several functions through System
Center Operations Manager (SCOM), including in-band discovery and monitoring of racks and
towers, out-of-band discovery and monitoring through iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller, as well
as performance and advanced monitoring.
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Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager —
This pack contains Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI), which integrates OpenManage
functions in the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to manage the Dell
PowerEdge servers, 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.
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Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine
Manager — This pack manages Dell physical servers and hosts of virtual machines (VMs) by using
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager/System Center Essentials (SCOM/SCE) and System
Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). It provides guidance for remedial actions based on
alerts to best manage virtual machines and handle the impacts appropriately.
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OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter — This plug-in allows IT administrators to
monitor, provision and manage the physical PowerEdge server hardware and firmware from a
dedicated Dell menu accessed through the VMware vCenter console using the same role-based
access control model as vCenter, combining physical server management.
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BMC Software—Dell and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration
between Dell server, storage and network management functionality and the BMC Software
process and data center automation products.
OpenManage Connections with third-party consoles
Dell OpenManage provides connections with many third-party consoles, including:
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Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management —
This connection allows you to monitor PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays from
within the Computer Associates Network and Systems Management (CA NSM) console.
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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.
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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 is centered on automating the server management
lifecycle — deploy, update, monitor and maintain. To manage an infrastructure properly and
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