Systems Management; Overview; Server Management - Dell PowerEdge R210 II Technical Manual
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16 Systems Management
16.1 Overview
Dell delivers open, comprehensive, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of
managing disparate IT assets. Combining Dell PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell
developed systems management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and
save in IT environments of any size. To help you meet your server management demands, Dell offers
Dell OpenManage™ systems management solutions for:
Deployment of one or many servers from a single console
Monitoring of server and storage health and maintenance
Update of system, operating system, and application software
Dell offers IT management solutions for organizations of all sizes—priced and sized appropriately and
supported comprehensively.
16.2 Server Management
A Dell Systems Management and Documentation DVD and a Dell Management Console DVD are
included with the product. ISO images are also available. A brief description of available content:
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Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU): Dell Systems Build and Update Utility assists in
OS install and pre-OS hardware configuration and updates.
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Server Update Utility (SUU): This DVD has an inventory tool for managing updates to
firmware, BIOS, and drivers for either Linux or Windows varieties.
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OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA): The OpenManage Server Administrator tool
provides a comprehensive, one-to-one (one console to one server) systems management
solution, designed for system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely over 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: Dell IT Assistant (ITA) 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 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) 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: The section includes PDF files for PowerEdge systems, storage peripherals, and Dell
OpenManage™ software.
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Dell Management Console (DMC): The Dell Management Console is a systems management
console that enables systems administrators to discover and inventory devices on your
network. It provides functions such as health and performance monitoring of networked
devices and patch management capabilities for Dell systems. DMC differs from the IT Assistant
management console (described above) in that with DMC, value-add plug-ins that enable
advanced functionality can be purchased and added to the base DMC product.
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