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The Dell PowerEdge FX architecture lets you precisely tailor, quickly deploy, and easily manage your infrastructure. With compute, storage and I/O modules in just 2U of rack space and 50% more available server-side storage, you can build a software-defined converged infrastructure that scales quickly and easily. In order to manage this platform, Dell is using its proven Chassis Management Controller (CMC) to manage the overall platform as well as its servers, networking components, and storage devices. With its familiar, easy-to-learn and use interface, Dell CMC lets you choose and use the system management style that best fits your needs. Manage FX servers individually via each embedded iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller as you would with traditional rack servers to integrate easily into server-level processes. Or manage FX servers collectively as you might already do with blade servers, using the Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) to manage FX. Either way, you can view and manage up to 20 separate FX systems from a single CMC management console for simplified collective management. As is the case with VRTX, Dell provides licensing choices for either comprehensive Enterprise or entry-level Express CMC options, whichever best suits a customer's needs.

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OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a systems management console that provides simple, basic Dell hardware management and is available as a free download.

The latest release is OME 2.3 and it launched on June 28, 2017.  It brings a lot of great new features to the product.

Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) version 2.3 is the latest release of our easy to install, intuitively simple to use, and customer-acclaimed, One-to-Many systems management console that is optimized to provide comprehensive lifecycle management of Dell PowerEdge modular, rack and tower servers.  OpenManage Essentials also delivers extensive infrastructure health monitoring, control, and support for Dell servers, storage, networking, business clients, firewall appliances, and 3^rd party hardware.   

Key NEW  features  available with OpenManage Essentials v2.3:

• Support for simplified device configuration deployment and configuration compliance features by separating deployment templates and configuration baseline.
• Enhancement in the chassis configuration baseline and deployment template with additional configuration settings for compliance, deployment, and export features.
• Remediate configuration drift against the server and chassis baselines.
• Backup and restore server profiles for existing operation without redeploying the servers.
• Support for SNMPv3-based discovery and events.
• Simplified modular infrastructure configuration management by combining chassis and IOA configurations.
• Simplify template editing for boot configurations, network interface settings, and IOA VLAN attributes.
• Enabling OpenManage Essentials to be used in data centers where ICMP ping is blocked.
• Enabling the device type-based discovery in the guided wizard.
• Enabling rediscovery of server or chassis by configuring the static IPv4 address during the configuration deployment task.
• Support for the following devices:
  • Additional models of networking, storage, and Disk Backup devices:
    • Storage: Compellent SC7020 
    • Networking: S6010 - ON, S6100 - ON, S4048T – ON
    • Disk Backup: DR4300, DR4300e, DR6300
  • VxRail and XC series hyper-converged infrastructure
    
    
• Enhancements:
  • Increase in the time interval of the Alert Ignore Action to receive ignore duplicate alerts to a maximum of 24 hours.
  • Ability to save the purged alerts after the maximum size of alerts log is reached.
  • More information in both inventory and hard drive information report to identify if a hard drive is self-encryption capable or Self-Encrypting Drive (SED).
  • Enabling support of Programmable MUX (PMUX) mode for VLAN configuration and VLAN deployment features on IOAs.
  • Capability to export the discovery ranges.
  • Ability to view the virtual I/O pool size of the I/O identity types during the creation of a virtual I/O pool.
  • New capabilities and enhancements in the REST interface. 
  • 45% increase in control and scalability across managed devices -  from 5500 to 8000

Existing OpenManage Essentials features also available now in OME v2.3:

• Stateless computing with centralized management of server virtual I/O addresses within OME - Server Configuration Management
  • Simplify server provisioning through profile-based deployments
  • Enable elasticity of compute resources through definition of a stateless computing pool in a Boot-from-SAN environment
  • Enable simplified server migration for disaster recovery operations
• Interconnects Management for PowerEdge Modular Infrastructure within OME – Server Configuration Management
  • Simplify M series blade I/O Aggregator and FN IO Module provisioning through template-based deployments
  • Simplified I/O connection and vLAN management for PowerEdge modular infrastructure through an easy tabular interface. It provides direct mapping between blade NIC ports and IOA/IOM server facing ports.  vLAN on the IOA/IOM server facing ports can be directly managed.
  • Automate vLAN provisioning as part of blade provisioning by extending server template to include definitions for vLANs on the corresponding IOA/IOM server facing ports.
• Simplified discovery for Dell PowerEdge modular infrastructure (M1000e, FX2 and VRTX)
  • Elimination of multiple steps in establishing discovery ranges for various components (CMC, iDRACs, and IOAs)
  • Automated speedy discovery of Dell modular infrastructure through use of a single CMC credential 
• Report enhancements include the availability of additional reports and categorizations
• Alert enhancements provide root-cause sources and recommendations on how to resolve issues
• Integration with Dell ProSupport SupportAssist for proactive remote support, automated support case creation and hardware failure notification sent securely to Dell technical support for intelligent issue analysis, diagnosis, and part-replacements upon customer request
• Comprehensive, deep management visibility and control for Dell blades and Chassis Management Controller (CMC), Dell storage and networking devices, and Dell AppAssure through a context sensitive link and launch of the respective element management interface
• Geographic View at-a-glance visibility of VRTX and FX2 systems’ physical locations geographically mapped
• Agent-free OOB inventory and update of 11^th, 12^th ,13^th and 14^th generation PowerEdge servers
• Agent-free monitoring of 12^th ,13^th and 14^th generation PowerEdge servers
• Traditional agent-based systems management functionality in all supported 11^th, 12^th, 13^th and 14^th generation PowerEdge servers
• Monitoring of non-Dell HW devices through import of 3^rd party HW SNMP MIBs
• Reporting of Warranty expiration and comprehensive inventory reports
• Hardware component-level monitoring and updates for PowerEdge servers, blade systems and internal storage arrays
• Support and control of Dell hardware in Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V and OpenSource  environments
• Enhanced management functionality through integration with the following Dell solutions:
  • Dell KACE K1000 Appliance – comprehensive, economical and straightforward management of both clients and servers through a single interface
  • Dell Repository Manager – version control and scheduling of PowerEdge server updates 
  • Dell OpenManage Power Center – optimization of  PowerEdge power usage

Dell OpenManage Essentials Core Features:

OpenManage Essentials is available as a free download from the Dell Support Site. The OME console's inventory function integrates with the Dell Repository Manager to automatically facilitate the creation of custom repositories of new updates for your systems.  

If you are new to the product, Take the Quick Tour or watch the OME Overview Video below:

Download  

• Download OpenManage Essentials 2.3
  • Previous versions available in the Archive section below

• Download the Dell Troubleshooting Tool
• Download the Dell SNMP Configuration Tool

License Info:

Licensing OpenManage Essentials “Server Configuration Management”:  OpenManage Essentials (OME) is available as a free software download.  The download of OpenManage Essentials software also includes the opportunity to download and activate Dell SupportAssist services. In addition, Dell offers fee-based “Server Configuration Management” licenses that enable template–based deployment and configuration of bare-metal PowerEdge servers, detection of server configuration drift, virtual IO management. and state-less computing, among several additional management capabilities.  “Server Configuration Management” licenses are available at both POS (Point-Of-Sale) with a server purchase and APOS (After-Point-Of-Sale) for 12^th and 13^th generation PowerEdge servers.  License SKUS for OpenManage Essentials “Server Configuration Management” are as follows:   

• POS:      634-BBWU (12^th and 13^th generation PowerEdge servers)
• APOS:    634-BBWT (12^th and 13^th generation PowerEdge servers)
• POS:      528-BBSC (14th generation PowerEdge servers)
• APOS:    528-BBSB (14th generation PowerEdge servers)

For additional information, please contact a Dell Sales Representative. 

Discuss

• OpenManage Essentials Discussion Forum 

• OpenManage Essentials Blog Posts 

Learn

• OpenManage Essentials 2.3 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers) 
• OpenManage Essentials 2.2 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers) 
• OpenManage Essentials 2.1 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers) 
• OpenManage Essentials 2.0.1 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers)
• OpenManage Essentials 2.0 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers)
• OME Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
• OME Tips and Tricks
• OME vs Dell IT Assistant
• OME Quick Tour
• Tutorial videos as the bottom of this page
• Service Offering: Remote Installation and Configuration of OME

Whitepapers and Best Practices

Video 1: Creating a Template

Video 2: Creating a Virtual I/O Pool (OME 2.3)

Video 3: Creating a Compute Pool

Video 4: Deploying a Template (Stateless Deployment)

Video 5: Replacing a Server

Video 1: Adding Devices to the Bare Metal and Re-purpose Device Group

Video 2: Configuring Credentials and Scheduling Inventory

Video 3: Configuring a Deployment Share

Video 4: Creating a Configuration Template

Video 5: Deploying a Bare Metal Device

Video 6: Detecting Configuration Drift

Video 7: Auto Deploying Bare Metal Devices

0:08 - Installing OpenManage Essentals 
0:56 - Discovery and Inventory 
2:03 - Monitoring Health of Devices 
2:43 - Using the Home Portal
5:58 - Deploying Updates
7:03 - KACE Integration + MonitoringOpenManage 

	OpenManage Essentials and Repository Manager Integration
	Enable SNMP on OpenManage Server Administrator for ESXi4
	Enable SNMP on OpenManage Server Administrator for Windows
	Enable SNMP on OpenManage Server Administrator for Linux (RHEL)
	Dell OpenManage Essentials with KACE Integration
	OpenManage Essentials Custom Alerts
	OpenManage Essentials Apply System Updates
	Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials
	OpenManage Essentials Discovery and Inventory
	Dell OpenManage Essentials Discovery

1.Install 

1.Q: Can I upgrade my OME 1.0 Open Evaluation installation to the new OME 1.0.1 version?
A: Yes.  When OME 1.0.1 ships, you will be able to easily install it over your 1.0 Open Evaluation instance.

2.Q: I cannot install OpenManage Essentials using a remote SQL Database Named instance?
A: SQL Server with named instances requires ‘SQL Server Browser’ service to be running to connect remotely.

3.Q: Will OpenManage Essentials support SQL Server ‘evaluation’ edition?
A: No, SQL Server ‘evaluation’ edition is not supported because this is a prerelease version.

4.Q:  What if I see this error when I launch the console – “HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error the requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid.”
A:  Remove/Disable the XPress compression scheme from the configuration using the command below:

%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe set config -section:system.webServer/httpCompression /-[name='xpress']

OR

Add an attribute of "precondition= "64bitness" for this module entry so that it loads only in 64bit application pools.

5.Q: What if IPMI is disabled after installing BMC Utility?
A: Try restarting DSM Essentials Network Monitor Service, DSM Essentials Task Manager service and restart IIS.

6. Q: How do I change OME web service/console port after OME installation?
A: After OME installation, follow these steps:

- From Start->Run, type "regedit" and hit "Enter" to open Windows      registry.

- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Wow6432Node->Dell Computer  Corporation->Dell OpenManage Essentials->Connection Service

- Update "ConsolePort" on the right hand side.

- Launch Start->Administrative Tools->Internet Information Services  (IIS) Manager

- Navigate to <SystemName>->Sites->OpenManage Essentials

- Right click on "OpenManage Essentials" and click "Edit Bindings".

- Edit https port number "2607".

- Restart OME Netmon, Task manager and IIS services

Note: Please do not modify http port number either in registry or IIS.

7. Q: Installation of OME takes longer on Windows 2008 SP2 X64bit. Why?
A: Installation of IIS roles services takes longer to install on Windows 2008 SP2 X64bit which causes OME installation time to increase.

8. Q: Fresh Installation of OME 2.3 on Windows Server 2016 fails with the prereq missing message. Why?

A: Refer this link for more details around problem & available solutions: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/f/4494/t/20018103

9. Q: How to install OpenManage Essentials on a server enabled only with TLS 1.2 security protocol?

A: Follow these steps:

1. Update Windows Server to the latest available update.
2. Enable only TLS 1.2 security protocol. Refer following Microsoft article on steps: https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/245030/how-to-restrict-the-use-of-certain-cryptographic-algorithms-and-protoc 
3. Enable FIPS in Windows Server. “System cryptography: Use FIPS-compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing” should be enabled under Local Group Policy.
4. Reboot the operating system.
5. Install preferred SQL Server edition that supports TLS 1.2 with latest Cumulative Updates. Refer following Microsoft article for details: https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/3135244/tls-1-2-support-for-microsoft-sql-server
6. Install OpenManage Essentials.

2.Tasks

1.Q: What troubleshooting can I do if a software update task or remote task fails to be created or executed?
A: Make sure DSM Essentials Task Manager service is running in Windows services.

2.Q: Why am I not receiving emails after setting up email alert action?
A:  If you have an Antivirus Client installed on your system, you will need to configure it to allow emails.

3.Q: Does OME support Power control options for 8G servers?
A: Yes, Power ON (option available in Server Power Options Task), and Power OFF (option available when used in IPMI command line task, in Arguments field use: chassis power off) works on 8G servers with BMC. 

Note: If the 8G server has a DRAC4 over BMC, make sure the DRAC4 IP is pingable in Troubleshoot tool using IPMI protocol. If the RMCP ping fails, the power tasks will likely be failing. This simple check will also help to know if the connection to the RAC devices for any generation server is passed. 

4.Q: Why does the update using iDRAC taking a long time?
A:  Check your credentials. Wrong credentials may cause OME to wait for communication timeout which will result in failed task after the timeout period. If you are updating 10+ devices with wrong credentials it may take up to 2-3 hours before reporting failure.

5.Q: How can I stop command Line task with single target? 
A: A task with only one device cannot be stopped once the execution has started.

6. Q: Why does the OME Task Manager crash when the username used has a \p in remote tasks. For example: veggie\pizza.
A: This is a limitation in OME parsing logic. The workaround is to create and use a username that does not have a \p in it.

3.Discovery

1.Q: What troubleshooting can I do if a discovery task fails to be created or executed?
A: Make sure DSM Essentials Task Manager service is running in Windows services

2.Q: Why are devices discovered with WMI getting classified as Unknown?
A: WMI discovery will classify a device as unknown when the credentials for a user account in the Administrators group (not Administrator) are supplied for the discovery range in some cases.If you are seeing this issue, read the following KB article and apply the registry work around described therein.

So far, this applies to managed nodes with Windows Server 2008 R2.http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;951016

3.Q. My ESXi servers are getting classified as unknowns.
A: If you are using ESXi 5.0 update 1, please install OM 7.0 VIB available at 

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?DriverId=VPTVV.

You can also try increasing the timeout (setting to 10) and retry (setting to 4) values in the WS-MAN page for discovery wizard.

4.Q. My ESXi servers after few days of monitoring, becomes unknown
A:  VMware has identified an issue affecting VMware ESXi 5.0x and 5.1x where CIM monitoring applications fail to authenticate with “No space left on device” error in /var/log/syslog.log:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2043464.

This issue can cause previously discovered systems to move to an unknown status, fail to discover, or not show in both OpenManage Essentials (OME) and Dell Management Plugin for VMware vCenter (DMPVV).

The current workaround is to issue “/etc/init.d/wsman restart” on the ESXi host shell.While a permanent solution to this issue has not been identified by VMware as of 13 March 2013, the following steps can be followed to create a persistent cron job to restart the wsman service once a day.

Add the following to /etc/rc.local (for ESXi 5.1 systems edit: /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh):

# Added by Dell to add cronjob for restarting wsman 12:15 AM/PM

/bin/kill $(cat /var/run/crond.pid)

/bin/echo '15   0,12 *   *   *   /etc/init.d/wsman restart' >> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root

/bin/busybox crond

Execute auto-backup.sh (sh /sbin/auto-backup.sh) after making edits.

Reboot the system.

On reboot “cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root” should show:

#min hour day mon dow command

1    1    *   *   *   /sbin/tmpwatch.py

1    *    *   *   *   /sbin/auto-backup.sh

0    *    *   *   *   /usr/lib/vmware/vmksummary/log-heartbeat.py

*/5  *    *   *   *   /sbin/hostd-probe

15   0,12 *   *   *   /etc/init.d/wsman restart

NOTE: In previous releases of ESXi, you could add custom commands in /etc/rc.local which would automatically execute after all startup scripts have finished. With the latest release of ESXi 5.1, this functionality has been moved to /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh.

5. Q: What is the most important thing to know about Discovery?
A: You must install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (aka OMSA) on all of the PowerEdge Servers that you want to discover and manage using SNMP protocol.  OMSA can be installed from the OME console.

You can also discover PowerEdge Servers using WMI without OMSA installed. Your servers will not be classified as a "Dell Computer", but rather, "Unknown" or just "Computer".  Management capabilities in OpenManage Essentials are limited if OMSA is not installed.

6. Q: Why do my Servers appear under the "Unknown" node in the device tree?
A: Systems discovered with SNMP only, and without OMSA installed on them, will be classified as "Unknown" and displayed under the "Unknown" device group.  If you have confirmed that OMSA is correctly installed on the managed node, then check the SNMP settings.  

Note: SNMP community strings are *case sensitive*.

Bring up services.msc on the managed node and go to the properties page for "SNMP Service".

On the Security tab, there is a radio button for "Accept SNMP Packets from any host" and "...packets from these hosts". You need to be sure and specify your OME server here, or select the radio button for "any host".  

If you select "any host" consult the Microsoft documentation for any security implications.

For Linux machines, make sure to run '/etc/init.d/dataeng enablesnmp' followed by '/etc/init.d/dataeng restart'

Finally, the Dell Troubleshooting Tool, installed as part of OME, is very useful in helping with Discovery problems.

Run the "Services" test as well from the Troubleshooting tool and see if you are finding the following entry in the test result 
dsm_sa_datamgrd
dsm_sa_eventmgr
dsm_sa_snmpd
dsm_om_shrsvcd
dsm_om_connsvcd
These are OMSA services running on the remote box. If these entries are present in the result and if you are allowed to restart these services on that remote production system, Please do. Services can restarted from the service manager (Service names are prefixed with "DSM SA")

7. Q: Are there any considerations when trying to discover servers that have Windows 2008 as the operating system?
A: When using SNMP, in order to discover a system that is running Windows Server 2008, the "Network discovery" feature must be enabled.

Perform the following steps to enable "Network discovery" on the target Server:

- Navigate to the target system's Control Panel

- Select "Network and Sharing Center"

- In the "Sharing and Discovery" section, set "Network discovery" to "On"

8. Q: Looking at my systems, I see "System Is Down" for a server - can you tell me how this is determined? And also, how often is it re-checked?
A: The connection state shows 'ON or 'OFF' under device summary table in the LHS. When the system /device is removed from the network either power off or NIC cable removed then the state for the system is shown as 'system is down'. Basically when the server is not pingable we see server as down. By default polling for connection state is 1 hour. User has option to configure the frequency of polling.

9. Q: What troubleshooting can I do if a server is showing up as unknown or not returning inventory data even after SNMP is enabled and OMSA is installed on the target server?
A: Make sure DSM SA Data Manager Service is running in Windows services on the target server.  If it is stopped, restart the service and re-run the inventory task. 

10. Q: How should I discover my EqualLogic storage array?
A: EqualLogic arrays are discovered with the SNMP v2 protocol.  So in your OME discovery wizard, choose SNMP along with the appropriate ‘read’ community string.  Also, you should include the IP address of the EqualLogic Group and IP addresses for all the members in the discovery range.

11. Q: Why is the iDRAC 6 IP address shown as 0.0.0.0 in OME?
A: If the iDRAC firmware version on the Rack/Tower servers is <= 1.70 and on Modular servers is <= 3.30, the IP address is returned as 0.0.0.0.

Please update the iDRAC firmware on Rack/Tower servers to 1.80 and on modular servers to 3.30, to resolve this issue.

12. Q: I have VRTX devices discovered in OME versions prior to 1.2, but when upgrading to version 1.2 they do not show up under VRTX group in the device tree. How can I fix this?
A: Delete the devices from the device tree and then re-run discovery/inventory on the proper ranges to appropriately classify the VRTX devices in the VRTX device group.

13. Q: Why is my EqualLogic blade device not classified under the Modular group?
A: Make sure the chassis service tag in EqualLogic is populated for that to be classified under Modular group.

14. Q: Why does the discovery of PC 8132 with FW version: 5.0.0.4 take more than 2 minutes?
A: This is a known issue with this firmware.  Please update to the latest firmware if available.

15. Q: Why is KVM 4332DS not getting classified under KVM?
A: Update the KVM to the latest firmware (version 1.16 or later ) to classify it correctly.

16. Q: Why are my iDRACs are being deleted and re-added during a long discovery and inventory?
A: To enable the DNS iDRAC<>Server name correlation, the discovery name resolution was changed from DNS to NetBIOS. As a result servers and iDRACs that are initially discovered correctly, upon subsequent inventory and discovery, are removed and re-added to the GUI. There is no other impact to the device list. When discovery completes, all iDRACs are correctly re-added.

17. Q: DSA (LASSO) collection of logs from EqualLogic group upon receiving an event is either not proper, or, is incomplete. Why?
A: Discover EqualLogic storage groups using the Group Management or Storage Group IP address only, and not include any of the member IP addresses in the discovery range configuration.

18. Q: What troubleshooting can I do if tasks such as OMSA deployment, iDRAC Service Module deployment, or system update fail with an "invalid package signature" error?
A: Install the VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5 certificate on the server running OpenManage Essentials.

19 Q: Why does my Dell Server appear in the OEM device group?
A: It is possible that the firmware on your Dell Server is returning an invalid or blank model type when queried. You may need to perform a Lifecycle Controller wipe option, using winrm from a computer on the same network. Below is the command.

Note: The LifeCycle Controller wipe operation is *destructive*. This might wipe out your iDRAC License key so export it first so you can restore it later. Or be prepared to request a new iDRAC License key through your support portal or via phone. If you are uncomfortable with this operation or have any questions please contact Dell Support before proceeding.

winrm i LCWipe http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_LCService?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem+CreationClassName=DCIM_LCService+SystemName=DCIM:ComputerSystem+Name=DCIM:LCService -u:[iDRAC_root] -p:[iDRAC_PWD] -r:https://[iDRAC_IP]/wsman -SkipCNcheck -SkipCAcheck -encoding:utf-8 -a:basic

If successful, you will get a ReturnValue of 0. The iDRAC will no longer be accessible for a few minutes. After about 5 minutes you will hear all of the fans spin up to max RPM and stay there for a bit. When they calm down, the iDRAC will be back to a default state with an IP address of 192.168.0.120.

Then reboot your server, so that server inventory (CSIOR) is run on restart. If CSIOR is not enabled, you need to enable it in the LifeCycle Controller options. Then re-run OME discovery in order to re-categorize the server in the device tree.

20. Q: I am unable to discover idrac/chassis/ESXi servers using WSMAN protocol. Why?
A: Check if the devices have valid certificates installed. If the certificate used for WSMAN communication is expired or not yet valid, then OME will not be able to discover the device.

21. Q: The devices in Device tree disappears during discovery. Why?
A: This happens when there are duplicate MAC addresses and is seen when virtual devices have MAC address that contain only 16 zeros. To fix this issue
1. Open dconfig.ini located in SysMgt\Essentials\configuration
2. Edit the following line PRIVATE_MAC_EXCLUDE_LIST to
PRIVATE_MAC_EXCLUDE_LIST=127.0.0.1,0.0.0.0,005345000000,33506F453030,505054503030,0000FFFFFFFF,204153594EFF,000000000000,00000000000000e0,020054554e01,204153594eff,0000000000000000
3. Save and restart OME services

Note: To edit dconfig file, the user should have administrative privileges on the OS. Also make a backup copy of dconfig.ini file before making changes.

22. Q: Why does the iDRAC or CMC display an “unknown” status after upgrading to the latest firmware version?
A: With the latest iDRAC or CMC firmware (iDRAC >= 2.40.40.40, M1000e CMC >= 5.2, FX2 CMC >= 1.4, VRTX CMC >= 2.2), TLS 1.1 is the default communication protocol. If your browser or operating system where OpenManage Essentials is installed does not support TLS 1.1 protocol, then the device displays an “unknown” status.

To resolve this issue, see “Step 2: Verifying Dell Management Consoles” in the following KB article: http://www.dell.com/Support/Article/us/en/19/SLN302365.

NOTE: Ensure the required registry updates are done either manually or using the “Easy Fix” described in the Microsoft support article - "Update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as a default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows".

4. Inventory

1. Q: What troubleshooting can I do if an inventory task fails to be created or executed?
A: Make sure DSM Essentials Task Manager service is running in Windows services.

2. Q:  What do I need to do if I do not see any inventory data for a Dell Server running ESXi 5.0?
A: To properly discover, inventory and classify a Dell Server running ESXi 5.0 you must install OpenManage Offline Bundle and VIB 6.5 A02 from support.dell.com which will be available in Q4 2011.

3. Q: How do I update the inconsistent data seen in the device details and Modular Enclosure Information report for a PowerEdge VRTX CMC (chassis management controller), after performing discovery and inventory using WS-Man when all the server slots of the chassis are empty?
A: PowerEdge VRTX only reports data for server slots with a modular server present and does not report any data for empty server slots.

OME does not update the inventory of a device if no changes are seen in the existing data for the device. Since empty server slots in the VRTX chassis are not reported, OME does not see any updated data for the VRTX CMC inventory and thus does not update the device inventory details.

This behavior is not seen if the PowerEdge VRTX chassis has at least one modular server present at the time of inventory.The Modular Enclosure Information report may show a row with empty values for Slot Number, Slot Name columns and "Unknown" value for the Slot Availability column when the PowerEdge VRTX chassis is discovered and inventoried while all the server slots are empty.  

In order to show the most current device inventory details of an empty PowerEdge VRTX chassis, you must remove the instance of the device from the device tree and re-discover and inventory the IP address or hostname of the CMC in question. 

4. Q: Why does the PCIe Information and Virtual Adapter Information table in the PowerEdge VRTX device details page continue to show the server name of a modular server that has been removed from the VRTX chassis, after the CMC has been re-inventoried?
A: The device details of a PowerEdge VRTX modular chassis will not update successfully if the VRTX Chassis Management Controller is re-inventoried when all the chassis server slots are empty.  

This behavior will impact data tables which show association of the modular server slots to the PowerEdge VRTX chassis resources, such as the PCIe Information, Virtual Adapter Information and Virtual Disk Access Policy Information tables.  To update these tables to reflect the correct data, in this scenario, the instance of the VRTX CMC must be removed from the device tree and re-discovered and inventoried.

5. Q: Why is the output power supply shown as 0 watts in the PowerSupply info table for my server with a cabled PSU?
A: For servers with cabled PSU, the output power supply info will be shown as 0 watts. E.g.: T430 server.

5. Health

1. Q: Does OMSA need to be installed on a server to retrieve health status?
A: For servers discovered via WMI where OMSA is not installed and running, health status will only be what the OS provides.  For maximum hardware health status you should install OMSA.

2. Q: Why does OME show power supply health as Normal when the redundant power supply has lost an AC power source?
A: This is the issue with Server Administrator version 6.x. To avoid this issue, please install/upgrade to Server Administrator version 7.0 or higher.

3. Q: Why is Device count and Rollup health showing 0 when REST API command is used for a group marked hidden in the OpenManage Essentials Console?

A: The REST API used to return information about a Device Group ( <base-uri>/DeviceGroups/{deviceGroupId} ) should not be used on device groups that are marked hidden in the OpenManage Essentials console.The information returned using this command is not correct since the data for a hidden device group is inaccessible.

4. Q: Why is my PowerConnect W series switch not showing device health?
A: The health attribute is only available if the PowerConnect W switch is in the master role.

6. System Update

1. Q: I can’t load a Dell catalog for software update or am getting errors when trying to run software update tasks, what might be the problem?
A:  First, try downloading the catalog to the OpenManage Essentials system directly or use an SUU DVD in the local system drive.

- Browse for catalog.xml file on the local system or DVD (not on a file share.  

It is possible to use a file share, but for troubleshooting, do not use file share)

- Load catalog and verify it shows as loaded in OpenManage Essentials. You may also wish to try using the FTP download to get the latest catalog for troubleshooting purposes if you can’t load other catalogs.

- Now create software update tasks.  If tasks fail, more information can be found in the task details.

- Try setting all internet explorer security settings to LOW if tasks will not run when executed.

2. Q: What do I need to do if Linux servers show under 'Non--Inventoried systems' even after I performed inventory on the discovered Linux servers 'N' number of times?

A: For RHEL 5.5, SLES10 and SLES11

1. Mount OMSA6.5 DVD in the Linux server.

2. Install 'srvadmin-cm' rpm.

3. Restart OMSA services.

4. Make sure OMSA inventory collector is working fine(Run ./invcol -outc=/home/inv.xml from /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/invcol location).

5. Re-inventory the Linux server in OME.

Now the Linux server will be either listed under 'Compliant systems' or 'Non-Compliant systems'.

3. Q: What order are packages installed on a system?
A: Packages are applied in the following order.- Driver- Firmware- Firmware ES- BIOS- Application

4. Q: What do I need to do when I see this error “Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.” when performing a catalog import task?
A: The user needs to modify the permissions of the folder on the network share to allow the local user access.  When you are in a workgroup and not on a domain, access to a network share will be restricted so if you need to utilize a network share you will need to make sure OME is running on a machine on a domain.  

The OpenManage Essentials user has to be authenticated on the domain and the network share has to be authenticated on that domain as well.
When using Repository manager as you catalog source make sure that the packages associated with the RM generated catalog are present in the same folder as the catalog.
If the packages are not present in that folder you would see an invalid path result for the packages.

5. Q:  How do I configure Internet Explorer with Enhanced Security Configuration to ensure OpenManage Essentials can utilize all features that use resources from Dell Online?
A: To insure that these features work in the Dell Open Manage Essentials console on an environment with Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration enabled.

The user needs to add *.dell.com to the Trusted sites zone.Import Catalog and System Update require internet access when the user selects Dell Online as the source.

The warranty report also uses Dell Online resources to retrieve information and also will not return data without it.

6. Q: When I try to run system updates in OME I get the following error- “Access to path ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\Essentials\SystemUpdate is denied”.
A: This is due to Windows 2008 R2 folder restrictions in the program files directory.  

Open folder – C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\Essentials\In the Essentials folder make a new folder named: SystemUpdate

- Right Click

– SystemUpdate folder

- Select Properties

- Select Security tab

- Click Edit

- Select Users

- Select Full control

- Click OK

- Click OK

Then recreate the update task.

7. Q: Why does System update task show as failed in spite of successfully updating the server?
A: After executing the software update task which requires target server to be restarted, if target server does not come up within 30 minutes the task will show as failed in spite of successfully updating the server.  In that case you will have to run the inventory for the server separately to see the updated version on inventory page and compliance report.

8. Q: Why am I not seeing software inventory for a server or why does the server show up in the non-inventory state even though I executed an inventory task against it?
A: Do the following:Make sure OMSA is installed the server.

Check: C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\oma\log

Delete all of the files except for the cachecfg.txt. Once the files are removed you will need to restart the DSM SA Shared Services within Services.msc. Once the DSM SA Shared Services has successfully restarted it may take up to 90 secs to repopulate the updated inventory files (Note: The new files will consist of the cachecfg.txt, Inventory.xml.1 and InvLog.xml)

9. Q: I have OpenManage Essentials installed and successfully discovered and inventoried my 11G servers. I downloaded the update catalog and have identified some servers that our non-compliant. When I run the update task it goes to 100% complete in less than 2 seconds and no update occurs.....any ideas?
A: Providing full control NTFS permissions to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\Essentials\SystemUpdate folder has corrected the problem. The job runs successfully now.

10. Q: Can you re-run system update tasks on the same target that have not completed?
A: Previously Executed System update tasks can be re-run. It is not recommended to re-run the system update task for the same target while the first one is not complete as it will result in OME resending the same updates again.

11. Q: What do I do if SUU Import Catalog for System Update failed with this error “Exception message: Error: 1205, Procedure: usp_Catalog_Insert, Message: Transaction (Process ID 69) was deadlocked"?
A: Daemon Lite is not supported for mounting the ISO. If you are using Daemon Lite to mount the ISO, use MagicDisk or Virtual Clone Drive.

12. Q: I am unable to push updates to VRTX Chassis, why?
A: The VRTX chassis must be discovered and inventoried using WS-Man protocol for OpenManage Essentials to push updates. OpenManage Essentials does not support the update feature for the VRTX chassis using SNMP discovery and inventory.

13. Q: My compliance report pie chart disappeared or is not showing. How do I make it visible again?
A:  

- Refresh your browser.Or

- Click the ‘Filtered by: All Update Devices’ link next to the ‘System Update’ portal title.

- Check ‘All Update Devices’ in the device selection tree.

- Click ‘Apply’.

Within 30 seconds the pie chart will reappear.Note: If the chart still does not appear, make sure all devices are discovered and inventoried, and verify your catalog.

14. Q: When Plasma HA has 2 PERC controllers with different versions, the one with the lower version is shown in the software inventory information table. Why?
A: OME shows a single PERC because the two PERCs cannot be differentiated in the OME inventory. If the Plasma HA PERC versions are different then the user needs to update the PERC manually from the CMC console.

15. Q: Why does my update sent via iDrac fail even though I have provided the right credentials and there is no connection problem?
A: It is possible that the iDRAC SSL configuration need to be reset to correctly authenticate the connection, in order to successfully update any system components via WSMAN. Execute the below command for every iDRAC that fails updates and then rerun the update task.

racadm sslresetcfg

16. Q: The iDRAC is not able to download the packages and update tasks using WSMAN fail. The IP address of the OME server in the URI is blank.
A: OME uses DNS to create the URI to download the DUPs to iDRAC. Ensure your DNS is configured correctly and hostname resolves to IP Address. Also ensure that the DNS does not accidentally have a loopback address alone.

17. Q: When the server (MN) inventory is within 5mins after the reboot, older version of the firmware is displayed in OME UI.
A: You can manually run the inventory again or wait for the scheduled inventory cycle in OME to see the updated versions in OME.

18. Q: System with iDRAC firmware version 1.30.30 is not showing up as compliant. Why?
A: System iDRAC version 1.30.30 will never show up as complaint because the systemID return by the OME inventory is invalid. 
The iDRAC need to be upgraded to version 1.40.40 or above to see valid systemID.

19. Q: I don't see upgrades for 9G and 10G servers when the catalog source is SUU.Why?
A: There are separate catalogs. 9G and 10G server updates are present in one SUU whereas 11G and 12G are present in another SUU.

20. Q: What do I need to do if an out-of-band system update task fails and the task description displays a message stating that "The specified URI is invalid."?
A: To resolve the issue, do one of the following:
     Ensure that the following ports are open on the firewall:
         - Port 442 (for WS-Man)
         - Port 80 (for HTTP)
         - Port 1278 (for package server port)
     Disable the firewall

21 Q: Linux target in-band updates fail to execute. It appears that an in-band update will never be extracted and executed. why?
A: Ensure that tar and gunzip are installed and are in the path. If using "sudo", ensure that the “NOPASSWD:ALL” setting is present for the sudoers group. Then re- attempt.

22 Q: System update via iDRAC is created. The task fails with error message "Error occured: The WinRM client cannot process the request. Basic authentication is currently disabled in the client configuration. Change the client configuration and try the request again. " why?
A: To fix below error authentication level Basic has to be enabled for WinRM. 

Below is the expected configuration for winrm to work 

>winrm get winrm/config/client

Client
    NetworkDelayms = 5000
    URLPrefix = wsman
    AllowUnencrypted = false
    Auth
     Basic = true
     Digest = true
     Kerberos = true
     Negotiate = true
     Certificate = true
     CredSSP = false
    DefaultPorts
     HTTP = 5985
     HTTPS = 5986
TrustedHosts

7. Reports

1. Q:  Why is Virtual Machine Information and Virtual Machine Host Product information Tables missing in ESX Sever Device Details? 
A: The SNMP agent for this system may not be properly configured and is not returning any data for the VMWARE OID.

2. Q: On the Reports page, why does Device name shows as IP Address instead of the actual Device Name?
A: The IP address will be displayed instead of device names only when devices from which the alerts received is not discovered in OME.

3. Q: What do I need to do if the warranty report is not getting populated after running inventory?
A:  This can happen if OME cannot communicate with Dell Warranty websites if you have enhanced security configuration enabled for Internet Explorer. You can add api.dell.com and lt.dell.com websites to the trusted list for warranty report to work. Alternatively you can disable the enhanced security configuration.

4. Q: Why are the reports on home portal missing after upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3?
The custom portal layout saved in the database in OME 1.2 is not compatible with the custom portal layout in OME 1.3. 
On upgrade from OME 1.2 to OME 1.3 if a user had a custom portal layout saved, this layout will be discarded and the default portal layout will be presented to the user.

8. Preferences

1. Q: Can I increase the console maximum timeout setting from 6 hours.
A: No, 6 hours is the maximum timeout setting.  The session timeout gives the application the ability to clean up the database.



9. Troubleshooting

1. Q: Where can I find the logs to help troubleshoot install issues? 
A: Check the ‘InstallUtil.log’ file for any install issues. This file is located in your windows temp directory.

2. Q: What do I need to do if I see this message "You do not have permissions to alter these settings.  Please contact your system administrator. "?
A: If you used a domain account to install OpenManage Essentials you will need to add that account to the local administrators group and run iisreset from the command line.

3. Q: When I try to run system updates in OME I get the following error- “Access to path ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\Essentials\SystemUpdate is denied”?

A: This is due to Windows 2008 R2 folder restrictions in the program files directory.  

- Open folder

– C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\Essentials\-

In the Essentials folder make a new folder named: SystemUpdate
1. Right Click – SystemUpdate folder

2. Select – Properties

3. Select – Security tab

4. Click – Edit

5. Select – Users

6. Select – Full control

7. Click – OK

8. Click – OK
- Then recreate the update task.

4. Q: What do I do if I can’t find the right click option for OMSA launch although OMSA is installed on the target server?
A: You can delete and rediscover the same device which will show the right click option for launching OMSA.

5. Q: What do I need to do if all SNMP traps from an ESXi 5 host show up in OME as unknown?
A:  You have to change the hardware event source in the SNMP config on the ESXi 5 host from CIM to IPMI.

Run the following commands:

vicfg-snmp.pl --username root --password <yourpassword> --server <yourserver> --hwsrc sensors

The output of the --show command then should be:

Current SNMP agent settings:

Enabled  : 1

UDP port : 161

Communities : public

Notification targets : <myOMEservername>@162/public

Options : EnvEventSource=sensors

6. Q: What do I need to do if the warranty report is not getting populated after running inventory?
A:  This can happen if OME cannot communicate with Dell Warranty websites if you have enhanced security configuration enabled for Internet Explorer.

You can add api.dell.com and lt.dell.com websites to the trusted list for warranty report to work. Alternatively you can disable the enhanced security configuration.

7. Q: Why is OME unable to create a connection to SQL Server?
A: This is only 1 of many possible solutions:

Make sure TCP/IP is enabled using SQL Server Configuration Manager- Start Menu \ All Programs \ Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \ Configuration Tools \ SQL Server Configuration Manager- Under SQL Server Network Configuration select ‘Protocols’ for each instance, Set the TCP/IP to Enabled.

8. Q: What can I do if my health status shows as unknown for my VM ESXi 5.x hosts?
A: For 12G servers, discover the iDRAC7 using WSMAN protocol to retrieve hardware inventory and health status. For older generation of servers, follow these steps:
Run this command from OS command prompt in OME server:

winrm i SendCmd cimv2/DCIM_OEM_DataAccessModule?__cimnamespace=root/dcim/sysman+InstanceID=DCIM_OEM_DataAccessModule1 @{CommandAndArguments="omacmd=getchildlist showbody=true showobjhead=true recurse=true computeobjstatus=true byobjtype=17 poid=2 comp=MainChassis daname=dceda"} -r:https://ESXiIPAddress:443/wsman -u:Username -p:Password -skipCNcheck -skipCAcheck -skipRevocationcheck -a:Basic -encoding:utf-8

Make sure to provide actual values for these three fields in the above syntax:

ESXiIPAddress

Username

Password

The command should return this info:

SendCmd_OUTPUTResultCode = 0ReturnValue = <MainSystemChassis ons="Root/MainSystemChassis" instance="0" creatoralias="dsm_sa_datamgr32" creatordisplay="Systems Management Data Manager"><oid>2</oid><objtype>17</objtype><objstatus>4</objstatus></MainSystemChassis><ObjCount>1</ObjCount><computedobjstatus strval="CRITICAL">4</computedobjstatus><SMStatus s32val="0" strval="SUCCESS">0</SMStatus>

If the command fails or does not return the above data, you may need to troubleshoot further:Reboot the ESXi server host once and run the command again. Make sure OMSA VIB is installed on the ESXi host.

9. Q: After installing OME 1.2 on Windows 2012, the UI goes blank automatically when the system is idle and is only refreshed on mouse over or browser refresh.
A: Try Installing latest MS-

Updates from Microsoft using “Control panel > Windows Updates” and verify IE10 version has to be greater than >16384.

10. Q: Why is my EqualLogic blade device not classified under the Modular group?
A: Make sure the chassis service tag in EqualLogic is populated for that to be classified under Modular group.

11. Q: I created an alert action which has the same name as existing Alert view filters. I re-launched OME and this the new alert action that was created is no longer seen in OME. Why?
A: This is the limitation of OME. Create an alert action with the different name than the existing alert view filters.

10. Misc.

1. Q: What ports and protocols are needed to be opened for proper access to the Essentials server?
A: Many ports and protocols...snmp, http, https, omremote, rpc, smb, 2607… and also add exe file copy over http.  

2. Q: What are SNMP “authentication traps”?
A: An authentication trap is sent when the SNMP agent is hit with an inquiry with a community name it does not recognize. These are case-sensitive also.The traps are useful to know if someone is probing your system, although its better nowadays to just sniff packets and find out the community name that way.If you use multiple community names on the network, and some management might overlap, people may want to turn these off as they become false positives (annoyances).

From MS (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc959663.aspx):Send Authentication Traps. When an SNMP agent receives a request that does not contain a valid community name or the host that is sending the message is not on the list of acceptable hosts, the agent can send an authentication trap message to one or more trap destinations (management systems). The trap message indicates that the SNMP request failed authentication. This is a default setting. 

3. Q:  Why is OME CLI functionality not working?
A: OME CLI functionality will not work when non default port is used for installing OME. If you want to use the CLI functionality, make sure that the default port 2607 is used during installation.

4. Q: Unable to delete nested custom groups from OME CLI, Why?
A: OME CLI functionality will not work when non default port is used for installing OME. If you want to use the CLI functionality, make sure that the default port 2607 is used during installation.

5. Q: Where can I get the files used to install OMSA?
A: See below links:

Microsoft Windows

Install and upgrades

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-WIN-6.5.0-2247_A01.10.exe

Major Upgrades

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-DUP-WIN-6.5.0-2247_A01.8.exe

Minor Upgrades

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-SP-WIN-6.5.0-2247_A01.12.msp

Citrix XenServer

Version 5.6

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.XenServer56_A01.11.iso

VMware ESXi Version 4.1

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.5.0-2247.VIB-ESX41i_A01.zip

Linux Distribution Bundle containing the below listed packages (they can also be downloaded individually)

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247_A01.15.tar.gz

VMware ESX Version 4.1

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.ESX41.i386_A01.tar.gz

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 

Version 5 i386

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL5.i386_A01.3.tar.gz

Version 5 x86 and x64

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL5.x86_64_A01.4.tar.gz

Version 6 x86 and x64

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL6.x86_64_A01.5.tar.gz

SUSE Linux Enterprise

Version 10 i386

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES10.i386_A01.13.tar.gz

Version 10 x86 and x64

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES10.x86_64_A01.6.tar.gz

Version 11 i386

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES11.i386_A01.14.tar.gz

Version 11 x86 and x64

ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES11.x86_64_A01.7.tar.gz

6. Q. Why are the alerts and task schedules in OME display a timestamp which is off by 1 hour?
A: Check the location settings for the server in “Regional and language settings” under control panel to make sure the location for the server and date/time formats are set appropriately for the region where the server is located.

7. Q: Why is OME taking a long time to launch or traverse through various pages?
A: Please check if the windows update is running in the background. Windows update impacts the SQL performance if the update is related to SQL which in turn affects OME’s performance. Once the update is complete, Reboot your machine and launch OME again.

8. Q:  OME does not launch and throws an error message stating “An add-on for this website failed to run”
A: Add the OME URL to the exceptions list in the Internet Explorer options -> Security -> Local Intranet -> Sites -> Advanced ->

9. Q:  OME memory consumption shoots up when I have logged in as a domain user. What do I do to fix this issue?
A: Disable/Uncheck the following settings in the IE browser

• Check for Publisher’s certificate revocation

• Check for server certificate revocation

10. Q:  After running Discovery /Inventory on a system running Linux, command line task is failing with error message "unable to generate a Trusted Key for Linux"
A: Run an OMSA Deployment Task  which will successfully generate the Trusted Key. Once the OMSA deployment task complete you can run the Command Line Task on the target  because the new SSH Key would have been generated 

11. Q: I am using IE 11 and have enabled ActiveX, but I cannot launch the Troubleshooting Tool. Why?
A: Make sure you have the latest updates from Microsoft installed on the system. Older versions of IE 11 may have compatibility issues.

12. Q: OME does not work when high availability features of SQL Servers are used. Why?
A: OME currently does not support high availability features within SQL Server.
Enabling the features on the database may cause OME to no longer function.

• SQL Server 2012+
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190202(v=sql.110).aspx

• SQL Server 2008+
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510414(v=sql.105).aspx

For large environments we recommend database backups scheduled within SQL Server.

11. Compellent Known Issues

1. Q: The health status is not returned correctly by the Dell-Compellent device and OME shows the health state as unknown.
A: The fix is part of the Dell-Compellent firmware version 6.3.10 or above. Please make sure your Dell-Compellent device has the latest firmware installed.

2. Q: OME shows the Dell-Compellent Agent Version as 'M'.
A: The fix is part of the Dell-Compellent firmware version 6.3.10 or above. Please make sure your Dell-Compellent device has the latest firmware installed.

3. Q: Inventory details are not shown for most of the tables and it is shown as N/A in OME for Dell-Compellent viz Controller Information table, Enclosure Information table, Physical Disk Information table OR Most of the details in the reports for Dell Compellent are empty.
A: The fix is part of the Dell-Compellent firmware version 6.3.10 or above. Please make sure your Dell-Compellent device has the latest firmware installed.

4. Q: Service tag is not shown for Dell-Compellent device by OME.
A: The fix is part of future Dell-Compellent firmware. Please make sure your Dell-Compellent device has the latest firmware installed.

5. Q: OME does not show the model information for Dell-Compellent.
A: The fix is part of future Dell-Compellent firmware. Please make sure your Dell-Compellent device has the latest firmware installed

6. Q: When I discover a RAC device for my Compellent storage, I don’t see an entry for it in the OME device tree under the RAC device group.
A: When both the Compellent storage device and the RAC device are discovered in OME, OME 1.3 correlates the RAC device for Compellent. The information for the RAC device can be seen under Dell Compellent Arrays group by looking at the inventory information of the Compellent Storage device.

12. Configuration

1. Q: Are there restrictions on attributes like device name when using the Create Template feature to get a Chassis configuration?
A: For attributes that a user can create, we require that they do not contain brackets (‘[‘ or ‘]’).

2. Q: I set new minimum bandwidths for my partitioned NIC and deployment fails.The total minimum bandwidth I set adds up to 100 per partition.Why would I get an error on “MinBandwidth”?
A: When you deploy new bandwidths they are processed one at a time in order.If the new value increases the total “MinBandwidth” over 100 it will fail to deploy.Set the new values to zero as an intermediate step before applying the desired values if you get this error.

Example

MinBandwidth 
OLD     20, 20, 30, 30
NEW     70, 10, 10, 10 – This will FAIL with old value 20 and new value will be blank

1.      Update Windows Server to the latest available update.

2.      Enable only TLS 1.2 security protocol. Refer following Microsoft article on steps:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/245030/how-to-restrict-the-use-of-certain-cryptographic-algorithms-and-protoc

3.      Enable FIPS in Windows Server. “System cryptography: Use FIPS-compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing” should be enabled under Local Group Policy.

4.      Reboot the operating system.

5.      Install preferred SQL Server edition that supports TLS 1.2 with latest Cumulative Updates. Refer following Microsoft article for details:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/3135244/tls-1-2-support-for-microsoft-sql-server

Install OpenManage Essentials.

What is Catalog?

DELL EMC PowerEdge Server Catalogs

DELL EMC PowerEdge Server Catalogs are an aggregation of all Bundles and Dell Update Packages’ metadata carried for Dell EMC PowerEdge 11G, 12G and 13G servers, as well as select Dell PowerVault and Dell EqualLogic Servers

DELL EMC PowerEdge Server Catalogs are refreshed every month on the 2nd and 4th Friday.

DELL EMC Online Catalog:  General catalog that is used by many DELL EMC tools such as DELL EMC Repository Manager, OpenManage Essentials, ASM and other tools.

DELL EMC LC Catalog:  Same content as the DELL EMC Online Catalog, but saved in .gz format for use with DELL EMC Lifecycle Controller

DELL EMC SDP Catalog:  Same content as the DELL EMC Online Catalog, but saved in the format required my Microsoft SCUP.

**Note:  Dell PowerEdge 9G and 10G servers have reached end of support life, new catalogs do not carry content for these platforms.

What's New + Downloads

Online Catalog

Contents: Download - Documentation - Videos - Whitepapers - Forum

• Dell Server Management Pack Suite 7.0 offers monitoring of Dell server hardware – Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dell PowerVault NAS, Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC),  iDRACs and Chassis Management Controllers (CMC) through System Center Operations Manager and integration with various Dell tools. The management pack suite provides Dell-specific views that you can use to observe and drill down the system inventory, status and performance in a network.  The management pack suite also offers key correlation capabilities that enable users to view the complex interconnections and status rollups that are enabled from Dell hardware (e.g., monitoring of VRTX Chassis Storage from Server Node context.) The suite includes out-of-band monitoring that leverages the embedded server management features using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller to enable monitoring of a server without the need for an OS agent.

Key new features in Dell Server Management Pack 7.0 :

• Support for detailed monitoring of Dell servers through iDRAC Service Module 
  (iSM) using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
• Support for iDRAC 14G features:
     a. System configuration lock down mode.
     b. Group Manager feature.
     c. Port Configuration feature
• Support for Event Auto-Resolution feature for Dell Servers discovered through WSMAN.
• Support for Device Reachability feature for all monitoring features..
• Support for Chassis Power Consumption performance view for Dell Chassis Management Controller discovered through Chassis Monitoring feature.
• Support for Capacity Planning feature for Dell Servers discovered through Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature.
•  Support for detection of unresponsive CMC feature for FX2 blade servers discovered through Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature.

 Product Download 

• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v7.0
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v6.3
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v6.2
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v6.1.1
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v6.1
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v6.0
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v5.2
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v5.1
  
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v5.0.1
  
• DELL Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager v4.1

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 Product Documentation

Version 7.0 Documentation

Technical Article & Wikis

• SCOM 2012 SP1 support, VRTX Monitoring and more
• License Management in Dell OpenManage Products using Dell Connections License Manager
  
• Agent Free Monitoring Using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2012
  
• Unified Monitoring and Proactive Management of Dell Hardware with Microsoft System Center
• Optimizing Dell Chassis/Blade Management with Microsoft SCOM and Dell Server Management Pack Suite

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• Force10 Switch Discovery through System Center Operations Manager- NEW
  

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• SMASH discovery of Dell Servers (Microsoft System Center Out of Band)

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• License installer and configuring License Server with FMP

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• Dell Out Of Band Discovery and Monitoring in System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)

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What is iDRAC?

The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller is embedded within every Dell PowerEdge™ server and provides functionality that helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain Dell servers with no need for any additional software to be installed. The Dell iDRAC works regardless of operating system or hypervisor presence because from a pre-OS or bare-metal state, iDRAC is ready to work because it is embedded within each server from the factory.

If you are new to iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller, check out the "how to" videos we have on youtube.com here.

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell servers. iDRAC alerts administrators to server issues, helps them perform remote server management, and reduces the need for physical access to the server.

Download the iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller Specification Sheet here.

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iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Technology Licensing Summary

Dell provides three main offerings: Basic Management, Express, and Enterprise. As in Dell’s 11th generation servers, Basic Management (called BMC in 11th generation) is the default for servers 200-500 series. For 600 series and above, iDRAC Express is the default offering that is part of the base configuration. It does not require a license to be installed, backed up, or managed. Express offers embedded tools, console integration, and simplified remote access.

However, most IT administrators want a deeper, more inclusive solution that allows them to manage servers as if they were physically near the server, and this is available by upgrading to the Enterprise license level, which is fully digital. Dell also stores a copy of the key and makes it available to you in an online License Management portal (https://www.dell.com/support/licensing/).

 Contents: Download - Documentation - Whitepapers - Forum

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager (DLCI) provides agent-free, OS and hypervisor agnostic configuration and update of Dell 13^th, 12^th and 11^th generation PowerEdge servers.  Through automated  processes, IT Administrators can reduce steps, time, and cost in configuring servers from a bare-metal state and preparing remote 1-to-Many operating system (OS) deployment.

What's New in 3.3

•  Support for Dell PowerEdge servers to simplify deployment and management of multi-generational (11G - 13G) PowerEdge server in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Version 1610.
•  Support for deployment of Windows 2016, ESXI 6.0 U2 and RHEL 6.8.
•  Support for 64-bit firmware update.

Business Benefits

• Leverage your existing systems management investment to accurately deploy operating systems on Dell servers and blades
• Save a trip to the office by remotely deploying a variety of Windows Server operating systems, globally
• Mitigate the potential for human errors through use of an easy-to-use GUI-based tool that automates the manual tasks of configuring hardware with platform/OS-appropriate drivers 
• Improve Data Center efficiency and cost-control simply by maintaining standard sets of  configurations that will help boost workforce productivity 
• Capture a single pane view of your firmware and hardware inventory; it’s a convenient one-step process 
• Quickly replicate your best “spec system”  hardware configuration across multiple servers 
• Configure and validate server security to keep your systems, and your business, running smoothly

Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules allows Data Center and IT administrators to use RedHat Ansible for automation and orchestration of configuration, deployment, and update of PowerEdge Servers by leveraging the management automation capabilities in-built into the iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller). 

Dell EMC OpenManage™ Enterprise Tech Release

 OpenManage Enterprise Tech Release is a new hardware management and monitoring console that provides a comprehensive view of the Dell EMC servers, chassis, network switches, and other third-party devices on the enterprise network. It is designed for the next generation of IT Professionals with focus on simplicity, automation, and unification of data center management.

What is new in this release

• New architecture that is delivered as a virtual appliance (ESXi, HyperV, KVM)
• Completely redesigned architeture and engineered on CentOS with PostgreSQL database.  No more OS and DB license required.
• End-to-end server lifecycle management covering inventory, monitoring, reporting, configuration and deployment
• Northbound API to enable customer automation and solution integration
• Simplified discovery processes that enable devices to automatically register themselves with the console
• Intuitively designed interface that minimizes management steps
• Modernized dashboard providing a clear view of alerts and remediation options
• Access to warranty status
• Customized reporting capabilities

Downloads

• Download OpenManage Enterprise Tech Release here

Discuss

• OpenManage Enterprise Discussion Forum

Documentation

• OpenManage Enterprise Tech Release Documentation here

What is Catalog?

DELL EMC PowerEdge Server Catalogs

DELL EMC PowerEdge Server Catalogs are an aggregation of all Bundles and Dell Update Packages’ metadata carried for Dell EMC PowerEdge 11G, 12G and 13G servers, as well as select Dell PowerVault and Dell EqualLogic Servers

DELL EMC PowerEdge Server Catalogs are refreshed every month on the 2nd and 4th Friday.

DELL EMC Online Catalog:  General catalog that is used by many DELL EMC tools such as DELL EMC Repository Manager, OpenManage Essentials, ASM and other tools.

DELL EMC LC Catalog:  Same content as the DELL EMC Online Catalog, but saved in .gz format for use with DELL EMC Lifecycle Controller

DELL EMC SDP Catalog:  Same content as the DELL EMC Online Catalog, but saved in the format required my Microsoft SCUP.

**Note:  Dell PowerEdge 9G and 10G servers have reached end of support life, new catalogs do not carry content for these platforms.

What's New + Downloads

Online Catalog

Table of Content

Summary

Dell Out-of-Band controllers

• Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
• Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
• Dell Lifecycle Controller

Dell Management Consoles

• Dell OpenManage Enterprise
• Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME)
• Dell SupportAssist
• Dell OpenManage License Manager (DLM)
• Dell OpenManage Mobile (OMM)
• Dell OpenManage Power Center (OMPC)
• Dell OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM)
• Dell Active Fabric Manager (AFM)

Dell Plugins for 3th party consoles

• VMware vCenter
  • Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV)
  • Dell OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager

• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
  • Dell Server Management Pack Suite for System Center Operations Manager
  • Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager
  • Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite for System Center Operations Manager
  • Dell Printer Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager
  • Dell Client Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager

• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
  
  • Dell Server Deployment Pack for System Center Configuration Manager
  • Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for System Center Configuration Manager

• Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
  • Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for System Center Virtual Machine Manager
  • Dell Server PRO Management Pack with PRO-Tips

• Nagios
  • Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core
  • Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI

• IBM Tivoli
  • Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
  • Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
  • Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition

• HP Operations Manager
  • Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager

Standalone tools and utilities

• Dell Repository Manager (DRM)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)
• Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM)
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
• Dell RACADM (CLI)
• Dell System Update (DSU)
• Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool (DRACT)

Summary

Dell delivers management solutions that help IT Administrators effectively deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT assets. Dell OpenManage solutions and tools allow customers to quickly respond to problems by helping them to manage Dell servers effectively and efficiently; in physical, virtual, local, and remote environments, operating in-band and out-of-band (agent-free). The OpenManage portfolio includes innovative embedded management tools such as the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller.

Dell has developed comprehensive systems management solutions based on open standards and has integrated with management consoles that can perform advanced management of Dell hardware. Dell has connected or integrated the advanced management capabilities of Dell hardware into offerings from the industry’s top systems management vendors, thus making Dell platforms easy to deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT environments. If you have standardized on offerings from industry leaders such as BMC Software, Microsoft, VMware, or other vendors, you can extend the existing systems management framework and the skills of the IT staff to efficiently manage Dell servers, storage, business-client PCs, and networking equipments using Dell's Systems Management tools, utilities, and consoles.

Dell's systems management solution consists of a set of software products that help you to discover, monitor, manage, update, and deploy software or firmware on Dell servers. The products focus on:

• Reducing complexity and saving time
  • Eliminating need for additional utilities
  • Eliminating tasks that increase time
• Achieving efficiency and controlling costs
  • Improving asset management
  • Optimizing resource utilization
• Empowering productivity by connecting to major systems management consoles and protecting investments
  • Providing features in tools that customers choose, thus adapting to customers' mode of operation
  • Automating to reduce downtime and human error.

Dell Out-of-Band controllers

Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller is embedded within every Dell PowerEdge server and provides functionality that helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain Dell servers with no need for any additional software to be installed. The Dell iDRAC works regardless of operating system or hypervisor presence because from a pre-OS or bare-metal state, iDRAC is ready to work because it is embedded within each server from the factory.

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive and improve the overall availability of Dell servers. IDRAC alerts administrators to server issues, helps them perform remote server management, and reduces the need for physical access to the server.

More info at: Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
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Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC)

The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) is an embedded system management hardware and software solution to manage:

• Multiple servers
• Networking
• Storage

It provides a secure browser-based interface that enables an IT administrator to take inventory, perform configuration and monitoring tasks, remotely power on/off blade servers and enable alerts for events on servers and components in the blade chassis. It has its own microprocessor and memory and powered by the modular chassis it is plugged into. The discovery is built-in and CMC has a dedicated internal network. The blade enclosure, which can hold multiple blade servers, provides power, cooling, various interconnects and additional systems management capabilities. Unlike a tower or rack server, a blade server cannot run by itself; it requires a compatible blade enclosure.

More info at: Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
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Dell Lifecycle Controller

PowerEdge servers use an embedded iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management, enabling key server management tasks including deploy, configure, update, maintain, diagnose, repurpose and retire. Lifecycle Controller supports these functions in the customer’s preferred mode – at the server, pre-boot with an UEFI graphical interface, at remote consoles using standards-based APIs and via scripting.

Prior to the development of Lifecycle Controller, an administrator used tools such as Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA), Dell Systems Build Update Utility (SBUU), and Dell Deployment Toolkit (DTK) shipped on multiple CDs or DVD in order to perform Dell EMC PowerEdge server provisioning and update. Maintaining and using multiple DVDs/images for these operations was a time-consuming and error-prone effort.

To simplify these operations, Lifecycle Controller allows IT administrators to do away with media altogether, enabling operating system deployment with locally embedded driver repositories, firmware updates from local and network sources, hardware configuration, and platform-specific diagnostic routines. Because Lifecycle Controller is available even when the operating system is not functional or not installed, it provides added flexibility in provisioning and customizing the server to suit changing requirements.

More info at: Dell Lifecycle Controller
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Dell Management Consoles

Dell OpenManage Enterprise

OpenManage Enterprise Tech Release is a new hardware management and monitoring console that provides a comprehensive view of the Dell EMC servers, chassis, network switches, and other third-party devices on the enterprise network. It is designed for the next generation of IT Professionals with a focus on simplicity, automation, and unification of data center management.

What is new in this release

• New architecture that is delivered as a virtual appliance (ESXi, HyperV, KVM)
• Completely redesigned architecture and engineered on CentOS with PostgreSQL database.  No more OS and DB license required.
• End-to-end server lifecycle management covering inventory, monitoring, reporting, configuration and deployment
• Northbound API to enable customer automation and solution integration
• Simplified discovery processes that enable devices to automatically register themselves with the console
• Intuitively designed interface that minimizes management steps
• Modernized dashboard providing a clear view of alerts and remediation options
• Access to warranty status
• Customized reporting capabilities

More info at: Dell OpenManage Enterprise
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Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME)

OpenManage Essentials is a systems management console that provides simple, basic Dell hardware management and is available as a free download.

Dell OpenManage Essentials is our easy to install, intuitively simple to use, and customer-acclaimed, One-to-Many systems management console that is optimised to provide comprehensive lifecycle management of Dell PowerEdge converged, rack and tower servers. OpenManage Essentials also delivers extensive infrastructure health monitoring, control, and support for Dell servers, storage, networking, business clients, firewall appliances, and 3^rd party hardware.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME)
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Dell SupportAssist

SupportAssist includes remote monitoring, automated system state information collection, automatic case creation and proactive contact from Dell technical support on select Dell server, storage, and networking devices.

Available features vary depending on the Dell service level purchased for your system. Customers with ProSupport Plus take advantage of the full set of SupportAssist features, including predictive issue detection and monthly optimization reporting. A recent study found that ProSupport Plus with SupportAssist proactive monitoring and automated case creation resolves issues up to 90% faster than with basic warranty alone.

To further streamline support, TechDirect enables you to manage routine issues and parts dispatching through a self-service online portal, mobile app and APIs. Gain real-time access to all your Dell support cases anytime, anywhere and at no additional charge. TechDirect users around the globe experience up to a 90% boost in productivity after implementing this tool.

More info at: Dell SupportAssist
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Dell OpenManage License Manager (DLM)

Dell License Manager is a one-to-many license deployment and reporting tool for Dell iDRAC and CMC licenses.

Dell License Manager can deploy and backup:

• iDRAC licenses on all Dell 12th & 13th-Generation PowerEdge servers that are equipped with an iDRAC7 or greater Dell Remote Access controller.
• CMC licenses on Dell PowerEdge VRTX and PowerEdge FX or FX2s chassis.
• OpenManage Essentials perpetual licenses.
• PowerEdge FD332 storage sled licenses.

Dell License Manager can also inventory licensable systems to report on the licensing status and currently enabled iDRAC feature level.

Use Dell iDRAC licenses to enable server management capabilities such as the virtual media and remote console support currently available in the Enterprise iDRAC feature set.

You can download licenses from the Dell Online Licensing Portal. You can purchase licenses when you purchase a server.

More info at: Dell OpenManage License Manager (DLM)
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Dell OpenManage Mobile (OMM)

Dell OpenManage Mobile is a software application that enables one to securely perform a subset of datacenter monitoring and server remediation tasks from a mobile device. OMM is supported for Android and iOS mobile devices.

OpenManage Mobile can connect to your datacenter through the Dell OpenManage Essentials management console. This allows a user to monitor all systems managed by OpenManage Essentials such as Dell Servers, Storage, Networking, and Firewall appliances and any other supported third party appliance from your android mobile device.

OpenManage Mobile can also connect to a Dell PowerEdge server directly through the iDRAC interface using WiFi or with the NFC on the iDRAC Quick Sync Bezel. Once connected, a user can perform several basic management functions on the server.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Mobile (OMM)
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Dell OpenManage Power Center (OMPC)

Dell OpenManage Power Center (OMPC) management console provides increased visibility over power consumption, anomalies, and utilization through fine-grained instrumentation. This enables increased control, improved rack density, faster response times, greater accuracy, and broader decision-making intelligence than would otherwise be possible.

When used with a 12th and 13th generation PowerEdge server with an iDRAC Enterprise license on a system with an Intel chipset, OMPC leverages Intel Node Manager technology for platform-level power reporting and capping of Intel chipsets. Power Center then communicates with the Dell iDRAC on each managed server to provide node, rack, row or data-center level aggregation of power-management data, as well as execution of control policy - making it easy for IT professionals to identify areas to gain efficiencies and cut wasteful costs.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Power Center (OMPC)
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Dell OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM)

Keeping track of the devices in your network and understanding how they relate to each other and to other parts of your infrastructure can be difficult and time-consuming. OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM) is designed to make it easier to plan and manage your Dell, Cisco, HP, Juniper, Brocade, Arista and Extreme network devices.

Unify your network element management and simplify deployment of Dell and third-party networking environments with a rich suite of tools available in OMNM, an integrated management console for all your important network management functions.

OMNM’s centralized management solution for Dell networking environments provides discovery, configuration management, monitoring and reporting for the entire Dell Networking family of products and select third-party products - right out of the box.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM)
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Dell Active Fabric Manager (AFM)

Dell’s Active Fabric Manager is a key software application to automate tasks associated with designing, building and monitoring data center fabrics, reducing fabric deployment time by up to 86% compared to manual configurations. Users can now design and deploy Layer 2 & Layer 3 fabrics within a matter of minutes. Unlike traditional Network Management tools that primarily focus on performance monitoring of various network elements, AFM has been built ground-up as an automation and orchestration tool for the entire fabric.

AFM includes many innovations that can save time and eliminate manual tasks associated with fabric design and deployment. For example, AFM includes a design wizard which simplifies the entire process of designing a network fabric, end-to-end. The wizard prompts the user to provide inputs required for the fabric design in an intuitive fashion. In the background, AFM carries out all necessary calculations to present the most appropriate fabric topology, eliminating guesswork and errors that are common in network design and implementation. The designs are derived from a set of predefined templates that have been validated for deployment as Layer 2 or Layer 3 fabrics, including spine-leaf Active Fabric topologies and underlying technologies such as Dell Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) and stacking.

More info at: Dell Active Fabric Manager (AFM)
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Dell Plugins for 3th party consoles

VMware vCenter

VMware vCenter Server provides a centralized platform for managing your VMware vSphere environments, so you can automate and deliver a virtual infrastructure with confidence.

Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV)

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter enables you to manage the Dell hosts better from the VMware web client by providing enhanced capabilities for deployment, manage, monitor and upgrade.

Inventory

• Dell PowerEdge server details at server, cluster, and data center level view.
• Chassis details.

Monitor and send alerts

• Detect key hardware faults, and perform virtualization-aware actions.
• Provide intelligence such as, inventory, events, alarms to diagnose server problems.

Firmware updates

• Update Dell hardware to the most recent version of BIOS and firmware.

Deployment and provisioning

• Create hardware profiles, hypervisor profiles, and remotely deploy OS on the bare-metal Dell PowerEdge servers by using VMware vCenter without using PXE.

Service Information

• Retrieve warranty information for the Dell servers and its associated chassis from Dell’s warranty database.

Security role and permissions

• Integrate with standard vCenter authentication, rules, and permissions.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV)
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Dell OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager

OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager enables monitoring of different metrics and hardware resources in the Dell server (12th generation servers and later) and chassis by using vRealize Operations Manager. OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager requires VMware vRealize Operations Manager version 6.3 or later.

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) is a product that manages the ESXi servers within the VMware vCenter. OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager supports OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 4.0 or later.

OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager enables you to monitor and analyze the health, inventory, and status of the Dell PowerEdge servers and chassis that are managed by the OMIVV

The OpenManage adapter retrieves the data of the managed Dell servers and its associated Dell chassis from the configured OMIVV. The retrieved details are used to discover and monitor the Dell PowerEdge servers and chassis.

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Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

Operations Manager provides infrastructure monitoring that is flexible and cost-effective, helps ensure the predictable performance and availability of vital applications, and offers comprehensive monitoring for your datacenter and cloud, both private and public.

Dell Server Management Pack Suite for System Center Operations Manager

Dell Server Management Pack Suite offers monitoring of Dell server hardware - Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dell PowerVault NAS, Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC), Chassis Management Controllers (CMC) through System Center Operations Manager and integration with various Dell tools. The management pack suite provides Dell-specific views that you can use to observe and drill down the system inventory, status and performance in a network.

The management pack suite also offers key correlation capabilities that enable users to view the complex interconnections and status rollups that are enabled from Dell hardware (e.g., monitoring of VRTX Chassis Storage from Server Node context.)

The suite includes agent-free out-of-band monitoring that leverages the embedded server management features using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller to enable monitoring of a server without the need for an OS agent.

More info at: Dell Server Management Pack Suite for System Center Operations Manager
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Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager

The Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager enables monitoring of Dell EqualLogic PS Arrays on System Center Operations Manager. The Management Packs provide a list of Dell-specific views that you can use to observe and drill down the system status in a network.

More info at: hDell EqualLogic Storage Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager
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Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite for System Center Operations Manager

The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite enables Operations Manager to discover and monitor the status of Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays, on a defined network segment. This representation includes the receipt of alerts and pre-failure alerts with the ability to drill down to each hardware component from the overall Dell hardware health, and allows Dell customers to assess, respond to, and ensure availability of Dell Storage systems monitored in the Operations Manager environment.

In addition to improved availability, the Management Pack enhances the ability to monitor and manage the hardware in a single management solution.

More info at: Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite for System Center Operations Manager
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Dell Printer Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager

The Dell Printer Management Pack enables Operations Manager to discover and monitor the status of Dell Printers, on a defined network segment. This representation, which includes the receipt of failure and pre-failure alerts, allows you to assess, respond to, and ensure the availability of Dell Printers monitored in the Operations Manager environment.

More info at: Dell Printer Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager
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Dell Client Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager

The Dell Client Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager provides monitoring in Operations Manager for Dell Business Client Computers (Latitude, Precision and OptiPlex) running Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI).

More info at: Dell Client Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager
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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

Use System Center Configuration Manager to provide more effective IT services by enabling secure and scalable software deployment, compliance settings management, and comprehensive asset management of servers, desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.

Dell Server Deployment Pack for System Center Configuration Manager

Dell Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) automates bare-metal configuration and deployment of a variety of Microsoft Windows operating system versions (leveraging PXE-based OS deployment) and applications from a central location to PowerEdge servers across enterprise networks.

More info at: Dell Server Deployment Pack for System Center Configuration Manager
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Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for System Center Configuration Manager

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager (DLCI) provides agent-free, OS and hypervisor agnostic configuration and update of Dell PowerEdge servers. Through automated processes, IT Administrators can reduce steps, time, and cost in configuring servers from a bare-metal state and preparing remote 1-to-Many operating system (OS) deployment.

More info at: Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for System Center Configuration Manager
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Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is a management solution for the virtualized datacenter, enabling you to configure and manage your virtualization host, networking, and storage resources in order to create and deploy virtual machines and services to private clouds that you have created.

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager helps automate and simplify hardware configuration as well as deployment of operating systems (OS) running on Dell PowerEdge servers.

DLCI for SCVMM helps reduce the number of operational procedures and time required in preparing for one-to-many OS deployments. DLCI for SCVMM offers agent-free, out-of-band hardware configuration, patching, deployment and reapply the previous stored system settings through the System Center Virtual Machine Manager console leveraging Dell’s embedded server management technology, iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller.

More info at: Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for System Center Virtual Machine Manager
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Dell Server PRO Management Pack with PRO-Tips

The Dell Server Performance and Resource Optimization Management Pack (PRO Pack) enables System Center Operations Manager and System Center Virtual Machine Manager to monitor Dell systems, and take remedial action when an inefficient system is identified. This enables to proactively manage virtual environments and ensure high availability of your Dell Servers.

More info at: Dell Server PRO Management Pack with PRO-Tips
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Nagios

Nagios Core serves as the basic event scheduler, event processor, and alert manager for elements that are monitored. It features several APIs that are used to extend its capabilities to perform additional tasks, is implemented as a daemon written in C for performance reasons, & is designed to run natively on Linux/*nix systems.

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core provides a proactive approach to data center management that delivers features for monitoring 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers through an agent-free method using integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller technology, Dell chassis and Dell storage devices in the Nagios Core console.

With this plug-in, customers have comprehensive hardware-level visibility of Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell chassis, and Dell storage including overall and component-level health monitoring for quicker fault detection and resolution.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core
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Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI provides a proactive approach to data center management that delivers features for monitoring 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers through an agent-free method using integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller technology, Dell chassis and Dell storage devices in the Nagios XI console. With this plug-in, customers have comprehensive hardware-level visibility of Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell chassis, and Dell storage including overall and component-level health monitoring for quicker fault detection and resolution.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI
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IBM Tivoli

Tivoli Systems is an IBM-owned company that develops software that allows a business to manage its computing environment.

Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console

The Connection is a systems management plug-in that extends the management of Dell PowerEdge systems and Dell PowerVault storage systems to users of the Tivoli Enterprise Console management product. It allows users to integrate the management of Dell systems to make them easier to manage.

The Connection also allows systems management professionals to take corrective action on Dell systems when a Dell-specific alert is received at the enterprise. These alerts include, but are not limited to, temperature, fan speed, and chassis intrusion.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
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Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus allows Dell devices to send and receive alerts to and from the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server. It also supports one-to-one element management console launch following Dell device alerts and Dell Tools launch from the OMNIbus console in order to perform troubleshooting, configuration and management activities.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
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Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition

Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition provides end-to-end monitoring capability for Dell Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) Servers, Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS), Dell PowerEdge servers, chassis, workstations, storage arrays and network switches.

You can monitor the Dell infrastructure from the ITNM IP Edition console, which is a single point of management for the complete hardware environment in your data center. It also supports console launch of Dell devices and other Dell tools to perform troubleshooting, configuration, and management activities.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
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HP Operations Manager

HP Operations Manager is a System monitoring package manufactured by Hewlett-Packard (HP). It operates in 'agent-push' mode, which means that a software agent component installed on the monitored hosts sends selected alerts to a centralized Management Server.

Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager

Dell Smart Plug-in for HP Operations Manager enables the datacenter customers to monitor Dell devices in environments managed by HP Operations Manager console. Dell Smart Plug-in protects an IT organization’s existing investment in HP Operations Manager console and helps ease the integration and management of Dell devices.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager
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Standalone tools and utilities

Dell Repository Manager (DRM)

Dell Repository Manager (DRM) is an application that allows IT Administrators to easily manage system updates. Dell Repository Manager provides a searchable interface used to create custom software collections known as bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages (DUPs). DRM integrates with Dell EMC consoles such as OpenManage Essentials, SCVMM, OMIVV, CMC as well as iDRAC to automate the creation of custom repositories with just the relevant updates. DRM also allows for the manual creation of repositories.

These bundles and repositories allow for the deployment of multiple firmware updates at once. DRM can build deployment packages that can be used by Dell EMC consoles, as well as tools such as Scripted Deployment Packs, Bootable ISO and Custom Server Update Utility.

A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS, a device driver, firmware, and other similar software updates.

Additionally, Dell Repository Manager makes it easier to locate specific updates for a particular platform, which saves time. DRM also can schedule a search for new updates and notify the customer when a newer update is available and refresh the Repository with the new update (this is configurable). No longer do our customers need to either search support.dell.com or run a comparison to find learn when new updates are available.

More info at: Dell Repository Manager (DRM)
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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is a software agent that provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, Web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system.

OMSA is designed so that system administrators can manage server systems both locally and remotely on a network. It also interfaces with OpenManage Essentials (OME) console, which allows for monitoring of the systems in your data center from a single interface.

Currently the OMSA agent can be installed on 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Server, Red Hat Linux as well as Novell SUSE Linux and ESXi.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)
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Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM)

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge servers or later. The iDRAC Service Module complements iDRAC interfaces – Graphical User Interface (GUI), RACADM CLI and Web Service Management (WSMAN) with additional monitoring data. You can configure the features on the supported operating system depending on the features to be installed and the unique integration needs in your environment.

The iDRAC Service Module architecture uses IP socket communication and provides additional Systems Management data (OS/device driver) to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems Management data through OS standard interfaces.

More info at: Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM)
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Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)

The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configure the Dell systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes. Using DTK you can install operating systems on Dell systems in BIOS or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.

In addition to the command line utilities used to configure various system features, DTK also provides sample scripts and configuration files to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These files and scripts describe the use of the DTK in Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) and Linux environments.

More info at: Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
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Dell RACADM (CLI)

The Dell RACADM (Remote Access Controller Admin) utility is a command line tool that allows for remote or local management of Dell Servers via the iDRAC. RACADM provides similar functionality to the iDRAC Graphical User Interface (GUI). The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) can also be managed remotely with RACADM.

More info at: Dell RACADM (CLI)
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Dell System Update (DSU)

Dell System Update is an application designed to facilitate the application of updates on Dell EMC PowerEdge systems. DSU is a lightweight utility that provides an enhanced scripted update process for Dell EMC’s Linux customers. DSU includes an Inventory Collector that will inventory the target system, compare the results against a Repository or Catalog and only deploy the updates that are required. DSU also provides advanced scripting capabilities to customize the updates that are deployed. DSU can be pointed at the Dell Linux Repository for gathering the updates to deploy or at a custom catalog built with Dell Repository Manager for those customers that want to have a tightly controlled baseline of Firmware levels for their systems.

DSU introduced the ability to build a Bootable DSU that provides the advantages of the advanced scripting capability along with an innovative approach to gathering the updates for deployment. Bootable DSU can be built as a self-contained Bootable ISO that includes a Linux Kernel, DSU, Inventory Collector and the physical update files. But an innovative approach is also available that allows the creation of a Bootable DSU that points to a remote location for the update files. The advantage of this unique approach is that the Bootable DSU portion only needs to be built once, and when you want to change the updates to apply you just change the contents of the remote location.

The following are key advantages for Dell System Update

• Provide the ability to deploy/apply updates
• Provide Consistent interface across operating systems, repositories and systems
• Provide the ability to detect the applicable updates and ability to choose the updates for deployment

More info at: Dell System Update (DSU)
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Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool (DRACT)

Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool (DRACT) discovers and configures Remote Access Controllers (RACs) for systems on your network from a single console. You can use this tool to perform the following:

• Discover or import RAC IP addresses on the network.
• Update firmware for selected RAC IP addresses.
• Configure standard or extended schema-based Active Directory (AD) settings for selected RAC IP addresses.
• Create RAC objects on the AD server for extended schema-based AD.

More info at: Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool (DRACT)
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Welcome to Dell Repository Manager

Dell Repository Manager (DRM) is an application that allows IT Administrators to easily manage system updates. Dell Repository Manager provides a searchable interface used to create custom software collections known as bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages (DUPs).

These bundles and repositories allow for the deployment of multiple firmware updates at once. 

A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS, a device driver, firmware, and other similar software updates.

Additionally, Dell Repository Manager makes it easier to locate specific updates for a particular platform, which saves time.

See a screenshot of the Data Center Version GUI

 How does Dell Repository Manager Work?

DRM connects to Dell's online catalog of updates that contains information on the available Dell Update Packages (DUPs). Once you have selected your updates, Dell Repository Manager downloads the specific file(s) you have requested.

Repository Manager can also compare differences between two repositories at both the bundle and component level. It allows you to create deployment tools using your custom repository. Repository Manager is available for Dell Data Center (Server, Storage, Networking) and Dell Enterprise client products. The Data Center version can create and manage repositories for Dell PowerEdge servers, select EquaLogic, PowerVault & Compellent storage as well as select PowerConnect and Force10 networking switches.  The Dell Client version manages updates for Dell Latitude, Precision Workstation and OptiPlex client systems.

Dell Repository Manager integrates with Dell systems management products such as Dell OpenManage Essentials console and the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter. Dell Repository Manager automates creation of custom repositories by reading inventory information from these consoles and creating of a set of updates that is newer than what is currently installed.  

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January 2018 - NOTICE!

This is an advance end-of-life (EOL) and deprecation notice for the Dell Deployment Toolkit (DTK). DTK will be sustained for current and earlier supported platforms until those platforms pass their end of support life (EOSL) threshold. Support for DTK on future platforms beyond the current 14th generation (14G) systems is not anticipated.

Dell recommends that customers using DTK transition to the Remote Access Controller Admin (RACADM) utility. RACADM is a command line tool that allows for remote or local management of Dell servers via the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) that is embedded in every PowerEdge server. RACADM provides similar functionality to the iDRAC’s web interface. Another plus is that the Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC), an embedded management controller for blade servers, can also be managed remotely with RACADM.
RACADM commands can be run remotely from a management station and/or locally on the managed system. RACADM commands allow operations such as viewing system information, performing power operations, firmware updates, and configuring settings. Since RACADM is run from a command line interface (CLI), system administrators can create scripts that control and update Dell multiple systems at the same time.

For more info on these alternatives, please visit the following links:
RACADM TechCenter page:  http://dell.to/1jXAbz9
iDRAC TechCenter page- http://delltechcenter.com/idrac

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The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configure the Dell systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes. Using DTK you can install operating systems on Dell systems in BIOS or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.

In addition to the command line utilities used to configure various system features, DTK also provides sample scripts and configuration files to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These files and scripts describe the use of the DTK in Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) and Linux environments.

The benefits of the DTK:

• Provides the tools necessary to automate the pre-operating system configuration tasks and the unattended operating system installation tasks when deploying PowerEdge systems.
• Scales to support from one to many system deployment efforts.
• Facilitates consistent system configurations across multiple systems.
• Provides diverse and useful deployment tools that can be utilized in many different ways.

Downloads

The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit is free of charge and can be downloaded here:

• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit for Windows 

Whitepaper - Documents

Configuring Dell server deployments end to end with Deployment Took Kit

Above whitepaper targets the below functionalities

• Use DTK to configure a bare metal server with both native and advanced options.
• Proceed on to deploy an operating system (unattended). 
• Continue Keeping your Dell Server's driver and firmware updated with System Update Utility (SUU).

Whitepaper - Videos

Contents: Documentation - Downloads - Whitepapers - Resources

Dell OpenManage

Dell OpenManage is a set of systems management applications built using industry standard protocols and specifications. Dell OpenManage is not a product within itself, but rather a brand name for the suite of products in the portfolio. Server Administrator (OMSA) is part of OpenManage family.

You can refer various Enterprise Systems Management manuals to learn more about the Dell products.

Dell OpenManage Server Admininstrator

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is a software agent that provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, Web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system.

OMSA is designed so that system administrators can manage server systems both locally and remotely on a network. It also interfaces with OpenManage Essentials (OME) console, which allows for monitoring of the systems in your data center from a single interface.

Details for Server Administrator v9.1

Release date - 12 December 2018
The links to the download can be found at: OMSA v9.1 Download

Installation:

• Support for the following operating systems:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • VMware ESXi 6.5
  • VMware ESXi 6.0 U3
  • Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (Xenial Xerus) from PowerEdge 14G servers onwards

NOTE: Citrix XenServer Operating System support has been dropped for both Server Administrator and Storage Management.

Compatible Systems:

Enhancements:

• Support for the following web browsers:
  • Google Chrome version 57
  • Google Chrome version 58
  • Mozilla Firefox version 52
  • Mozilla Firefox version 53
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Internet Explorer 10
  • Safari version 10.x

• Support for the following features:
  • Support for Java Runtime Environment 8 Update 131.
  • Upgraded Tomcat version to 8.5.15.
  • Minimum supported TLS version is TLSv1.1.
  • Encryption Ciphers list has been updated as per OWASP Apache Tomcat Security Standards.
  • Supports NVDIMM (Non Volatile DIMM) monitoring in PowerEdge 14G servers.
  • Supports System Configuration Lockdown Mode in PowerEdge 14G servers.
  • Supports Full Power Cycle capability under BIOS settings which enables DC Power cycle followed by AC Power cycle of the auxiliary components (includes iDRAC, CPLD, etc.).
  • Server Administrator Shared Service which is used to invoke the Inventory Collector would be disabled by default during installation of Server Administrator. In order to invoke Inventory Collector explicitly customer should enable it through Server Administrator command line interface.
  • Server Administrator ESXi VIB leverages the ESXi OS Live installation capability so that a host OS reboot will not be required post installation or removal of the VIB.

• Added Support for the following Network cards:
  • Emulex LightPulse LPe31000-M6-D 1-Port 16Gb Full Height Fibre Channel Adapter
  • Emulex LightPulse LPe31000-M6-D 1-Port 16Gb Low Profile Fibre Channel Adapter
  • Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D 2-Port 16Gb Full Height Fibre Channel Adapter
  • Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D 2-Port 16Gb Low Profile Fibre Channel Adapter
  • Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Low Profile Adapter
  • Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Full Height Network Adapter
  • Mellanox ConnectX-4 Single Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Low Profile Adapter
  • Mellanox ConnectX-4 Single Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Full Height Network Adapter
  • Harbor Channel - Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Adapter (25GBE PCIe Adapter)
  • QLogic Duluth - FH - 10Gb Dual Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41162HFRJ-DL-BK (without optics)
  • QLogic Duluth - LP - 10Gb Dual Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41162HLRJ-DL-BK (without optics)
  • QLogic Dunkirk - 10- FH - 10Gb Dual Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41112HFCU-DL-BK (without optics)
  • QLogic Dunkirk - 10- LP - 10Gb Dual Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41112HLCU-DL-BK (without optics)
  • QLogic Dunkirk - FH - 10/25Gb Dual Port SFP28 Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41262HFCU-DL-BK (without optics)
  • QLogic Dunkirk - LP - 10/25Gb Dual Port SFP28 Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41262HLCU-DL-BK (without optics)
  • QLogic Dundee - FH - 10Gb Quad Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41164HFRJ-DL (without optics)
  • QLogic Dundee - LP - 10Gb Quad Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41164HLRJ-DL (without optics)
  • QLogic Delray - FH - 10Gb Quad Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41164HFCU-DL (without optics)
  • QLogic Delray - LP - 10Gb Quad Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41164HLCU-DL (without optics)
  • QLogic Dardanelle - rNDC - 10/25Gb Dual Port SFP28 Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41262HMCU-DL (without optics)
  • QLogic Darwin - rNDC - 10Gb Dual Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41164HMRJ-DL (without optics)
  • QLogic Dresden - rNDC - 10Gb Dual Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41164HMCU-DL (without optics)
  • QLogic Dartmouth - rNDC - 1Gb & 10Gb 2+2 Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41264HMCU-DL-BK (without optics)
  • QLogic Dunedin - rNDC - 1Gb & 10Gb 2+2 Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41264HMCURJ-DL-BK (without optics)

Storage Management:

• Added new functionalities in Storage Management:
  • Support for "Prepare To Remove" operation for PCIe SSD devices through PERC S140 controller.
  • Support for setting the critical threshold and warning threshold for available spare and alert generation.
  • Support for the following Intel Cliffdale devices are added: P4500, and P4600
  • Support for CAPONE V2 (BOSS) device.
  • Support for Ubuntu 16.04.3 operating system.

Details for Server Administrator v8.5

Release date - 21 March 2017
The links to the download can be found at: OMSA v8.5 Download

Installation:

• Added support for the following operating systems:
  • VMware ESXi 6.5
  • VMware ESXi 6.0 U3
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

NOTE: Citrix XenServer Operating System support has been dropped for both Server Administrator and Storage Management.

Compatible Systems:

Enhancements

• Support for the following web browsers:
  • Internet Explorer - 9, 10, 11
  • Microsoft Edge 25
  • Google Chrome - 54
  • Safari - 9.x
  • Mozilla Firefox - 50, 51

• Support for Java Runtime Environment 8 Update 112.
• SD card support for 32 GB and 64 GB.

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Documentation

Note: See the OpenManage Software page, for documents related to OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide, Software Support Matrix, Software Compatibility Matrix, Port Information Guide, Messages Reference Guide, and so on.

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1Documentation

Refer all the below documents from the Server Administrator v9.1 Manuals page.

• Dell EMC Server Administrator Storage Management 9.1 Users Guide PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1 User's Guide PDFHTML

Additional documents

• Dell EMC OpenManage Command Line Interface Guide Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage SNMP Reference Guide Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• SNMP Reference Guide for iDRAC and Chassis Management Controller PDFHTML
• Dell EMC Systems Management Tools And Documentation Installation Guide Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide Microsoft Windows Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Version Port Information Guide Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage CIM Reference Guide Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Release Notes Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC Systems Management Tools And Documentation Management Consoles Installation Release Notes Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC Systems Management Tools And Documentation Supported Systems Release Notes Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Installation and Management Release Notes Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Software Compatibility Matrix Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Message Reference Guide Version 9.1 PDFHTML
• Dell EMC OpenManage Software Support Matrix Version 9.1 PDFHTML

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 Documentation

Refer all the below documents from the Server Administrator v8.5 Manuals page.

• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 Command Line Interface Guide PDFHTML
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 User's Guide PDFHTML
• Server Administrator Storage Management 8.5 Users Guide PDFHTML
• Systems Management Tools And Documentation Version 8.5 Installation Guide PDFHTML
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 User's Guide PDF

Additional documents

• Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide Version 11.0 PDF
• Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide Version 11.0 PDFHTML
• Server Administrator Version 8.5 Installation Guide Linux PDFHTML
• Server Administrator Version 8.5 Installation Guide Microsoft Windows PDFHTML
• Dell OpenManage Version 8.5 Port Information Guide PDFHTML
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 CIM Reference Guide PDFHTML
• Server Administrator 8.5 Release Notes PDFHTML
• Dell OpenManage SNMP Reference Guide Version 8.5 PDFHTML
• SNMP Reference Guide for iDRAC and Chassis Management Controller PDFHTML
• Dell OpenManage Version 8.5 Port Information Guide PDF
• Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Compatibility Matrix Version 8.5 PDFHTML
• Server Administrator Version 8.5 Messages Reference Guide PDFHTML
• Setting Up Your Dell PowerEdge Server Using Dell Lifecycle Controller PDF
• Dell Systems Management - OpenManage Software Support Matrix Version 8.5 PDFHTML

Previous Server Administrator Documentation

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Manuals

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Downloads

OMSA v9.1 Downloads

OMSA v9.1 can be downloaded from the following links.
Please refer Server Administrator Installation Guide and Support Matrix to install these packages on the supported operating system.

Windows OMSA:

• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Windows x64bit) v9.1.0

Windows miscellaneous:

• Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD ISO For Windows, v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Active Directory Snap-in Utility (64bit), v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage BMC Utility, v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage DRAC Tools, includes Racadm (64bit), v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Windows Driver Cabinet File v6.1.0 for OM 9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (Windows) v6.1.0 for OM 9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node - DUP (Upgrade Only), v9.1.0

Linux OMSA:

• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Consolidated), v9.1.0
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (RHEL7 - 64bit), v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (RHEL6 - 64bit), v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (SLES 12 - 64bit), v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (SLES 11 - 64bit), v9.1.0

Linux miscellaneous:

• Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD ISO for Linux v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Linux Remote Access Utilities, v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (Linux) v6.1.0 for OM 9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (Seamless Package for RAIDCFG & SYSCFG) v6.1.0 for OM 9.1.0

ESXi OMSA VIB:

• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) for ESXi 6.5, v9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) for ESXi 6.0, v9.1.0

To use the ESXi VIB with VMWare vSphere application, you can utilize the packages from Dell VMWare depot.

• Dell VMWare Depot (Download OMSA VIBs for different ESXi versions)
• Dell VMWare Depot (SSL)

Miscellaneous:

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD ISO, v.9.1.0
• Server Driver Pack OM 9.1.0
• Dell EMC OpenManage MIBs for PowerEdge, v9.1.0

OMSA v8.5 Downloads

OMSA v8.5 can be downloaded from the following links.
Please refer Server Administrator Installation Guide and Support Matrix to install these packages on the supported operating system.

Windows OMSA:

• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Windows - 64 bit), v8.5 (233 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Windows - 32 bit), v8.5 (226 MB)

Windows miscellaneous:

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD ISO For Windows, v8.5 (532 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Active Directory Snap-in Utility (32bit), v8.5 (43 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Active Directory Snap-in Utility (64bit), v8.5 (42 MB)
• Dell OpenManage BMC Utility, v8.5 (5 MB)
• Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools, includes Racadm (32bit), v8.5 (9 MB)
• Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools, includes Racadm (64bit), v8.5 (5 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Windows Driver Cabinet File v5.5 for OM 8.5 (101 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (Windows) v5.5 for OM 8.5 (248 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node - DUP (Upgrade Only), v8.5 (196 MB)

Linux OMSA:

• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Consolidated), v8.5 (837 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (RHEL7 - 64bit), v8.5 (Distribution Package, 216 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (RHEL6 - 64bit), v8.5 (Distribution Package, 220 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (SLES 12 - 64bit), v8.5 (Distribution Package, 192 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (SLES 11 - 64bit), v8.5 (Distribution Package, 208 MB)

Linux miscellaneous:

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD ISO For Linux, ESXi, v8.5 (884 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Linux Remote Access Utilities, v8.5 (56 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (Linux) v5.5 for OM 8.5 (225 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Seamless Package (49 MB)

ESXi OMSA VIB:

• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) for ESXi 6.5, v8.5 (9 MB)
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) for ESXi 6.0, v8.5 (9 MB)

To use the ESXi VIB with VMWare vSphere application, you can utilize the packages from Dell VMWare depot.

• Dell VMWare Depot (Download OMSA VIBs for different ESXi versions)
• Dell VMWare Depot (SSL)

Miscellaneous:

• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD ISO, v8.5 (1399 MB)
• Server Driver Pack OM 8.5 (226 MB)
• Dell OpenManage MIBs for PowerEdge, v8.5 (272 KB)

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Resources

• Dell OpenManage Storage Services (OMSS) (Know more about storage management features)
• Dell OpenManage System Management Tools (Know more about Dell OpenManage Products)
• Dell OpenManage Essentials (Management console to remotely manage Dell devices)
• Dell Troubleshooting Tool (Used in several of the videos below to test SNMP connection)
• Sample PowerShell scripts (To query system details from OMSA's WMI classes)
• How to install and configure OMSA on ESX 4.x

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Whitepapers

• OpenManage Systems Management with iDRAC, iSM, & OMSA: selecting the right components for specific server management requirements
• Deploying OMSA on VMware ESXi Using Dell Online Depot and VMware Update Manager
• How to setup and configure ESXi 5 for use in OpenManage Essentials
• Configure VMware ESX Classic with OpenManage Essentials (OME)
• Granular Installation and Sanity Check for Management Interfaces on Microsoft Windows Operating System
• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Single Sign-On

General Overview

Comparison of iDRAC8 versus iDRAC9 Features (New for 14G)

Ordering New Features and Options on iDRAC9 and 14G PowerEdge Servers (New for 14G)

iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller—Best in class management for Dell EMC 14th generation PowerEdge Servers (New for 14G)

14G Support for HTTP and HTTPS across iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller Interfaces (New for 14G)

Comparing in and out-of-band functionality for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers (New for 14G)

Dell EMC PowerEdge Software Server Licensing  (New for 14G)

Systems Management Overview Guide v12(New for 14G)

Using Server Message Block (SMB) in iDRAC9 of Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers (New for 14G)

Networking and I/O configuration

(Direct from Dev) Multi-Vector Cooling (New for 14G)

Network Switch Connection View (New for 14G)

iDRAC Connection View(VIDEO) (New for 14G)

Understand Network Adapters Relationship with iDRAC (New for 14G)

Disabling a Third-Party PCIe Card Cooling Response with Dell PowerEdge Servers 

IPv6 Best Practices using iDRAC 

Managing IO Identity and Server State Information 

Optimizing I/O Identity and Applying Persistence Policy on Network and Fibre Channel Adapters 

Retrieving Server OS Networking Information through iDRAC 

Understanding PreBoot Networking on Dell PowerEdge Servers 

Auto-Discovery Network Setup Specification

Configuring BIOS and NIC Using RACADM through Dell iDRAC

Converged Network Adapters with NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE Support

OS to BMC Pass-through operation

FCoE Boot Configuration Setup on Intel Card

FCoE boot using Broadcom card

Network IO Identity

Reinitiate Auto-Discovery

Remote NIC Configuration Management  

Scripting and Server Configuration Profiles

Automated Server Management with PowerShell Using iDRAC REST API (New for 14G)

Server cloning by using Server Configuration Profiles (SCP) on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers (New for 14G)

RESTful Server Configuration with iDRAC REST API (Updated for 14G)

Optimizing WS-Man to retrieve Lifecycle Logs from iDRAC9 (New for 14G)

Implementation of the DMTF Redfish API on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers (New for 14G)

WSMAN File Transfer(New for 14G)

Overview of Dell Systems Management using IPMI 

Understanding Physical Computer System View Profile Implementation 

Lifecycle Controller Workflow Optimization

Lifecycle Controller (with WS-Man) Best Practices Specification (Jan 2017)

Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide (WS-Man Scripting Guide) for Windows  (Jan 2017)

Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide (WS-Man Scripting Guide) for Linux (Jan 2017)

Dell PowerEdge Redfish API Overview

AutoConfig - Enabling rapid configuration of Dell servers using DHCP (Updated for 14G)

Creating Applications using the WSMAN API 

Methods to Save and Restore PowerEdge Server Configuration Settings and Firmware Images 

Using Filter Dialects with the WSMAN API 

Automatic Backup Server Profile

Creating and Managing Server Configuration Profiles

Hardware Inventory Viewing Script

How to Build Inventory Reports 

iDRAC Cloning

Import and Export Server Profiles

Server Configuration Profile - XML File Structure (files )

BIOS and UEFI

Signing UEFI images for Secure Boot feature in 14G Dell EMC PowerEdge servers (New for 14G)

Secure Boot Management on 14G Dell EMC PowerEdge servers (New for 14G)

Configuring Low-Latency Environments in PowerEdge Servers

Defining a Secure Boot Policy 

OS deployment

Unattended Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Operating System on Dell PowerEdge Servers Using iDRAC With Lifecycle Controller
Unattended Installation of Windows 2012 (12G and 13G)

Operating System Deployment in PowerEdge Servers

Operating Systems Deployment using iSCSI or FCOE LUN

Updates

Firmware Update Dependency with Lifecycle Controller on 14G Dell EMC PowerEdge servers (new for 14G)

Creating and updating iDRAC repository with Repository Manager

Lifecycle Controller with Dell Repository Manager

PowerEdge Updates with Repository Manager Best Practices Guide

Recommended methods of Updating Firmware on Dell Servers

Recommended Workflow for Performing Firmware Updates on PowerEdge Servers

Remote Firmware Update

Using Dell Repository Manager to create a Bootable ISO and perform updates

Storage & PERC

Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and RAID-Level Migration (RLM) of VDs using PERC 9 & PERC 10 (New for 14G)

Dell’s vFlash SD Flash Media Card – Better Endurance and Performance via Over-Provisioning

Understanding Real Time Storage Configuration for PERC9(new for 13G)
Managing Web Server Certificates on iDRAC (New for 13G)
Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD Devie Monitoring, Inventory, and Configuration (New for 13G)
vFlash Overview

vFlash Partition Management 

vFlash using the Lifecycle Controller GUI

Security

Dell EMC iDRAC Response to CVE-2017-1000251 “BlueBorne”[26 Sept 2017]

(Direct from Dev) System Erase on PowerEdge Servers(New for 14G)

(Direct from Dev) Security in Server Design (New for 14G)

(Video) Secure Boot Configuration and Certificate Management using RACADM (New)  

(Video) Secure Boot Configuration and Certificate Management using WSMAN (New)  

Securing 14th generation Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with System Erase (New for 14G)

Factory Generated Default iDRAC9 Password(New for 14G)

Active Directory Integration & Certificates

Active Directory Setup Using Lifecycle Controller

Integrate iDRAC8 with Active Directory

Monitoring and Alerting

Understanding OpenManage Mobile (OMM) and Quick Sync Security (New for 14G)

Understanding iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (New for 14G)

Managing the Rollup Health status by using iDRAC on the Dell EMC 14th generation and later PowerEdge servers (New for 14G)

Monitoring & configuring Server Group by using iDRAC Group Manager (New for 14G)

Managing iDRAC9 Event Alerts on 14th generation (14G) Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers (New for 14G)

Accessing Remote Desktop using VNC on PowerEdge Servers (New for 14G)

Web Services Eventing Support for Hardware Inventory and Monitoring 

Pre-failure alerts provided by Dell server systems management 

Enhanced Out of Band Performance Monitoring 

Agent-free Inventory and Monitoring for Storage and Network Devices

Discovering Features in the iDRAC Remote Services API

Support Assist & Part Replacement

SupportAssist Collections on Dell EMC’s 14th generation of PowerEdge servers (New for 14G)

SupportAssist on Dell EMC’s 14th generation of PowerEdge servers (New for 14G)

Motherboard Replacement

Lifecycle Controller Part Replacement

Part Replacement

iDRAC Service Module (iSM)

Installing iDRAC Service Module (iSM) by using iDRAC9 on the 14th generation (14G) Dell EMC PowerEdge server (New for 14G)

iDRAC Service Module 2.1 or later on Ubuntu & Debian Linux Operating Systems

iDRAC Service Module - Windows Management Instrumentation

iDRAC Service Module - iDRAC CPU Hard Reset

iDRAC Service Module - iDRAC Access via Host OS

iDRAC Service Module - iDRAC SNMP Alerts

iDRAC Service Module - In-band iDRAC SNMP Alerts

iDRAC Service Module - iDRAC Access via Host Operating System

This technical white paper explains the factors driving the introduction of the factory generated default password feature for iDRAC9 for Dell EMC 14th generation (14G) PowerEdge servers. Also, it provides guidance on how to adopt the feature in terms of best practices for provisioning, configuring, and maintaining. Each of the above practices have a strong influence on the secure operation and assurance of iDRAC9 for 14G PowerEdge Servers. The feature has a major impact on the default user account password in terms of the factory-default or shipping value. Prior to this generation of servers, the password was a publically well-known value calvin used across all servers. This technical white paper introduces this new feature and attempts to cover the main aspects that are crucial in comprehending its impact on the system management processes and procedures.

OpenManage Enterprise Tech Release is now available

OpenManage Enterprise is the next generation OpenManage Essentials.  It simplifies, centralizes and automates the full span of server lifecycle management activities – discovery, configuration, deployment, updates, and remediation – within a single console that unifies management of tower, rack and modular platforms.  OpenManage Enterprise assists in standardizing and supporting your IT management policies and practices.

Please visit the OpenManage Enterprise page for more information.

OpenManage Essentials information continues below

Contents: Download - Documentation - Whitepapers - Videos - Forum - Blogs - FAQ 

OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a systems management console that provides simple, basic Dell hardware management and is available as a free download.

The latest release is OME 2.3 and it launched on June 28, 2017.  It brings a lot of great new features to the product.

OME 2.4 is coming soon....

Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) version 2.4 is the latest release of our easy to install, intuitively simple to use, and customer-acclaimed, One-to-Many systems management console that is optimized to provide comprehensive lifecycle management of Dell PowerEdge modular, rack and tower servers.  OpenManage Essentials also delivers extensive infrastructure health monitoring, control, and support for Dell servers, storage, networking, business clients, firewall appliances, and 3^rd party hardware.   

Key NEW features& Enhancements available with OpenManage Essentials v2.4:

• Support of streaming functionality for the server configuration deployment and configuration compliance tasks.
• Ability to create and manage multiple firmware baselines from repository manager files.
• Support for associating custom device groups with a firmware baseline.
• Support for generating firmware compliance report of custom device groups and updating non-compliant devices based on compliance report.
• Support for the latest models of 14th generation PowerEdge servers and networking devices.
• REST API enhancements:
  • To list and manage discovery ranges for the discovered devices.
  • To manage device groups, add and delete devices from the device groups.
  • To generate firmware compliance reports of device groups.
  • To generate configuration compliance reports of device groups.
  • To view additional inventory information such as controllers, physical disks, power supplies, switches, and virtual disks related information displayed in OpenManage Essentials GUI.

Enhancements:

• Ability to view configuration compliance reports of device groups.
• Ability to view the number of tasks being executed.

Key NEW features & Enhancements available with OpenManage Essentials v2.3 and onward:

• Support for simplified device configuration deployment and configuration compliance features by separating deployment templates and configuration baseline.
• Enhancement in the chassis configuration baseline and deployment template with additional configuration settings for compliance, deployment, and export features.
• Remediate configuration drift against the server and chassis baselines.
• Backup and restore server profiles for existing operation without redeploying the servers.
• Support for SNMPv3-based discovery and events.
• Simplified modular infrastructure configuration management by combining chassis and IOA configurations.
• Simplify template editing for boot configurations, network interface settings, and IOA VLAN attributes.
• Enabling OpenManage Essentials to be used in data centers where ICMP ping is blocked.
• Enabling the device type-based discovery in the guided wizard.
• Enabling rediscovery of server or chassis by configuring the static IPv4 address during the configuration deployment task.
• Support for the following devices:
  • Additional models of networking, storage, and Disk Backup devices:
    • Storage: Compellent SC7020 
    • Networking: S6010 - ON, S6100 - ON, S4048T – ON
    • Disk Backup: DR4300, DR4300e, DR6300
  • VxRail and XC series hyper-converged infrastructure
    
    

• Enhancements:
  • Increase in the time interval of the Alert Ignore Action to receive ignore duplicate alerts to a maximum of 24 hours.
  • Ability to save the purged alerts after the maximum size of alerts log is reached.
  • More information in both inventory and hard drive information report to identify if a hard drive is self-encryption capable or Self-Encrypting Drive (SED).
  • Enabling support of Programmable MUX (PMUX) mode for VLAN configuration and VLAN deployment features on IOAs.
  • Capability to export the discovery ranges.
  • Ability to view the virtual I/O pool size of the I/O identity types during the creation of a virtual I/O pool.
  • New capabilities and enhancements in the REST interface. 
  • 45% increase in control and scalability across managed devices -  from 5500 to 8000

Existing OpenManage Essentials features also available now in OME v2.4:

• Stateless computing with centralized management of server virtual I/O addresses within OME - Server Configuration Management
  • Simplify server provisioning through profile-based deployments
  • Enable elasticity of compute resources through definition of a stateless computing pool in a Boot-from-SAN environment
  • Enable simplified server migration for disaster recovery operations
• Interconnects Management for PowerEdge Modular Infrastructure within OME – Server Configuration Management
  • Simplify M series blade I/O Aggregator and FN IO Module provisioning through template-based deployments
  • Simplified I/O connection and vLAN management for PowerEdge modular infrastructure through an easy tabular interface. It provides direct mapping between blade NIC ports and IOA/IOM server facing ports.  vLAN on the IOA/IOM server facing ports can be directly managed.
  • Automate vLAN provisioning as part of blade provisioning by extending server template to include definitions for vLANs on the corresponding IOA/IOM server facing ports.
• Simplified discovery for Dell PowerEdge modular infrastructure (M1000e, FX2 and VRTX)
  • Elimination of multiple steps in establishing discovery ranges for various components (CMC, iDRACs, and IOAs)
  • Automated speedy discovery of Dell modular infrastructure through use of a single CMC credential 
• Report enhancements include the availability of additional reports and categorizations
• Alert enhancements provide root-cause sources and recommendations on how to resolve issues
• Integration with Dell ProSupport SupportAssist for proactive remote support, automated support case creation and hardware failure notification sent securely to Dell technical support for intelligent issue analysis, diagnosis, and part-replacements upon customer request
• Comprehensive, deep management visibility and control for Dell blades and Chassis Management Controller (CMC), Dell storage and networking devices, and Dell AppAssure through a context sensitive link and launch of the respective element management interface
• Geographic View at-a-glance visibility of VRTX and FX2 systems’ physical locations geographically mapped
• Agent-free OOB inventory and update of 11^th, 12^th ,13^th and 14^th generation PowerEdge servers
• Agent-free monitoring of 12^th ,13^th and 14^th generation PowerEdge servers
• Traditional agent-based systems management functionality in all supported 11^th, 12^th, 13^th and 14^th generation PowerEdge servers
• Monitoring of non-Dell HW devices through import of 3^rd party HW SNMP MIBs
• Reporting of Warranty expiration and comprehensive inventory reports
• Hardware component-level monitoring and updates for PowerEdge servers, blade systems and internal storage arrays
• Support and control of Dell hardware in Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V and OpenSource  environments
• Enhanced management functionality through integration with the following Dell solutions:
  • Dell KACE K1000 Appliance – comprehensive, economical and straightforward management of both clients and servers through a single interface
  • Dell Repository Manager – version control and scheduling of PowerEdge server updates 
  • Dell OpenManage Power Center – optimization of  PowerEdge power usage

Dell OpenManage Essentials Core Features:

OpenManage Essentials is available as a free download from the Dell Support Site. The OME console's inventory function integrates with the Dell Repository Manager to automatically facilitate the creation of custom repositories of new updates for your systems.  

If you are new to the product, Take the Quick Tour or watch the OME Overview Video below:

Download  

• Download OpenManage Essentials 2.4 --- Coming Soon
• Download OpenManage Essentials 2.3
• • Previous versions available in the Archive section below

• Download the Dell Troubleshooting Tool
• Download the Dell SNMP Configuration Tool

License Info:

Licensing OpenManage Essentials “Server Configuration Management”:  OpenManage Essentials (OME) is available as a free software download.  The download of OpenManage Essentials software also includes the opportunity to download and activate Dell SupportAssist services. In addition, Dell offers fee-based “Server Configuration Management” licenses that enable template–based deployment and configuration of bare-metal PowerEdge servers, detection of server configuration drift, virtual IO management. and state-less computing, among several additional management capabilities.  “Server Configuration Management” licenses are available at both POS (Point-Of-Sale) with a server purchase and APOS (After-Point-Of-Sale) for 12^th and 13^th generation PowerEdge servers.  License SKUS for OpenManage Essentials “Server Configuration Management” are as follows:   

• POS:      634-BBWU (12^th and 13^th generation PowerEdge servers)
• APOS:    634-BBWT (12^th and 13^th generation PowerEdge servers)
• POS:      528-BBSC (14th generation PowerEdge servers)
• APOS:    528-BBSB (14th generation PowerEdge servers)

For additional information, please contact a Dell Sales Representative. 

Discuss

• OpenManage Essentials Discussion Forum 

• OpenManage Essentials Blog Posts 

Learn

• OpenManage Essentials 2.4 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers) ---- Coming soon
• OpenManage Essentials 2.3 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers) 
• OpenManage Essentials 2.2 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers) 
• OpenManage Essentials 2.1 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers) 
• OpenManage Essentials 2.0.1 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers)
• OpenManage Essentials 2.0 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, White papers)
• OME Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
• OME Tips and Tricks
• OME vs Dell IT Assistant
• OME Quick Tour
• Tutorial videos as the bottom of this page
• Service Offering: Remote Installation and Configuration of OME

Whitepapers and Best Practices