17 Systems management
Dell delivers open, flexible and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of
managing disparate IT assets by building comprehensive IT management solutions. Combining Dell
PowerEdge Servers with a wide selection of Dell-developed management solutions gives you
choice and flexibility, so you can simplify and save in environments of any size. To help you meet
your server performance demands, Dell offers Dell OpenManage systems management solutions for:
Deployment of one or many servers from a single console
Monitoring of server and storage health and maintenance
Update of system, operating system and application software
Dell offers IT management solutions for organizations of all sizes — priced and sized appropriately,
and supported comprehensively.
Server management
A Dell Systems Management and Documentation DVD are included with the product. ISO images
are also available. A brief description of available content:
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility: Dell Systems Build and Update Utility assists in OS install
and pre-OS hardware configuration and updates.
OpenManage Server Administrator: The OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) tool
provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution, designed for system
administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. OMSA allows system
administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-
one systems management.
Active Directory Snap-in Utility: The Active Directory Snap-in Utility provides an extension snap-
in to the Microsoft Active Directory. This allows you to manage Dell specific Active Directory
objects. The Dell-specific schema class definitions and their installation are also included on the
DVD.
Dell Systems Service Diagnostics Tools: Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics tools deliver the
latest Dell optimized drivers, utilities and operating system-based diagnostics that you can use to
update your system.
eDocs: The section includes files for PowerEdge systems, storage peripheral and OpenManage
software.
Server Update Utility: In addition to the Systems Management Tools and Documentation,
customers have the option to obtain the Server Update Utility DVD. This DVD has an inventory
tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS and drivers for either Linux or Windows varieties.
Embedded server management
The PowerEdge M910 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server
Management. It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The optional
iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface between
the host system and its management software and the periphery devices.
The optional upgrade to iDRAC6 provides features for managing the server remotely or in data
center lights-out environments.
Advanced iDRAC features require the installation of the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.
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