Dell PowerEdge M620 Technical Manual

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The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and softwaremanagement tools and consoles. OpenManage simplifies the lifecycle of deploying, updating,monitoring, and maintaining your Dell PowerEdge servers.The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller is the heart of the2nd generation of Dell PowerEdge server embedded management functionality. In addition toenabling agent-free management, iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller provides remote access to thesystem—whether or not there is a functioning operating system running on the server. Theseembedded features help simplify and automate all aspects of server lifecycle management:deployment, updates, monitoring and maintenance. Table 20 describes the functions and benefitsof iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller.Feature Function BenefitOut of band(OOB)iDRAC7 offers real-time OOB discovery,inventory, deployment monitoring,alerting and updates for servers andinternal storageManage servers independent of the OS typeor status—even if an OS is not installedSingle code base All server types have the same embeddedmanagement hardware and firmwareSimplified and consistent maintenanceacross server platformsDedicatedGigE port(PowerEdgerack and towersystems)Gigabit Ethernet replaces 10/100 onpredecessor iDRAC6Fast throughput for better performance;compatibility with setup for switchesEmail alertsSimplified, more informative, andexpanded coverage than previousversions of iDRACMore detail allows IT administrators to bemore efficient in diagnosing and remediatingan issue; alerts include a direct, embeddedURL in the email notification to further speedresolutionvFlash media Enabled with iDRAC7 Enterprise Allows for use of a non-Dell SD cardEnhanced powermanagementIntegration with Intel Node Managerprovides data center level powermonitoring and capping(requires iDRAC7 Enterprise)Fine tune data center power usage andreport on historical power usage by rack, rowor room using OpenManage Power Center