Dell PowerEdge M820 Technical Manual

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37 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide RACADM — The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you tolocally or remotely configure iDRAC7. IPMITool — IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control andmanage remote systems using the IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol.Integration with third-party consolesDell OpenManage easily integrates with several leading third-party consoles, including: Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center OperationsManager — This suite of server management packs enables several functions through SystemCenter Operations Manager (SCOM), including in-band discovery and monitoring of racks andtowers, out-of-band discovery and monitoring through iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller, as wellas performance and advanced monitoring. Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager —This pack contains Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI), which integrates OpenManagefunctions in the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to manage the DellPowerEdge servers, including auto-discovery, operating system deployment and configurationof hardware elements, (RAID, NIC, BIOS, iDRAC), OS and hypervisor agnostic updates, firmwaremanagement and system viewer utilities. Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual MachineManager — This pack manages Dell physical servers and hosts of virtual machines (VMs) by usingMicrosoft System Center Operations Manager/System Center Essentials (SCOM/SCE) and SystemCenter Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). It provides guidance for remedial actions based onalerts to best manage virtual machines and handle the impacts appropriately. OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter — This plug-in allows IT administrators tomonitor, provision and manage the physical PowerEdge server hardware and firmware from adedicated Dell menu accessed through the VMware vCenter console using the same role-basedaccess control model as vCenter, combining physical server management. BMC Software—Dell and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integrationbetween Dell server, storage and network management functionality and the BMC Softwareprocess and data center automation products.OpenManage Connections with third-party consolesDell OpenManage provides connections with many third-party consoles, including: Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network and Systems Management —This connection allows you to monitor PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays fromwithin the Computer Associates Network and Systems Management (CA NSM) console. Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager — This connection enables severalfunctions through HP Operations Manager, including auto-grouping, SNMP trap reception,global health monitoring and a context-sensitive launch of OpenManage Server Administrator. Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIBus — This connection providesevent monitoring capabilities to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell EqualLogic systems. Itallows event monitoring, automatic event correlation and launching device consoles from theNetcool/OMNIbus console.Dell server management operationsDell OpenManage systems management is centered on automating the server managementlifecycle — deploy, update, monitor and maintain. To manage an infrastructure properly and