Dell PowerEdge R220 Technical Guide 34 Dell Server PRO Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Virtual MachineManager (SCVMM): This pack manages Dell physical servers and hosts of virtual machines (VMs)by using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager/System Center Essentials (SCOM/SCE)and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). It provides guidance for remedial actionsbased on alerts to best manage virtual machines and handle the impacts appropriately. OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter: This plug-in allows IT administrators to monitor,provision, and manage the physical PowerEdge server hardware and firmware from a dedicatedDell menu accessed through the VMware vCenter console using the same role-based accesscontrol 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 integration and connections with third-party consolesDell OpenManage provides integrations and connections with many third-party consoles, including: Dell OpenManage Connection for Computer Associates Network andSystems Management: This connection allows you to monitor PowerEdge servers andPowerVault storage arrays from within the Computer Associates Network and SystemsManagement (CANSM) 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 andefficiently, you must perform all of these functions easily and quickly. iDRAC7 with LifecycleController technology provides you with these intelligent capabilities embedded within the serverinfrastructure. This allows you to invest more time and energy on business improvements and lesson maintenance.