Dell PowerEdge R510 Technical Manual

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DellPowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 6815 Systems Management15.1 OverviewDell delivers open, flexible, and integrated solutions that help you reduce the complexity of managingdisparate IT assets by building comprehensive IT management solutions. Combining Dell PowerEdge Serverswith a wide selection of Dell-developed management solutions gives you choice and flexibility, so you cansimplify and save in environments of any size. To help you meet your server performance demands, Delloffers 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 softwareDell offers IT management solutions for organizations of all sizes—priced, sized, and supported right.15.2 Server ManagementA Dell Systems Management and Documentation DVD and a Dell Management Console DVD are included withthe product. Content includes:• Dell Systems Build and Update Utility: Dell Systems Build and Update Utility assists in OS install andpre-OS hardware configuration and updates.• OpenManage Server Administrator: The OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) tool provides acomprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution, designed for system administrators tomanage systems locally and remotely on a network. OMSA allows system administrators to focus onmanaging their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-one systems management.• Management Console: Our legacy IT Assistant console is also included, as well as tools to allow accessto our remote management products. These tools are Remote Access Service for iDRAC and the BMCManagement Utility.• Active Directory Snap-in Utility: The Active Directory Snap-in Utility provides an extension snap-in tothe Microsoft Active Directory. This allows you to manage Dell specific Active Directory objects. TheDell-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 latestDell optimized drivers, utilities, and operating system-based diagnostics that you can use to updateyour system.• eDocs: The section includes Acrobat files for PowerEdge systems, storage peripheral, andOpenManage software.• Dell Management Console DVD: The Dell Management Console is a Web-based systems managementsoftware that enables you to discover and inventory devices on your network. It also providesadvanced functions, such as health and performance monitoring of networked devices and patchmanagement capabilities for Dell systems.• Server Update Utility: In addition to the Systems Management Tools and Documentation and DellManagement Console DVDs, customers have the option to obtain Server Update Utility DVD. This DVDhas an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS, and drivers for either Linux orWindows operating systems.15.3 Embedded Server ManagementThe PowerEdge R510 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server Management. It isIntelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The optional iDRAC (Integrated Dell