Dell PowerEdge R630 Technical Manual

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46 PowerEdge R630 Technical Guidemanagement GUI. It can also be used to view system configuration, inventory, health andperformance.iDRAC Service ModuleThe iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight optional software application that can be installedon Dell PowerEdge server (12th generation or later). The iSM complements iDRAC interfaces – GUI,RACADM CLI, and Web Service Management (WSMAN) with additional monitoring data. You canconfigure the features on the supported operating system depending on the features to be installedand the unique integration needs in a work environment.Dell consolesThe central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one-to-manyconsole. The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systemsin the IT environment. The Dell systems management portfolio includes several powerful consoles,depending upon your needs, including the following: Dell OpenManage Essentials—OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a systems management consolethat provides a comprehensive view of Dell systems, devices, and components in an enterprisenetwork. It is used to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers, EqualLogic and PowerVault storage, andPowerConnect™ switches; to update and configure Dell servers; and to create asset reports.OpenManage Essentials also communicates health status alerts for Dell servers, storage, andnetwork devices to the Dell KACE™ K1000 service desk. OpenManage Essentials is available as ano-charge software download from Dell.com/Support. When connected through OME, you canuse Dell OpenManage Mobile (OMM) to securely perform a subset of data center monitoring andremediation tasks from a mobile device. OpenManage Power Center—Dell’s power management solution, the Dell OpenManage PowerCenter (OMPC) management console, provides increased visibility to power consumption,anomalies, and utilization through fine-grained instrumentation. This enables increased control,improved rack density, faster response times, greater accuracy, and broader decision-makingintelligence than would otherwise be possible. When used with a suitably licensed PowerEdgeserver (with a Dell iDRAC Enterprise license), OMPC leverages Intel Node Manager technologyfor platform-level power reporting and capping of Intel chipsets. Power Center thencommunicates with iDRAC to provide node, rack, row or data-center level aggregation ofpower-management data, as well as execution of control policy — making it easy for ITprofessionals to identify areas to gain efficiencies and cut wasteful costs.OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and protocolsDell OpenManage systems management tools and utilities consist of the following: Dell Repository Manager: The Dell Repository Manager (RM) is a standalone GUI-basedproductivity tool that helps simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS,firmware and driver updates. Repository Manager can create deployment disks as well as createand manage customized repositories. Dell Update Packages: The Dell Update Packages (DUP) is a self-contained executable in astandard package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS,a driver, firmware and other software updates. Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit: The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is aCLI-based tool that includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying Dell PowerEdgesystems, and can be used to build scripted, unattended OS installations to deploy large numbersof servers in a reliable fashion.