Dell PowerEdge R720 Technical Manual

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53 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guideintegrates OpenManage functions in SCCM to manage the Dell PowerEdge servers, includingauto-discovery, operating system deployment and configuration of hardware elements, (RAID,NIC, BIOS, iDRAC), OS and hypervisor agnostic updates, firmware management, and systemviewer utilities. 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 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 consoles Dell OpenManage Connections are designed specifically for monitoring Dell server and storageplatforms within infrastructures managed by HP Operations Manager, IBM TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus or Computer Associates (CA) Network and Systems Management (NSM).OpenManage Connections improve operational efficiency and flexibility in managing Dellhardware in large heterogeneous data center environments. 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. Figure 17 illustrates the various operations that can be performed during theserver’s lifecycle.