Dell PowerEdge R940 Technical Manual

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increased control, improved rack density, faster response times, greater accuracy, and broader decision-making intelligence than wouldotherwise be possible. When used with a suitably licensed PowerEdge server (with a Dell iDRAC Enterprise license), OMPC leveragesIntel Node Manager technology for platform-level power reporting and capping of Intel chipsets. Power Center then communicateswith iDRAC to provide node, rack, row or data-center level aggregation of power-management data, as well as execution of controlpolicy — making it easy for IT professionals to identify areas to gain efficiencies and cut wasteful costs.OpenManage systems management tools, utilities andprotocolsOpenManage systems management tools and utilities consist of the following:• Dell EMC Repository Manager: The Dell EMC Repository Manager (RM) is a stand-alone GUI-based productivity tool that helpssimplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS, firmware and driver updates. Repository Manager can createdeployment disks as well as create and manage customized repositories.• Dell EMC Update Packages: The Dell EMC Update Packages (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format thatupdates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS, a driver, firmware and other software updates.• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit: The Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) is a CLI-based tool that includes aset of utilities for configuring and deploying Dell PowerEdge systems, and can be used to build scripted, unattended OS installations todeploy large numbers of servers in a reliable fashion.• RACADM: The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally or remotely configure iDRAC7.• IPMITool: IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and manage remote systems using the IPMI version1.5 and later protocol.• Web Services for Management (WSMAN): WSMAN is a SOAP-XML–based protocol for exchanging system managementinformation. Dell's implementation provides remote management capabilities through a secure and standards-based Web Services–Management (WS-MAN) interface to PowerEdge servers and blade server node chassis.Integration with third-party consolesOpenManage provides integration with several leading third-party consoles, including:• OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center—This suite helps you further streamline, automate and simplify yourmost essential IT management tasks. For more information, visit http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/solutions/dcsm-microsoft-system-center.• OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter—This plug-in allows IT administrators to monitor, provision, and manage the physicalPowerEdge server hardware and firmware from a dedicated menu accessed through the VMware vCenter console using the same role-based access control model as vCenter, combining physical server management. For more information, visit http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/virtualization/management-plug-in-for-vmware-vcenter.• BMC Software—Dell EMC and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration between Dell EMC server,storage, and network management functionality and the BMC Software process and data center automation products.OpenManage connections with third-party consolesOpenManage Connections gives you an easy path to adding support for third-party devices, so you can continue to use your existingmanagement tools while easily adding server systems to your existing IT environment. Integrate new systems at your own pace. Managenew servers and storage with your legacy management tools, while extending the useful life of your existing resources. With OpenManageConnections you can add monitoring and troubleshooting to your IT infrastructure.• OpenManage Connection for Nagios• OpenManage Connection for Oracle• OpenManage Connection for HP• OpenManage Connection for IBM• OpenManage Connection for CAFor more information on these OpenManage Connections, visit http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/solutions/dcsm-partner-consoles.38 OpenManage systems management