Dell PowerEdge System Management Manual

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8 Systems Management GuideNOTE: Each of these use cases and various operations for these use cases areexplained in detail in "Systems Management Use Cases" on page 11.Install and Configure Systems ManagementComponentsFirst Boot Setup and ConfigurationVMware ESXi comes pre-installed on supported Dell PowerEdge servers. Forsteps to setup and configure ESXi on PowerEdge server, refer to VMware ESXiDell Solutions Guide at support.dell.com. Make sure that the DRAC isconfigured as per the steps in the document.HealthMonitoringVI Client may be used to monitor the health information ofvarious hardware components. IT Assistant, DRAC, and the BMUcan also be used for limited health monitoring.Alert Monitoring The event console feature of IT Assistant may be used to monitorhardware and virtual machine traps generated from ESXi as wellas SNMP Platform Event Traps generated by the BMC.ChangeManagementSBUU may be used to update the BIOS and firmware of the PEserver. SBUU does not support updating of device drivers for ESXior virtual machines.VMware update manager is used to update the ESXi imagewhich could contain updated device drivers for the system.Troubleshooting,Logging, andDiagnosticsThe system log and management agent log may be retrieved usingVI Client or may be viewed from the terminal.The BMC System Event Log (SEL) is available using DRAC, ITAssistant, or the BMU.Diagnostics can be performed using Dell offline diagnostics tools.RemoteManagementDell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) provides lights outremote management functionality.Use Case Tools Needed