Agent-Free Management; Agent-Based Management; Dell Emc Consoles; Openmanage Systems Management Tools, Utilities And Protocols - Dell PowerEdge R640 Manual

Features
iDRAC -Faster processor,
more memory
GUI rendered in HTML5
Add BIOS configuration to
iDRAC GUI
iDRAC support for SW RAID
licensing

Agent-free management

As Dell EMC PowerEdge servers have embedded server lifecycle management, in many cases, there is no need to install an OpenManage
systems management software agent into the operating system of a Dell EMC PowerEdge server. This greatly simplifies and streamlines
the management footprint.

Agent-based management

Most systems management solutions require pieces of software, called agents, to be installed on each node in order to be managed within
the IT environment. Additionally, the same agent is often used as a local interface into the hardware health and may be accessed remotely
as a management interface, typically referred to as a one-to-one interface. For customers that continue to use agent-based solutions, Dell
EMC provides OpenManage Server Administrator.

Dell EMC consoles

The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one-to-many console. The central console provides a
rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment. The Dell EMC systems management portfolio includes
several powerful consoles, depending upon your needs, including the following:
• Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials—OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a systems management console that provides a
comprehensive view of Dell EMC systems, devices, and components in an enterprise network. It is used to monitor Dell EMC
PowerEdge servers, EqualLogic and PowerVault storage, and PowerConnect
to create asset reports. OpenManage Essentials also communicates health status alerts for Dell EMC servers, storage, and network
devices to the Dell EMC KACE
Dell.com/Support. When connected through OME, you can use Dell EMC OpenManage Mobile (OMM) to securely perform a subset of
data center monitoring and remediation tasks from a mobile device.
• OpenManage Power Center—Dell EMC's power management solution, the Dell EMC OpenManage Power Center (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-
making intelligence than would otherwise be possible. When used with a suitably licensed PowerEdge server (with a iDRAC Enterprise
license), OMPC leverages Intel Node Manager technology for platform-level power reporting and capping of Intel chipsets. Power
Center then communicates with iDRAC to provide node, rack, row or data-center level aggregation of power-management data, as well
as execution of control policy — making it easy for IT professionals to identify areas to gain efficiencies and cut wasteful costs.
OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and
protocols
Dell EMC OpenManage 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 helps
simplify the process of managing downloads and baseline BIOS, firmware and driver updates. Repository Manager can create
deployment disks as well as create and manage customized repositories.
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