OpenManage

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OpenManage, a Dell, Inc. product, consists of a number of network management and systems management applications.

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[edit] OpenManage Applications

Dell OpenManage is a set of systems management applications built using industry standard protocols and specifications. Dell OpenManage is not a product within itself, but rather a brand name for the suite of products in the portfolio

[edit] ITA - IT Assistant

Dell OpenManage IT Assistant is a comprehensive, standards-based console for managing Dell servers, storage arrays, tape libraries, network switches, printers, and clients distributed throughout a network. From a central console, one can gain increased control over the availability of Dell platforms through proactive alerts and notification.
Dell IT Assistant identifies systems experiencing problems and alerts the administrator-helping reduce the risk of system downtime that could impact your business. Using the web-enabled graphical user interface, you can monitor systems anywhere within your network.

[edit] SBUU - Systems Build and Update Utility

The Dell Systems Build and Update Utility CD includes a single tool to enable basic lifecycle management of Dell Systems Simple OS Installation Firmware and BIOS Update Hardware Configuration (scriptable and GUI) Server Update Utility (custom and complete)

[edit] OMSA - OpenManage Server Administrator

OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, Web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system. Server Administrator is designed for system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. OpenManage Server Administrator allows system administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-one systems management.

[edit] SUU - Server Update Utility

Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility is a CD-based application for identifying and applying updates to your system. You can use SUU to update your Dell PowerEdge system or to view the updates available for any system supported by SUU. SUU compares the versions of components currently installed on your system with update components packaged on the Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility CD. SUU then displays a comparison report of the versions and provides the option of updating the components.

[edit] Content Manager

Content Manager ships on the Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility CD. Content Manager allows you to download Dell Update Packages (DUPs) from the official Dell support website. These packages are then kept in Custom Repositories where you can choose which PowerEdge Servers and types of OS updates to store.

Content Manager also has a task to compare your custom repository to the latest downloads available from the official Dell support web site.

When the Custom Repositories are created, the Server Update Utility (SUU), both GUI and CMD versions, are included in the repository. This allows you to map a network drive from your servers to the repository and update the servers from a single location knowing that it contains the latest drivers from the official Dell support site.

[edit] DTK - Deployment Toolkit

The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities for configuring and deploying Dell PowerEdge systems. The DTK is designed for customers who need to build scripted installations to deploy large numbers of servers in a reliable fashion without having to dramatically change their current deployment processes.

In addition to the command line utilities used to configure various system features, the DTK also provides sample scripts and configuration files to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These files and scripts describe the use of DTK in Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) and embedded Linux environments.

The benefits of the DTK

  • Provides the tools necessary to automate the pre-operating system configuration tasks and the unattended operating system installation tasks when deploying PowerEdge systems.
  • Scales to support from one to many system deployment efforts.
  • Facilitates consistent system configurations across multiple systems.
  • Provides diverse and useful deployment tools that can be utilized in many different ways.

[edit] Tutorials and Demos

[edit] OpenManage Demonstrations

This demo shows the use of the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility to install Windows on a bare-metal Dell PowerEdge Server.

This demo shows how Content Manager is used to keep a local repository of firmware/BIOS/driver updates from support.dell.com that can then be used to update your Dell PowerEdge Servers from a network share drive.

This demo shows the new Online Repository functionality of IT Assistant to keep firmware/BIOS/drivers up to date with the latest versions that are available on the Dell.com support website.

[edit] How to set up RAID Arrays

[edit] ITA Tutorials

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