Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 - Agent-Free Management; Agent-Based Management

Features iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC8
Express for
Blades
iDRAC9
Express
for Blades
iDRAC8
Enterprise
iDRAC9
Enterprise
Remote reset for iDRAC—
requires iSM
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual NMI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OS watchdog Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SupportAssist Report—
embedded
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System Event Log Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lifecycle Log Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced logging in the
Lifecycle controller log
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Work notes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Syslog No No No No No No Yes Yes
License management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Improved customer experience
iDRAC -Faster processor,
more memory
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
GUI rendered in HTML5 No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Add BIOS conguration to
iDRAC GUI
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
iDRAC support for SW
RAID licensing
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
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
simplies 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
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