Dell PowerEdge R940 - Management Approaches

Features iDRAC8
Basic
iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC8
Express
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC8
Express for
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iDRAC9
Express for
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iDRAC8
Enterprise
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Enterprise
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 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
provides OpenManage Server Administrator.
OpenManage 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 OpenManage Essentials—OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a systems management console that provides a comprehensive view
of Dell systems, devices, and components in an enterprise network. It is used to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers, EqualLogic and
PowerVault storage, and PowerConnect
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switches; to update and congure Dell servers; and to create asset reports. OpenManage
Essentials also communicates health status alerts for Dell servers, storage, and network devices to the Dell KACE
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K1000 service desk.
OpenManage Essentials is available as a no-charge software download from Dell.com/Support. When connected through OME, you
can use Dell OpenManage Mobile (OMM) to securely perform a subset of data center monitoring and remediation tasks from a mobile
device.
• OpenManage Power Center—Dell’s power management solution, the Dell OpenManage Power Center (OMPC) management console,
provides increased visibility to power consumption, anomalies, and utilization through ne-grained instrumentation. This enables
OpenManage systems management
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