Dell PowerEdge - Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility; Exiting the BIOS Configuration Utility; Initializing Physical Disks

Systems Management Guide 21
Firmware and driver
versions
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator.
Driver version available in
VI Client. Only storage
controllers and physical
disks firmware versions are
available in VI Client.
Other firmware versions are
not available in VI Client,
but are available during
boot process.
Physical drive status and
state (ready, rebuilding,
offline etc)
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator.
Available through VI
Client.
Virtual disk status and
state
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator.
Available through VI
Client.
Systems Management
Feature
ESX ESXi
Alert Monitoring
SNMP Alert Monitoring Alerts are generated by
OpenManage Server
Administrator and can be
viewed using IT Assistant.
Alerts are generated by
ESXi and can be viewed
using IT Assistant. The
alerts generated by ESXi
may have less hardware
information than the alerts
generated by OpenManage
agents.
Systems Management
Feature
ESX ESXi
Health Monitoring (continued)