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1. Simplify Systems Management
Deploy, Virtualize, Manage, Maintain, and Automate with the OpenManage Suite
David Schmidt, Director, OpenManage Product Management
Session SV4

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5. What’s impacting productivity in your IT environment?
Manual approaches to delivering
IT services take too long
Legacy-equipped data centers
are often complex, inefficient
and costly to manage
Proliferation of management
tools impacts ability to isolate
and resolve IT issues
We’ve heard these
challenges expressed
frequently in our
conversations with
thousands of customers.

6. Simplifying Management is Key Priority

7. Common Management Paradigms
We frequently do some
management locally at the server
We manage primarily
from a central console
We manage primarily using
scripts
Operation
Converged,
Service Lifecycle,
and Private Cloud
Integration
Change
Management
Monitoring &
Troubleshooting
HW
Configuration &
Deployment
“We monitor servers based on amber
lights”
“We have a team that does
rack/stack/deploy”
“We’ve been burned by failure events in
the past – we need a console that
provides comprehensive monitoring”
“We operate at scale – need
something automated within our
ops framework
“I need alerts integrated into my
current monitoring architecture –
MS, BMC, etc”
“We just work right at the server”
“API’s are mandatory, don’t show
me something in the GUI if it can’t
be automated”
“We need to build our ops
to be OS agnostic”
“We bring our systems down and do
updates at the server.”
“We need simple, automated server
deployment through a console”
“We need a console that enables us to
provide scalable, reliable, consistent, and
efficient IT services.”
“We need non-disruptive mechanisms for
BIOS and firmware updates.”

8. Dell systems management strategy
Deliver open, standards-based IT
management solutions for maximum
flexibility and choice
Simplify and automate repetitive,
manual tasks for greater agility and
efficiency
Provide a unified, intuitive user
experience simplifying management
across the data center
Taking the complexity out of
data center management
1
2
3
customer benefit
Superior
• Spend less time maintaining and
more time innovating
• Leverage existing IT investments
• Utilize a single interface to
manage infrastructure and
applications
• Increase responsiveness to
evolving business needs

9. Lifecycle approach to systems management
iDRAC with
Lifecycle
Controller
embedded server
management

10. The Basics – Server Management
Managing The
Individual Server Managing Updates
Managing At Scale

11. The Basics – Server Management
One x Many Management Consoles
OpenManage Essentials, Active System Manager, Chassis Management Controller,
OpenManage Power Center
Integrations for 3rd Party Consoles:
Microsoft, VMware, BMC Software
Dell Services Managed Services, ProSupport Plus Services with SupportAssist
Connections for 3rd Party Consoles:
CA, HP, IBM, Oracle, Nagios
Server Management
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller,
OpenManage Server Administrator,
Deployment Toolkit, OpenManage Mobile
Update Tools and Utilities
Repository Manager, Server
Update Utility

12. The industry’s first, and ONLY, completely
agent-free systems management solution
Content
style
guidelines
• Embedded server management
• Millions of servers deployed
• Tier 1 console integration
• Minimize errors, increase uptime
• Automate management tasks
• Utilize real-time storage management without agents
• Deploy servers with zero-touch automation
• Comprehensive firmware updates
iDRAC with
Lifecycle
Controller
99%less time deploying
your servers
Spend

13. Profile-based automated server configuration
BIOS
NIC/HBA
PERC
iDRAC/LC
Server
Configuration
Profile
Multiple usage models
1. Configure 2. Capture
3. Clone 4. Re-provision
5. Maintain Baseline
Apply profiles
“at the server”
Integrate with existing processes
Apply during
network setup
Use OpenManage Essentials v2.0 to capture,
configure and detect configuration drift for 1:M

14. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller: Zero Touch Auto Configuration
Standardized operations with outstanding results
…
Standard network share
Deployment is as easy as one, two
1. Rack and cable PowerEdge servers
2. Done, walk away
Standard network resources
Standard DHCP server
Deploy thousands of servers within minutes using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
embedded server automation features designed for any scale and zero manual intervention

15. iDRAC Simplifies Maintenance
Easy Restore automatically
reapplies previous system
settings to a new
motherboard
Tech Support Report provides
detailed Support Assist
information replacing the need
for DSET
Parts Replacement reapplies
the complete component
firmware and settings

16. Firmware updates of most server
devices
Setup & monitoring of
Automated Updates
Setup of “Zero Touch”
Deployment
Comprehensive configuration
Server Configuration
Profile
Access to embedded
driver packs for OS
deployment
Remote control of boot
images for OS
deployment
Remote, automated
diagnostics
Backup & restore profile
Log management
Tech Support Report
IO identity management
Hardware inventory
Firmware inventory
Event subscription &
notification
Agent-free monitoring of
most server devices
Configuration baseline
monitoring (with OME)
Performance monitoring
Power monitoring &
capping

17. OpenManage Essentials 2.0
Easy to install, and simple to use, systems management solution for administrators…
now with automated server provisioning
Comprehensive monitoring
Template-based bare-metal server configuration
Automated SupportAssist
Configuration drift detection
Agent-free firmware updates
Stateless Configuration and Migration

18. Dell Server Configuration Profile and Template
Server configuration profile is a software definition of a entire server HW configuration settings. It is
a logical representation of a physical server. There is a one to one relationship between the profile
and physical server.
1:1
Server Configuration
Profiles
• BIOS
• RAID
• NIC
• Virtual I/O identities
 Virtual
MacAddress
 WWN, WWPN
 iSCSI Name
• iDRAC
1:M
Server Configuration
Template
• BIOS
• RAID
• NIC
• iDRAC
Server configuration template is
used to simplify the creation of new
profiles, helping ensure consistent
policies within the system for
deployment of servers.

19. Deployment with logical building blocks
Server Configuration Profiles
• BIOS
• RAID
• NIC
• Virtual I/O identities
 Virtual MAC Address
 WWN, WWPN
 iSCSI Name
• iDRAC
Compute Pool
A set of servers typically share
the same characteristics.
• Model
• Memory
• HD, etc
Elasticity is achieved by
simply adding or removing
physical servers.
Disaster Recovery/Mobility
is accomplished by moving
server profile from one
physical to another physical
server.
Deployment is done
by associating a profile
with a physical server
Server Template
• BIOS
• RAID
• NIC
• iDRAC
Virtual I/O Pool
 Virtual MAC Address
 WWN, WWPN
 iSCSI Name
OS Image
Location of bootable OS
deployment image

20. SupportAssist integration with OpenManage
Essentials
Dell ProSupport
Remote ServicesCustomer site
Dell Support
Dell
SupportAssist
Diagnostics and logs
Remote remediation
and parts dispatch
Hardware
discovery
Hardware
health status
Hardware
monitoring
Hardware
inventory
Dell
OpenManage
Essentials
Dell ProSupport
Remote Services
• Auto-case creation
• Data analysis

21. Dell Active System Manager
Profound simplicity in service-centric IT
management
ASM Dashboard
ASM Sample Template
Fast and responsive IT
automation improves
efficiency, accelerates
growth & innovation
Unified systems
management simplifies
and optimizes IT
operations
Open and extensible
architecture increases
flexibility and choice

22. Dell Active System Manager
Delivering value to enhance Dell’s Enterprise Solutions and Strategy
Active
System
Manager
Converged Solutions
Unified and comprehensive
user experience for the
deployment and ongoing
lifecycle management of
converged infrastructure
and solutions
Future-Ready
Enterprise
Open and extensible
architecture unifies existing IT
investments with choice and
flexibility to adopt new
technology or architectures in
the future
Private Cloud
Simplify and automate IT service
delivery for private cloud with
foundational capabilities for
dynamic, on-demand
provisioning of resources from
shared pools
Dell Blueprints
ASM makes Dell Blueprints
and reference architectures
come to life with template-
based automation for rapid,
consistent and repeatable
deployment.

23. Dell Repository Manager
Create a baseline of updates
Create Custom Deployment
Packages
Leverage Dell tools for server
inventory
Wizard-based configuration
Find and Notify when newer
updates are identified

24. Anywhere, anytime mobile management
OpenManage Mobile
• Monitor and manage
remotely, or at the server,
it’s your choice
• Speed server deployment
with Quick Sync
• Increase IT staff productivity and
infrastructure availability
• Resolve a potential issue before
it becomes a problem
• Customize views and alerts
Alerts Receive alert
Gather details
Take action

25. OpenManage integrations for 3rd party solutions
management of Dell
PowerEdge servers
utilizing existing
systems management
tools and investments
iDRAC with
Lifecycle
Controller
BMC Software
BladeLogic
VMware
vCenter
Microsoft
System
Center
Agent-free

26. Dell OpenManage Connections for 3rd Party Systems
Management Consoles
Dell OpenManage Connections are designed specifically for
monitoring Dell servers and storage platforms within leading
systems management environments
OpenManage Connections enable IT Administrators to:
• Improve operational efficiency and flexibility in managing
large heterogeneous data center environments
• Extract richer information about the health and behavior of
Dell PowerEdge™ servers and PowerVault™ storage
• Make informed and rapid decisions impacting the
availability of data center resources
• Utilize an existing systems management investment to
easily incorporate and manage Dell hardware within their
infrastructure

27. Dell Systems Management Delivers Industry-First
Innovations and Differentiation
Industry 1st
Integrated PXE-less embedded
lifecycle management with MS
System Center
Industry 1st
• Automatic update
notification and update
criticality
• Staged out-of -band updates
• Package-less rollbacks of
driver, firmware and BIOS
updates
Industry 1st
1:Many update
Repository
Manager
Industry 1st
Automated
discovery for
deployment
Industry 1st
Remote OS
install using WS-
MAN
Industry 1st
Automated failed
part recovery
Industry 1st
Exportable
lifecycle event
logs
Industry 1st
Chassis-Blade
Correlation in
MS SCCM
Industry 1st
Platform
configuration
wizard
Industry 1st
Dell Server PRO
Management Pack
for virtual
workloads with
SCVMM
Industry 1st
Tested
server
update
bundles
20102009
Industry 1st
Embedded
management
Industry 1st
Dell Server
Deployment
Pack for MS
SCCM
Industry 1st
Media-less embedded
systems management
Industry 1st
Embedded driver pack
Industry 1st
Embedded diagnostics
and platform updates
Industry 1st
WS-MAN API
automation
2011
Industry 1st
Integrated
embedded server
lifecycle
management with
VMware vCenter
Industry 1st
Automated
system
settings
backup and
restore
Industry 1st
MS System
Center
Orchestrator
integration
with Dell
Advanced
Infrastructur
e Manager
(AIM)
2012
Industry 1st
Completely agent-free
server monitoring
Industry 1st
Inclusive management
console. OpenManage
Essentials, that takes
advantage of agent-free
monitoring
Industry 1st
1:Many power
management console.
OpenManage Power
Center
Industry 1st
Agent-free
out-of-band
monitoring
with MSFT SC
2012
Industry 1st
Agent-free
out-of-band
monitoring
with VMware
vCenter
2014
Industry 1st
iDRAC Quick Sync –
Tap a mobile device
to manage your
server via NFC
Industry 1st
iDRAC Direct —
Manage your server
from a USB key or
cable
Industry 1st
OME manages server
configuration and
baseline enforcement
Industry 1st
Agent-free, OOB
server performance
monitoring
Industry 1st
Dell supported
Nagios plugin
Dell Repository Mgr:
auto refresh from Dell
Support Catalog

28. Let’s get started
Visit the Dell Systems Management
kiosks in the Data Center area at the Expo
Hear about new Dell ProSupport Services offers
in the Lifecycle Services area at the Expo
Attend OpenManage sessions at Dell User Forum
Schedule an executive briefing with your dedicated
Dell account team

29. Instructor-Led Labs
SVHOL1: Centralize Dell HW monitoring and server lifecycle management with OpenManage
Essentials
SVHOL2: Server Instructor Led Demo on Dell embedded server management tools – iDRAC with
Lifecycle Controller
SVHOL3: Instructor Led Lab for the OpenManage Integrations Suite for Hypervisors using Microsoft
System Center
SVHOL4: Simplifying server deployment with Dell PowerEdge Zero-Touch provisioning
Wednesday Thursday
1:00-2:00 8:00-9:00
2:15-3:15 9:15-10:15
3:30-4:30 2:00-3:00
4:45-5:45 3:15-4:15
4:30-5:30

30. Thanks!