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Server Hands-on-Lab #2
Dell PowerEdge Embedded Systems Management
Doug Iler - iDRAC Product Manager, Dell OpenManage
Jeff Mullaney - Enterprise Technologist, Office of the CTO
Kelly Lisai – iDRAC User Experience
Session Outline
• Welcome and introduction of presenters
• Overview of Dell Systems Management and PowerEdge embedded management – iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
• Server management challenges and opportunities
• Dell Innovation (Demo)
– Quick Sync Bezel with OpenManage Mobile
– iDRAC Direct – A/A cable laptop to server
– iDRAC GUI
o Real time storage configuration
o Firmware Update and Rollback (SAS now, SATA in Q1)
o Detailed drive status and detailed inventory
o SupportAssist (Tech Support Report)
o OOB performance monitoring & alerting
o Parts replacement (LC) & discuss Easy Restore
o Discuss Server Config Profiles (and iDRAC Direct option) – Server Hands On Lab 4
• Resources for further exploration
• Q&A ; Wrap-up
A differentiated approach to IT management
Continuous uptime and reliability
Available
Automated and replicable processes
Efficient
Agent-free embedded
server management
Simple
Automated server lifecycle management
• Operating system deployment
• Configuration• Discovery and
inventory
• BIOS• Firmware• Drivers
• Alerts and system health
• Performance• Power usage
• Reprovisioning• Remediation• Parts replacement
iDRAC with
Lifecycle Controller
New for 13G: Enhanced Local Management
We frequently do some management locally at the server
We manage primarily from a central console*
We manage primarily using scripts
USC(F10)
IDRAC Direct (USB key/
cable)
OMEOMI for MSFT SC
OMI for VMware
DTKtool
WS-MANAPI
RACADMCLI
SCCM,SCVMM
Easy to use GUI (crash cart or
KVM required)
Plug and play operation, no
crash cart needed
Manage quickly, easily via a
smartphone or tablet
Single Pane of Glass
Mgmt, free
Sophisticated Systems
Mgmt (OS, HW & Apps)
Manage HW from vCenter
In-bandExecutable for
PXE users
OOB, Agent-free
Simple CLI, IB or OOB
operation
Customer Use Cases
(Most customers use a mix)
*Connectors are also available for CA, IBM ITNM, and HPOM; support coming for Oracle EM and Nagios. BMC has integration for monitoring, configuration and deployment
NEW for 13G!IDRAC Quick
Sync (NFC)
via PXE boot
Pre-OS only
HW Configuration & Deployment
Monitoring& Troubleshooting
ChangeManagement
Benefits
Crash cart or KVM USB Key Basic Settings
USB to Laptop
USB to Laptop
OpenManage Features
*Whitepaper – Simplifying Systems Management with Dell OpenManage on 13G PowerEdge Servers
What’s new in 13G systems management?
More connect-at-the-box features for at the box management
iDRAC Quick SynciDRAC Direct
(cable and key)
Faster, easier deployment options so you can add nodes to your datacenter faster than ever before
Zero Touch AutoDeployment
OME One-to-ManyTemplates
Better troubleshooting to maintain reliability and minimize downtime
Tech Support Report (SupportAssist)
More Agent-free features so your IT admins can focus on grow the business and innovate the business activities
Zero-Touch Repository Manager
Automatic updates
OMEConfiguration Drift
55% Lesstime to configure
Eliminate manual tasks, and effort of using traditional connections (i.e., KVM) to
configure a server.
97% Lesstime to configure
Dell found that many customers still do at-the-box management. Our OpenManage team responded with more options for at-the-box management that save time and can take the place of bulky KVM’s. Customers now have more flexibility to manage the way they want so they can keep their datacenter up and running at all times.
More connect-at-the-box features for at the box management
Faster, easier deployment options so you can add nodes to your datacenter faster than ever before
Better troubleshooting to maintain reliability and minimize downtime
More Agent-free features so your IT admins can focus on grow the business and innovate the business activities
Connect wherever you want, whenever you want
Eliminate manual tasks, and effort of using traditional connections (i.e., KVM) to
configure a server.
iDRAC Direct(cable and key)
iDrac Quick Sync
84% Fasterdata collection
Multiple usage models
Eliminate manual tasks, and effort of using traditional connections (i.e., KVM) to
configure a server.
More connect-at-the-box features for at the box management
Faster, easier deployment options so you can add nodes to your datacenter faster than ever before
Better troubleshooting to maintain reliability and minimize downtime
More Agent-free features so your IT admins can focus on grow the business and innovate the business activities
Template-based automated server configuration
Use OpenManage Essentials v2.0 to capture, configure and detect
configuration drift for 1:M
Apply during network setup
Apply profiles“at the server”
Integrate with existing processes
BIOS
NIC/HBA
PERC
iDRAC/LC
Server Configuration Profile
1. Configure 2. Capture 3. Clone 4. Re-provision
5. Maintain Baseline
99% Lessadministrative time
73% Fastertroubleshooting
To keep your datacenter up and running, Dell has added features that make it easy to troubleshoot when you have to, and maintainconfiguration consistency among the servers in your datacenter.
More connect-at-the-box features for at the box management
Faster, easier deployment options so you can add nodes to your datacenter faster than ever before
Better troubleshooting to maintain reliability and minimize downtime
More Agent-free features so your IT admins can focus on grow the business and innovate the business activities
Maintain availability and reliability in your data center
iDRAC offers Tech Support Report – a continuously
updated health & status report
iDRAC Service Module (iSM) included gathers and maintains
OS logs
Embedded SupportTools
OME Configuration Drift
Increase reliability and security by eliminating configuration drift
Reduce administrative time spent managing configuration
drift by 99%
Troubleshoot when OS is
down
Eliminate manual search for updates
92% Lesstime to update
Part of maintaining reliability and availability is making sure all of your drivers and firmware are up to date. Dell offers a way to do this completely agent-free, so your customer can spend time on more grow the business and innovate the business activities.
More connect-at-the-box features for at the box management
Faster, easier deployment options so you can add nodes to your datacenter faster than ever before
Better troubleshooting to maintain reliability and minimize downtime
More Agent-free features so your IT admins can focus on grow the business and innovate the business activities
Simpler, easier, agent free updates
Automatically populates a designated share folder with
updates from Dell.com
Zero-Touch Repository Manager
Automatic updates
Take the guess work out of firmware updates and apply
them at your schedule.
Thanks!