Enable Simplified Virtual and Physical Server Infrastructure Management with the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter

Matthew PaulSr Product Manager Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter

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We understand the challenge

“No simple solution for managing virtual infrastructure”

“Host deployment is laborious and time consuming”

“Multiple consoles are a part of everyday life”

“Managing hardware alerts and their effect on my virtual environment is painful”

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What if you could……

.. reduce the time and steps it takes to deploy a virtual

infrastructure?.. manage your physical

infrastructure from your virtual console?

.. consistently provision hardware and deploy virtual

machines from vCenter?

.. apply firmware updates from vCenter?

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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter

Monitoring/AlertingDeep level detail for inventory, monitoring and alerting all available inside vCenter

Dell recommended vCenter actions based on Dell hardware alerts

Deployment/ProvisioningZero-Touch bare metal hypervisor deployment without PXE, leveraging Dell Lifecycle Controller

Firmware UpdatesAbility to deploy BIOS and firmware updates from vCenter

Hardware ManagementOnline access and renewal of hardware warranty

Proactive Systems Management.

Native VMware vCenter plug-in that streamlines tools and task associated management and deployment of Dell servers in your virtual environment

Delivered as a virtual appliance, with no external framework dependencies

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Dell Plug In - Architecture Overview

Architected to

seamlessly integrate into vCenter

leverage native vCenter capabilities 

be delivered as a virtual appliance, with no external framework dependencies

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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter

• Bare metal provisioning from vCenter, no PXE needed

• Leverage hardware and hypervisor templates• Create and save deployment profiles with just

a few clicks

• Manage Dell hardware management directly from the vCenter console

• Improve consistency and control with standardized deployments

• Eliminate consoles and tasks needed for standard activities

• Consolidated alerts with suggested remediation

• Update firmware and BIOS from vCenter• Visibility to hardware inventory, warranty and

service details

Reduce Complexity

Expedite Deployment

Minimize Risk

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