Could someone point me to an overview of the different Dell management software components and their functions? I'm having a bit of trouble working out what we should be evaluating to deploy.
The marketing blurb at http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/data-center-system-management.aspx?cs=555 is rather fluffy. What I'd really like is a roadmap to what we can actually do with each bit, how the bits fit together, and which ones need to be paid for. The nearest I have found so far is here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/SOFTWARE/omswrels/om63/index.htm That has one sentence for each component. >From what I can tell, OpenManage Server Administrator is what you install on each machine, allowing you to manage machines individually via SNMP and HTTPS (e.g. point your web browser directly at the machine) What's more difficult is working out what to use for central asset database and centralised monitoring. I can see there are at least Dell Management Console and Dell OpenManage IT Assistant. AFAICT, both will monitor performance across a collection of machines. However it looks like both require a Windows server with SQL Server. Are there any Linux-based solutions for managing a network of Dell machines? The manual for Management Console says that the licence is free: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdmc/11/en/ug/intro.htm#1180144 but then later on says that you have to pay for some functionality: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdmc/11/en/ug/monitor.htm#1184247 The manual for IT Assistant doesn't seem to say if it's free or not. There's more software listed at http://support.dell.com/manuals - but it doesn't include OpenManage Network Manager, which is referred to from the OpenManage Wikipedia page. Any clarity you can shed on what's available would be much appreciated :-) Many thanks, Brian. _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
