OpenManage Systems Management

Dell's systems management is built around the Dell OpenManage brand, which builds solutions consistent with industry standards–based protocols and practices. Learn about the products; apply the solution; and use them to deploy servers and manage and update your environment.

Several resources exist for learning how to use the OpenManage systems management tools. Please add to this list as you find relevant resources.

Latest News

OpenManage Planning

Switching to Dell OpenManage
Installing and Configuring OpenManage on VMware ESX
Systems Edge: Dell TechCenter Blog for OpenManage
Dell OpenManage Demos
Dell OpenManage Whitepapers
Dell OpenManage Scripts and Tools
Dell OpenManage Acronym Decoder
Mapping Products to HP and IBM – The Secret Decoder Ring
Submit OpenManage Improvement Suggestions

Other resources:

Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview
Online Manuals for Dell OpenManage
Dell Community Forums
Dell Power Solutions Magazine Articles on Systems Management
Enterprise Support Tutorials
Dell OpenManage Icon Interpreter

TechCenter OpenManage Tools

Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU)
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)
Dell Client Manager
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI)
Dell PowerEdge Servers Capable of Power Monitoring
Hyper-V Systems Management
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant (ITA)
Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU)
Dell Content Manager
Dell Update Packages (DUPs)

Dell OpenManage Product Information

Dell OpenManage Software
Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide

Server deployment

Dell OpenManage Configuration Toolkit
Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit
Dell OpenManage System Build and Update Utility (SBUU)
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility

Server management

Dell OpenManage Array Manager
Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant (ITA)
Dell OpenManage Remote Install
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)
Dell OpenManage Server Agent
Dell OpenManage Server Assistant
Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility
Dell Remote Access Controller
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager

Network management

Dell OpenManage Connection
Dell OpenManage Network Manager - PowerConnect
managed switch licensees
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant (ITA)
Network Manager product portfolio

Client management

Dell Client Manager Standard, Plus, and Altiris Management
Suite for Dell Clients (MSDC)

Dell OpenManage Client Connector
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI)

Printer management

Dell OpenManage Printer Manager

OpenManage Certified partner products

Altiris:
Altiris Deployment Solution for Dell Servers
Altiris Patch Management Solution for Dell Servers
Monitor Solution for Dell Servers

BMC Software:
BMC Performance Manager

CA UniCenter:
Dell OpenManage Connection for CA UniCenter®

Hewlett-Packard:
Dell OpenManage Connection for HP OpenView Network Node Manager

IBM:
Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console

LANDesk Software:
LANDesk Server Manager

Microsoft:
Dell Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007
Dell Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
Microsoft System Center Essentials
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update

Novell:
Novell ZENworks Linux Management - Dell Edition






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Mike_Hester OpenManage Server Administrator on Windows Server 2003 R2 1 Monday, 11:40 AM EST by scott_hanson
Thread started: Nov 13 2008, 9:31 AM EST  Watch
Hi: When I install the Dell OM Server Administrator on a Windows 2003 R2 system, one of the "Informational Messages" that appears before the install indicates that the built-in Hardware Management tools available with Server 2003 R2 is not installed. However, if I go to install the tools (the IPMI drivers), it says I have to remove any other IPMI driver first. If I have used the Dell system setup disk to install Server 2003 R2, are any Dell IPMI drivers installed, or can I safely ignore this warning? Thanks
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gerlin OpenManage on ESX 3i 3.5 2 Oct 28 2008, 3:29 PM EDT by jcain@afrmic.com
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The VMware web site states that the latest version of ESX3i supports OpenManage 5.4 (http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx3i_i_35u1_vc25u1_rel_notes.html). Though I don't see any referenence to this anywhere. Is there a version of OpenManage that works with the 3i infrastructure?
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markmaclean iDRAC & ITA - How can I get it show up under RAC Devices ? 2 Oct 21 2008, 5:04 PM EDT by markmaclean
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using ita 8.2 ita can see the cmc & correctly places this in the device tree. BUT all the iDRAC's remain unknowen.
Also if I use the "troble shooting" tools the drac falis the snmp test . I have tested by setting both ends to the same (eg ita & idrac to a snmp name of "test" & then "public" )
No joy .
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krej OpenManage API? 1 Oct 2 2008, 4:52 PM EDT by scott_hanson
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Is there an API that I can use to gather information from OpenManage on multiple servers? I would like to be able to schedule a batch job to gather basic info (# and type of processors, memory. disks, etc.) and put it into a database.
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brian_summers FYI...new download link/process 3 Aug 28 2008, 2:32 PM EDT by mrotkis
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Dowload here
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz&deviceid=17861&libid=36&releaseid=R192181&vercnt=1&formatcnt=0&SystemID=PWE_2950&servicetag=&os=WNET&osl=en&catid=36&impid=-1

There will be four 800MB ISOs that'll need to be stiched together.
After clicking the link for any of the four ISOs there's info under "Installation Instructions" on how to stich them together.
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