OpenManage Essentials “OME”Kick Start OverviewBased on OME Release 2.2 July 2016
Version 1.2 September 2016
Mark Maclean - Dell UK
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OpenManageValues
One of the solutions in the OpenManage portfolio allowing customers 1 to many server management
Simple and effective•Rich GUI •Easy to install & low touch maintenance•Simple to use and Self learning
HW Element Management•Monitor health Dell Servers, storage and networking switches + •Update and Config Dell Servers•Report HW asset information (Service Tag, FRU and Warranty, etc)
Agent-free Management •Discovery/Correlate Server/iDRAC and Chassis/Blades•Monitoring 12G/13G servers (older server do need omsa agent)•Update 11G/12G/13G servers
Dell OpenManage integration plugin’s include :Nagios/MS system center/VMware Vcenter/BMC blade logic/etc
Open Manage Essential
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Open Manage Essential1:Many full management solution for Dell servers
(deploy/discover/monitoring/patch/reporting)Plus
monitoring of Dell and 3rd party infrastructure
OpenManage Essentials
Dell StorageDell Networking
VRTX
FX M1000
TOWER
Full Monitoring And ManagementServer/idrac/CMC
Discover, Audit & Monitoring
RACK
Monitoring
3rd party Hardware
HP / Cisco / EMC /
Juniper / etc
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Open Manage Essential – Home Page - Web Enabled
Charts give the administrator insight into hardware alerts, device health status and the types of devicesbeing managed
The OME Portal is the place to go for a high level view of your Dell fleet
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OpenManage Essentials – DiscoveryEasy to use and flexible discovery wizards
Supports Dell servers , iDRAC, chassis- CMC, storage and networking devices.Supports multiple protocols – WMI, SNMP, WSMan, Linux SSHSchedule discovery for new devices
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Monitoring Health StatusOverall health roll-up and health status for each discovered device / groups / entire environment
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Open Manage Essential – Device Tree The device tree gives the ability to see the different categories of devices in the Fleet/datacentre With a “roll-up” health status & Launch points for idrac/CMC/omsa/IOA/etc
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Open Manage Essential – Alerts & Forwarding Filter & Action hardware events – email / scripts (actions) / snmp forwarding
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Open Manage Essential – System UpdateBringing servers up to date with the latest firmware/ drivers is as easy as checking the update tab and hitting the “Apply” button.
Always stay in sync with latest Dell updates (ftp.Dell.com) or maintain consistency with customer defined local repository defined by Dell Repository ManagerAgent free update for 11/12/13G server Bios and firmware.
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Open Manage Essential – Deploy Server Template & OS ISO Auto/Manual deploy to bare metal Dell servers firmware/drac setting & ISO (add unattend.txt to ISO to auto build host OS)
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Open Manage Essential – “Virtual I/O pool” For Stateless Servers Move World Wide Names (FC WWN) & Ethernet MAC addresses between servers & blades – For server workload migration
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Open Manage Essential – Blade/FX IOA Vlan management Discover, report & deploy Vlan configs between IOA’s
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Open Manage Essential – Reports Canned reports built in to OME including hardware inventor & warranty status
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VRTX & FX Geographic ViewDisplay systems location (Require CMC Enterprise License)
Display location of geographically dispersed VRTX systemsMap locations managed through the OME console
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Open Manage Essential – Server Setting Compliance Detect configuration drift from preferred firmware settings – audit servers again template
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Dell OpenManage Mobile appExtend OME to mobile devise (Android / Apple IOS ) & use NFC feature to config server (quick sync)
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Dell SupportAssist with
OpenManage Essentials
Streamline And Expedite Support Experience
Improve productivity and accuracy•Proactive monitoring ProSupport / ProSupport Plus•Automated case creation with Dell tech support
Accelerate detection and resolution•Auto diagnostic and data collection •Upload troubleshooting information during auto case generation
Gain insight and control•Reporting and optimization recommendations with ProSupport Plus•Access to dedicated support staff with ProSupport Plus.
“Phone Home” Support
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Multi protocol tool – analyse, trace and correct problems
OpenManage Essential – Troubleshooting Tool
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OpenManage Essentials– Enable tiered event management
Site A Site B Site C
Site OME : • Filter out non-critical and
redundant alerts.• Forward alerts as-is to the
master OME instance.
Master OME :• Create filters and rules to disseminate
alerts to different Admins via email• Integrate with help desk systems.
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OpenManage Essentials - Licensing
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Open Manage Essential – Getting Started Simple wizard driven install (download includes all software required/patches/hotfixes & even Microsoft sql express)
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Next StepsDownload OME Relase 2.2 (July 2016) HERE OME 2.2 User Guide Document HereOME Page on Dell Tech Center - library of whitepapers, documents & videos Dell tech center OpenManage Essentials “OME” – Whitepapers/videos etcGetting started videos part of a library of “how to” Dell OpenManage videosBasic Install Simple Config Creating Custom Alerts Dell System Management technical forum Dell tech center – a customer forum for all thing OpenManageOpenManage Documentation Page More “Kick Start Guides” on Dell OpenManage System Managementhttp://www.slideshare.net/mark_maclean/presentations
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