Users Guide

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Overview
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
VMware vCenter is the primary console used by IT administrators to manage and monitor VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi
hosts. In a standard virtualized environment, VMware alerts and monitoring are used to prompt an administrator to
launch a separate console to resolve hardware issues. Today, using the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter,
administrators have new capabilities to manage and monitor Dell hardware within the virtualized environment, such as:
• Alerting and environment monitoring
• Single server monitoring and reporting
• Firmware updates
• Enhanced deployment options
Key Features
Dell customers can use the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to perform:
Inventory Inventory key assets, perform configuration tasks, and provide cluster and datacenter views of
Dell platforms.
Monitoring and
Alerting
Detect key hardware faults and perform virtualization-aware actions (for example, migrate
workloads or place host in maintenance mode).
Firmware
Updates
Update Dell hardware to the most recent version of BIOS and firmware.
Deployment and
Provisioning
Create hardware profiles, hypervisor profiles, and deploy any combination of the two on bare-
metal Dell PowerEdge servers, remotely and without PXE using vCenter.
Service
Information
Retrieve warranty information from Dell online.
How Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Help
With vCenter Administration
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter provides additional virtualization functionality that supplements the
current vCenter administration functions:
• Compresses tasks and adds management processes, such as firmware updates and bare-metal deployment, to the
vCenter Server Administration Console.
• Organizes deployment of multiple bare-metal servers without requiring Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).
• Provides additional intelligence (inventory, events, alarms) to diagnose server problems.
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