Systems Management Tools And Documentation Version 8.3 Installation Guide

Managed system software

Management station software

The following applications comprise the management station software that you can install using the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD:

• Active Directory Snap-In
  The Active Directory (AD) Snap-In utility provides an extension snap-in to the Microsoft Active Directory to manage AD objects specific to products on this DVD.

  • NOTE: Both 32–bit and 64–bit installers are available. When you install Active Directory Snap-In from autorun, Active Directory Snap-In launches the installer corresponding to the operating system architecture.

  • NOTE: When you perform a fresh installation on a system running a 64-bit operating system, a 64-bit version of the Server Administrator is used for the installation. If you want to upgrade Server Administrator, a 32-bit version of the Server Administrator is used for the upgrade.
• BMC/IPMI Utilities

  BMC Management Utility (BMU) is a utility that provides remote management and configuration of systems equipped with a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) or iDRAC using the IPMI protocol. IPMI utilities are CLI-based management station software.

  For more information on BMU, see the Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide

  • NOTE: Only 32–bit installer is available.
• RAC Tools

  The RAC console is a management station software designed to provide remote management capabilities for the systems. You can remotely connect to the RAC hardware and access the RAC features either by using a web browser or the RACADM Command Line Interface (CLI). RACADM CLI is the command-line user interface to the RAC.

  You can install RAC either on the managed system or on the management station.

  For information on installing RAC on the managed system, see the Server Administrator Installation Guide. For information on installing on the management station, see Installing Management Station Software on Windows . For more information on RAC, see the Remote Access Controller User's Guide.

  • NOTE: Both 32–bit and 64–bit installers are available. When you install RAC Tools from autorun, RAC Tools launches the installer corresponding to the operating system architecture.
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
  Dell recommends using the Embedded Management, Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) with Lifecycle Controller instead of Dell Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU). SBUU is replaced with Lifecycle Controller on Dell’s 13 ^th generation of PowerEdge servers. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller is an Embedded Systems Management application for operating system deployment and lifecycle management of PowerEdge servers. You can access Dell Lifecycle Controller by pressing <F10> during system boot up. The local GUI of iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller allows you to do the following in a pre-OS environment:

  • Hardware configuration

  • Operating system and hypervisor deployments

  • Hardware updates

  • Hardware diagnostics

  • Easy maintenance of PowerEdge servers

  The Lifecycle Controller is embedded on all Dell’s 11 ^th generation and later PowerEdge servers. No tools or downloads are required to use the capabilities of Lifecycle Controller.

  For more information, see the following documents available at dell.com/support/manuals:

  • Dell Lifecycle Controller Version <Version Number> User's Guide

  • Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Version <Version Number> Quick Start Guide

  • Dell Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide

  • Lifecycle Controller Integration Best Practices

• Dell OpenManage Essentials
  Dell recommends using Dell OpenManage Essentials as replacement for IT Assistant. Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) provide improved capabilities such as:

  • Discovering and inventorying the systems.
  • Monitoring systems’ health.
  • Viewing and managing system alerts.
  • Performing system updates.
  • Viewing hardware inventory and compliance reports.

  For more information regarding Dell OpenManage Essentials, contact service provider.

• iDRAC Service Module

  The iDRAC Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on a Dell’s 12 ^th generation and later PowerEdge servers. Using the iDRAC Service Module you can configure the features on the supported operating system. The iDRAC Service Module provides additional Server Management data to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems Management data through OS interfaces.

  The iDRAC Service Module also complements the iDRAC interfaces such as the GUI, RACADM CLI, and WSMAN with additional monitoring features. For more information, see iDRAC Service Module <Version Number> Installation Guide available at dell.com/support/home.

• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) 

  The Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files that you can use to deploy and configure the Dell systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes. Using DTK you can install operating systems on Dell systems in BIOS or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.

  In addition to the command-line utilities used to configure various system features, DTK also provides sample scripts and configuration files to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These files and scripts describe the use of the DTK in Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) and Linux environments. For more information, see the following documents available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals:

  • Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> User's Guide

  • Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Command Line Interface Reference Guide

  • Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Installation Guide