PowerEdge system details – Inventory
PowerEdge system details – Inventory
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The Inventory page provides configuration, firmware, contract, and license information for the server. The top half of Inventory provides various attributes about the server including operating system name and version, memory and CPU information, and Chassis information.
The bottom of the page has the following tabs: Hardware, Firmware, Licenses, Contract, and Management Info. A Virtual Machines tab is available and populated for servers running ESXi. Virtual machine information requires discovery of vCenter using the Observability Collector. See Appendix A: Enabling Infrastructure Observability at the system for additional details.
Hardware
The Hardware tab has an additional drop-down menu to view information for the following components:
- All Hardware
- Device Card Information
- FC Ports
- FRU
- Memory Information
- Network Devices
- Physical Drives
- Power Supplies
- Processors
- Storage Controllers
- Storage Enclosures
- Virtual Flash
Firmware
The Firmware tab lists out BIOS and Firmware versions, installation dates, and latest available versions.
Licenses
The Licenses tab shows various information about the license including the status, the license type (perpetual or evaluation), a description, license expiration (for evaluation licenses), and the Entitlement ID.
Contract
The Contract tab shows support contract information. This includes Status, a description, the contract type, and start and end dates.
Management Info
The Management Info tab provides the IP Address, MAC Address, Name, and DNS Name of the iDRAC. There is also a hyperlink to launch the iDRAC management URL so that users can quickly go to the iDRAC and perform any necessary remote management tasks.
Virtual Machines
The Virtual Machines tab is visible for servers running ESXi and lists out various information about each VM including name, IP address, operating system, vCenter name, and ESXi Cluster.
