The Dell OpenManage systems management solutions portfolio provides full-lifecycle management of PowerEdge servers and associated infrastructure. The foundational technologies are the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and the OpenManage Enterprise console.
The Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) is designed to streamline the management processes in your data center environment by allowing you to use VMware vCenter Server to manage your full server infrastructure - both physical and virtual.
The following list of OMIVV capabilities applies to the full portfolio of Dell OpenManage systems management solutions:
- Monitor PowerEdge hardware inventory directly in Host and Cluster views and the OMIVV dashboard within vCenter
- Bubble up hardware system alerts for configurable actions in vCenter
- Manage firmware alongside vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere 7.0 and higher
- Set baselines for server configuration and firmware levels with cluster aware updates for non-vSphere Lifecycle Manager vSphere and vSAN clusters
- Speed deployment of ESXi to new PowerEdge servers and quickly add them to managed vCenters
OMIVV provides a unified PowerEdge and VMware inventory, monitoring, and update solution. Specifically, for the Dell PowerEdge MX platform, OMIVV provides the following:
- Inventory, monitoring, and alerting directly within vCenter
- Manage server lifecycle updates in vCenter