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The only way to ensure predictable and repeatable Day 2 operations for your integrated system is to leverage automation. Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center provides in-depth, cluster-level automation capabilities that streamline operational efficiency and flexibility throughout the Azure Stack HCI lifecycle. Engineering tested several features of the Dell OpenManage Integration extension to monitor the impact on the running SQL workloads.
The following list describes other benefits of Dell OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center:
Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure is critical for delivering fleet management at-scale across your entire data estate. If Azure Stack HCI and SQL Servers are highly distributed across data center, edge, and public cloud locations, it is critical to rely on a centralized source for monitoring and managing your data. Azure Arc projects Azure Stack HCI clusters into Azure Resource Manager (ARM) so the cluster can be monitored using Azure Monitor. The integrated systems can also be monitored for configuration drift and business rule compliance using Azure Policy. Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server also enables fleets of SQL Servers to be managed from Azure with centralized inventory and queries from ARM.