Dell OME 4.1 Release - Don't Just Manage, Automate!
Tue, 28 May 2024 18:49:33 -0000
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I recently heard a humorous definition of a programmer – it’s someone that turns coffee into code. In that case, the OpenManage development team has been consuming buckets of coffee recently, given that they have just released OpenManage Enterprise 4.1 with support for all the seven plugins and, as usual, a number of new features and benefits.
For those unfamiliar, OpenManage Enterprise, often abbreviated to OME, is Dell Technologies’ management console solution, offering comprehensive lifecycle management for Dell PowerEdge servers including discovery, deployment, updating, reporting, and monitoring with automation built-it.
Before we dive into features and benefits, let’s cover the upgrade path. Customers already on version 4.0 / 4.0.1 should have already seen the update availability message and can use the standard simple “in-place upgrade” in which OME downloads and runs the upgrade on the existing virtual appliance. Customers still on version 3.10.x or older will need to migrate using the migration feature from 3.10.x directly to a new 4.1 virtual appliance, skipping 4.0/4.0.1. This 4.1 release may be news to some customers using still using OME 3.10.x because the new release was not automatically flagged as an upgrade.
OME 4.1 replaces OME 4.0 and OME 4.0.1 for all new deployments. OME versions 4.0 and OME 4.0.1 have been removed from Dell Technologies download sites. Existing OME 4.0 and OME 4.0.1 deployments at customer sites will continue to work, however customers should upgrade to 4.1 as soon as possible (see DSA-2024-184).
OME 4.1 Update Details
Dell License Manager (DLM) functionality is now included, allowing customers to access their Dell license online vault and bind/install Dell system manage licenses upgrades such as iDRAC data center and OME Advanced to specific servers directly from OME. More detail on the feature can be found here. The update also includes enhancements for template deployment to now include telemetry streaming configuration information. Finally, SLES 15 SP4 updates to the latest security patches are included for the OME virtual appliance.
OME 4.1 Plugins
All seven plugins are available and supported with OME 4.1. Updates and version details are as follows:
CloudIQ Plugin 2.1
- Allows CloudIQ users to opt out of sending IP addresses to CloudIQ
- CloudIQ plugin now supports XC server device type data transfer to CloudIQ
Services Plugin 4.1
- Updated settings page
- Revamped maintenance mode and policies
- Redesigned registration page
OMEMSSC Plugins
- OpenManage Enterprise Integration for Microsoft System Center (Operations Manager) 1.2
- OpenManage Enterprise Integration for Microsoft System Center (Virtual Machine Manager and Microsoft Configuration Manager) 1.3
- Cluster-Aware Update (CAU) Improvements
- Reduced time to execute simultaneously initiated CAU jobs
- Support monitoring of GPU cards
- Support for MCM 2309, SCVMM 2022 UR2, SCOM 2022 UR2
- Support for console enrollment and plugin functionality for OME configured with IPv6
Please note that the existing Power Manager Plugin 3.2 and OMEVV 1.3 (OpenManage Integrations with VMware vCenter) & Update Manager 1.5.1 will continue to work with OME 4.1
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Resources
OME 4.1 and associated plugins are now available for download .
- Download new 4.1.0 virtual appliance for fresh install or migration from 3.10.x
- Download offline updates 4.0.x to 4.1.0 for disconnected / dark sites
- OpenManage Enterprise white papers, documentation and videos: Support page
- Dell System Management Info Hub : Tech notes, videos, infographics
Author: Mark Maclean, Dell OpenManage Technical Marketing Engineering
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