Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI provideprovides a proactive approach to data center management that delivers features for monitoring 12thandlatergenerationsof Dell PowerEdge 12G servers that’seasythroughanagent-freemethodusingintegratedDellRemoteAccessController(iDRAC)withLifecycleControllertechnology,Dellchassis and freeofcost.The Dell OpenManageplug-inprotectsanITorganization’sexistinginvestmentstoragedevices in the Nagios XI consoleandhelpseasetheintegrationandmonitoringofDellservers. TheproductequipsITadministratorswiththeinformationnecessarytomakerapidyetinformeddecisionsimpactingtheavailabilityWiththisplug-in,customershavecomprehensivehardware-levelvisibility of datacenterresourcesandthushelpsincreaseproductivityandreducecosts.　

Customerscanchoosetomonitor Dell PowerEdge serverswithoutsoftwareagentsbyleveragingagent-free, out-of-bandtechnologyviaiDRACwithLifecycleController.  Byusingout-of-bandmanagement,ITadministratorsnolongerneedtoinstallorperiodicallycertify/validatethetraditionalin-bandOpenManageServerAdministrator(OMSA)agentinstalledintheserverOperatingSystem(OS).Thisout-of-bandmanagementtechnologyallowsITadministratorstoeffectivelymonitor Dell systemswithincreasedavailabilityfromanylocationchassis, and withouttheuseofagents.ItaccomplishesthisregardlessofoperatingsystemorhypervisorpresenceorstateDellstorageincludingoverallandcomponent-levelhealthmonitoringforquickerfaultdetectionandresolution.

Product features

• Classification of Dell PowerEdge 12G and later generation of servers, using an agent-free, out-of-band technology
• Monitoring of server health
• Simple launch of the iDRAC console for further troubleshooting, configuration, update, and management of Dell servers.
• Basic inventory details of Dell agent-free servers
  • • service tag
    • model number
    • firmware version
    • hostname
    • operating system name and version

Business Benefits

• Leverages existing investment in Nagios XI
• Ease of integration and monitoring of Dell servers in environments utilizing existing Nagios XI solution
• Simple installation and configuration to maximize utilization of IT resources

A note about support: The Dell OpenManage Wizard for Nagios XI product is strictly for proof of concept to gauge customer interest and demand. This offering is not covered by Dell Support. It is intended for use only with Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers.

Product Download 

Dell Out-of-Band Server (iDRAC7) Monitoring Configuration Wizard for Nagios XI Download Page:

http://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Addons/Configuration/Configuration-Wizards/Dell-Out-2Dof-2DBand-Server-Monitoring-Configuration-Wizard/details

Technical Article & Wikis

• Agent-free Monitoring of Dell PowerEdge 12G Servers in Nagios Core and Nagios XI Whitepaper

Dell OpenManage Connections for Partner Consoles

OpenManage Connections enable IT Administrators to:

• Improve operational efficiency and flexibility in managing large heterogeneous data center environments

• Extract richer information about the health and behavior of Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVaultserversandstorageChassis and EqualLogicPS-SeriesDell Storage Arraysdevices

• Make informed and rapid decisions impacting  the availability of data center resources  

• Utilize an existing systems management investment to easily integrate and manage Dell hardware within their infrastructure

• Complete Logical view helps administrators to better manage their Dell environments (suchas Dell Blades/Chassis, EqualLogic Storage Pools etc.)

• Support for operator controlled trap resolution through detailed knowledge articles (resolution instructions).

• Automatic alert correlation for quicker fault detection and resolution

 Products in Dell OpenManage Connections

• CA Network and Systems Management

• Dell OpenManage Connection for CA Network and Systems Management (NSM)

• HP Operations Manager (HPOM)

• Dell OpenManage Connection for HP Operations Manager

• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (ITNO)

• • Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

• IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console

• • Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console

• IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM)

• • Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition

• Nagios

Data Center Networking – Victor Lama's White Paper Series

This Dell Tech Center page was created to provide valuable technical information regarding existing and emerging technologies that are at the core of Dell's Efficient Data Center model.

Scientia potentia est!

Links to White Papers

Software-DefinedNetworkingandOpenNetworking

UnderstandingFoundationalConceptsandConstructsv1.0

The Case of Routed VLT, Peer Routing, VLT Proxy Gateway and Their Relationship to VRRP - NEW!

Dell Networking Layer 2 Switch Configurations Explained - NEW!

Dell Force10 PVST+ to Cisco Rapid-PVST+ Interoperability Testing v1.0 

Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse

Appliance-based workstation virtualization
Easy adoption: Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse eliminates much of the complexity and need for in-house expertise traditionally required by many virtualization solutions, so a staff with limited experience can deploy a virtual workstation environment not in days or weeks but in just five minutes.

Efficient scalability: As your business needs change, the Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse allows you to scale your virtual workstation environment in a modular fashion to meet growing demands.

An end-to-end solution: The Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse can be purchased separately or as part of an end-to-end solution that includes validated thin clients, management software and service offerings.
Graphics-intensive computing, centralized and virtualized.

ISV certification: Deploy and run workstation type workloads, such as Siemens PLM, PTC Creo software and more, with confidence knowing that they have been certified on the Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse. Currently, PTC Creo and Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Tecnomatix & Solidworks are certified.

High-performance user environments: Users can expect the same rich, high-performance experience of an ISV certified workstation application with the Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse as a traditional fixed or mobile workstation.

Shared GPU: Share GPUs with NVIDIA vGPU technology to enable up to eight users (vGPU Profile-K280Q for 4 Users and the K260Q for 8 users) – and still experience brilliant workstation performance.

Documents:

1. ReferenceArchitectureforVMwareHorizon
   
2. ReferenceArchitectureforCitrixXenDesktop
   
3. Cabling_Guide
4.  User guide

Quick Start Tool (QST)

QST Executable Files

Video Walk-through:

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLlqb6UTMYc:550:0]

Technical Specifications:

CCC Enterprise Engineering - Documentation

The CCC team at Dell creates solutions and appliances for datacenter EUC. Our work product includes reference and product architectures across a number of Dell platforms and partner software stacks. Performance Analysis and Characterization (PAAC) is the process we use to optimize and report the performance of the solutions we develop.

This page includes links to the latest solution architecture and test results documents for CCC solutions and appliances. All content is updated regularly, please bookmark.

Architecture Documents:

1. Dell Wyse Datacenter for Wyse Citrix
2. Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliance (with Nutanix)
3. Dell Appliance for Wyse
4. Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse
5. Dell Wyse Datacenter for VMware Horizon
6. DellVMwareVirtualSANReadyNodes

Test Results:

1. Dell Appliance for Wyse - Citrix
2. Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliance for Citrix XenDesktop
3. Wyse Datacenter for VMware Horizon-Win8.1
4. Wyse Datacenter for VMware Horizon-Win10

Business Client Systems vs Consumer Client Systems

The following was authored by John Pate, End User Computing

What's the difference between Business and Consumer Client Systems?

In today’s competitive economic environment, minimizing costs of IT expenditures is an absolute requirement to be successful. So the question that has to be asked “does it make sense to purchase those heavily discounted consumer notebooks or desktops for your corporate environment?”

After all, as the commercial famously put it “parts is parts” and if the corporate and consumer systems have the same chipset and processor, isn’t that enough? That is really decision each organization has to make for themselves. However, before making a major switch of product class, it is probably worth understanding how the Dell consumer and relationship systems differ.

Client Systems Lines of Business:

What product lines does Dell offer?

· OptiPlex – Corporate Relationship Desktops

· Latitude – Corporate Relationship Notebooks

· Precision – Corporate Workstations

· Vostro – Small Business Systems

· Inspiron/Adamo/XPS/Studio/Alienware – Consumer Systems

OptiPlex, Latitude, Precision – Dell corporate systems are targeted toward large corporate customers who value stability, manageability, and corporate security. http://www.dell.com/optiplex

Vostro – is designed for small businesses where the machines are deployed for fewer than 20 people – in a non-networked environment. See this website from Dell that spells out this is a “small business” machine. http://www.dell.com/vostro

Consumer (Inspiron/Adamo/XPS/Studio/Alienware) – Internal components change regularly as new technologies are introduced meeting the demand for the latest and greatest features at any point in time.

Relationship Lines of Business are focused on minimizing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Large organizations typically look at more than just the acquisition cost of hardware and instead focus on the total cost of ownership. These customers have complex environments where internal applications, network compatibility, and security must be tested and qualified before a system can be introduced into a workgroup. Change increases risk and must be carefully evaluated before introduced into an organization. Hardware stability is important in these environments since common parts can reduce learning curves of becoming familiar with new systems and also reduces the complexity of parts management.

Attributes of Relationship systems include:

· Long lifecycles – Stability allows Dell customers to standardize on a single platform and lock on the hardware and image for an extended period of time without changes. For Latitude and OptiPlex, our mainstream systems are available for at least 15 months without hardware changes

· Managed transitions – When the replacement system is introduced, 60-90 days of overlap is offered where the current and new system are both available. This allows time for customers to receive the new system, load their custom image, and test it before deploying it into their environment.

· Global Standard Products– Global customers can obtain the same hardware on a worldwide basis.

· Advanced systems management – Features provide one-to-many and out of band (OOB) capabilities with Intel vPro, Intel Standard Manageability, Broadcom TruManage, and ASF.

· Legacy Operating Systems – Support for the latest operating systems and legacy OS’s such as XP and Vista.

· Support Options– Corporate support options such as same day onsite support, self-maintainer, keep your own hard drive, image installation on the HD from the factory, asset tagging, longer warranties, etc.

· Imaging & updates – All Dell systems have drivers and BIOS updates available online for easy downloads. Documentation is also available on the Dell site for easy availability.

· Deployment services – Options for services such as multipack (several systems in a single box) and reduced documentation ship the systems without DVDs or user’s guides.

· Labor costs – Dell hardware is designed to be easy to deploy and service. Keep in mind most of the leading analyst organizations claim that 70% of the costs of running a PC are upkeep, not acquisition. To reduce upkeep costs Dell provides tool-less desktop chassis, common hardware color coding, and designs that allow for easy access to commonly access components. For example, our Latitude E6410 features an inverted system board which allows a single screw access to the Bluetooth module, memory DIMMs, Wi-Fi, and mobile broadband cards.

Relationship Notebooks:

Latitude relationship notebooks also differ from consumer systems in several significant ways:

· Common peripherals– Share key components such as power adapters, media modules, docking solutions, and monitor stands across multiple generations of E-Family notebooks. Dell Latitude laptops and Dell Precision mobile workstations will continue this family commonality for years to come. As a result, transitioning from the new Dell Latitude and Dell Precision models to future releases is designed to be simpler and less costly than the transition from previous product families because you can eliminate the requirement to purchase new docking peripherals.

· Advanced Security– Dell aims to simplify corporate security for mobile users by offering secure platforms that are easy to deploy, use, and manage. The Latitude family offers a comprehensive suite of security options that enable administrators to deploy secure systems direct from the factory. For example, Dell ControlVault software provides a single firmware location for storing, processing, and managing end-user credentials such as passwords and biometric templates—thereby enabling Latitude products to perform security processing and matching outside the scope of malicious applications. Encrypted solid state and rotating HD options are also offered. A contactless smart card reader can also help control laptop access using multitechnology cards that businesses already have. And the integrated fingerprint reader is an option for the Latitude E6400 for customers wanting multifactor authentication.

· E Docks– Support dual monitors up to 30 inches at their native resolution using DisplayPort connectors, even using integrated notebook graphics.

· Built for “Road Warriors”– Hard drive free-fall sensor automatically parks the heads to protect drives from a drop of as little as 5 inches. Latitude notebooks also feature StrikeZone, which provides protection from flat drops by dispersing energy away from your hard drive in the event of accidental laptop drops and bumps.

· ExpressCharge– feature provides +80% charge times from a flat battery in about an hour, so you can make the most of even short charging opportunities.

· Backlit keyboard– Use your notebook in dark environments such as an airplane without disturbing your neighbor with this option on Latitude notebooks.

· Semi- and Fully-rugged systems– Simplify your notebook fleet using fully or semi-rugged notebook that shares E64x0 notebook images and peripherals.

Relationship Desktops:

Relationship desktops provide customers with key features and services for corporate buyers including:

· Solid state and encrypted HD options

· Multiple chassis options feature image commonality

· New USFF chassis provides internal Power Supply Unit and All-in-One option

· Faster servicing on key components than other tier one vendors

· vPro option on Intel-based notebooks

Relationship Services:

· ProSupport offers IT support tailored to the customers’ environment, not the outdated one-size-fits-all model.

· Warranty Parts Direct: Dell understands many IT professionals have a strong understanding of computer hardware and gain little in going through support checklists. Those customers may wish to use Warranty Parts Direct to request warranty replacement parts from Dell through online dispatch of parts and labor with hardware support https://warrantypartsdirect.dell.com/AMER/Program/index.asp.

· ImageDirectImageAssit 1. Greatly simplifies transitions 2. One image for current and future OptiPlex, Latitude and Dell Precision 3. Patch Management New computers arrive fully compliant with customer security standards 4. Parent/Child Imaging: Each department gets a unique software load without multiple images

· ImageWatch 1. A global tool that provides a 6-month outlook of product changes that include End of Life & Ready to Ship dates for all relationship platforms, peripherals, and software 2. Provides users with proactive communication of changes (and optional email notification) 3. One matter of record for all product transitions world-wide

Consumer Lines of Business are focused on the Latest and Greatest Features at Great Prices

Since consumers want the latest and greatest features, we tend to change these products very often and do not manage the transitions. They also want the latest OS, so XP is not tested, qualified, or supported. Generally speaking, business customers that purchase consumer products become frustrated because we cannot offer the same level of service, support, and stability as we provide in our relationship products. And, to “upgrade” a consumer product to relationship capabilities adds a lot of cost (i.e. additional OS qualifications) which makes them less competitive with pure consumer products and increases the TCO in the long run.

Attributes of Consumer systems include:

· Shorter lifecycles to allow buyers to obtain the “latest and greatest” features.

· The average lifecycle is-5-7 months.

· Light switch transitions that allow new features to be added quickly without technology overlap.

· Different countries have varied needs, so Global availability is not offered.

· Smaller sized environments mean there is no need for Intel vPro or advanced management features.

· The latest operating systems are offered. Legacy operating systems such as XP downgrade options are not available or supported.

· Consumer support options are not cost effective for relationship users.

· Imaging and other large deployment services not available.

Foglight monitoring application components running on Docker Containers

We are starting to get more questions from customers and prospects about monitoring application components that are running on a Docker container. We started testing the different Foglight agent against application components and the results are posted on this page. 

The page is still a work in progress and videos will be added as we continue our tests. 

 You can run the video in full screen and change the settings to 720HD or 1080HD for clearer view. 

 I hope you find this useful. 

Golan Shem-Tov

News & Reviews -- Ubuntu-based Developer and Engineering systems (project Sputnik)

Here is some of the project Sputnik coverage:

Dell XPS 13 developer edition -- Reviews

• Top10laptopsfor2016:#2--DellXPS13DeveloperEdition–V3

• The XPS 13 DeveloperEditionTHEbestLinuxlaptop.  Dell'sfifth-generationopen-sourcedeveloperlaptopisn'tjustgood,it'sgreat--ZDNet

• XPS13DeveloperEdition,excellentreview -Inquirer 
• DellXPS13DeveloperEditionreview-- Theultra-thinXPS13ditchesWindowsinfavourofLinux-V3 TheXPS

• TheXPS13 DE: Dell continues to build a reliable Linux lineage - Arstechnica (US)

• Dell XPS 13 Skylake (2016) review: A lot for a Linux user to like - CIO (US)
• Review: The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop is nearly perfect - Network World (US)
• XPS 13 Developer Edition, ‘Thumbs Up’ rating – TekThing Episode 75 (US) (starts @ 14:30 mark)
• Endlich ein Top-Notebook mit Linux! - Golem (GER)
• Dell XPS 13 developer edition - Planète Linux (FR)

Dell XPS 13 developer edition -- European launch -- March, 2016

• Dell launches the latest version of its Ubuntu powered developer edition XPS 13 - Distributique (France)
• Dell launches Ubuntu powered professional range of product - Silicon (France)
• Dell launches its new Linux powered developer edition XPS 13 - Ere Numérique (France)
• Dell renews its Linux running range of laptops - Cnet France (France)
• Dell extends it Ubuntu powered range of laptops - Comptoir Hardware (France)
• Thunderbolt 3 makes an entrance on the Dell DE XPS 13 - Le Monde Informatique (France)
• Dell launches powerful computer under Linux - Journal du Geek (France)
• Dell laptops with Ubuntu - Toolinux (France)
• Dell XPS 13: New Ubuntu-based Developer Edition now available (Update) - Notebookcheck (Germany)
• Current XPS 13 available with Ubuntu - Golem (Germany)
• Dell with new XPS 13 Developer Edition - Tom’s Hardware (Germany)
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - ComputerBase (Germany)
• Dell XPS 13 now also available with Ubuntu - Hardwareluxx (Germany)
• Dell XPS 13: New generation of Developer Edition available in Germany - HardwareInside (Germany)
• Dell XPS 13: A new generation of Developer Edition devices now available in Germany - ITIKO (Germany)

Dell XPS 13 developer edition -- US launch and Ubuntu-based Precision line worldwide launch -- March, 2016

• Dell has launched it’s 5th generation Project Sputnik laptops running Ubuntu (starts at 10:23)- Ubuntu Podcast!
• Launch of XPS 13 developer edition and Ubuntu-base Precision workstations (starts at 19:15) - Linux Unplugged
• Project Sputnik aims to woo Mac and Windows users to Linux - TechRepublic
• Linux? Dude, you're getting a Dell - Dell's line of "Project Sputnik" laptops with Ubuntu Linux have secured a cult following - InfoWorld
• Here's a look Inside Dell's strategy for Linux PCs - Dell wants more Mac and Windows users to move to Linux with its Project Sputnik effort. – PCWorld
• Dell launches XPS 13 developer edition; packs Skylake i7 processor and Ubuntu 14.04 – International Business Times
• Dell brings Linux to its latest XPS 13 laptop - Engadget
• Skylake-based Dell XPS 13 with Linux arrives in the US - PCWorld
• Dell’s new XPS 13 Precision laptops ship with Linux instead of Windows – Digital Trends
• Dell’s Skylake XPS 13, Precision workstations now come with Ubuntu preinstalled – Ars Technica
• Dell Brings Ubuntu Linux 14.04 To XPS 13 Developer Edition Laptop – Hot Hardware
• Dell releases new Linux-powered laptops, including XPS 13 - SlashGear
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Laptop With Ubuntu Launched - NDTV
• Dell's Ubuntu-powered Precision Sputnik now available worldwide - TheRegister
• Dell Now Ships XPS 13 Developer Edition With Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – Tech Times
• Dell is now offering its XPS 13 and Precision laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed - Neowin
• Dell updates the XPS 13 Developer Edition Ubuntu laptop – NotebookCheck
• Dell now sells XPS 13, Precision notebooks with Linux pre-installed - TechnoBuffalo
• Microsoft slashes 31.4% off Dell’s XPS 13 laptop to celebrate Pi Day - TechnoBuffalo
• Dell releases new XPS 13 Developer Edition, launches Linux-based Precision laptops worldwide - BetaNews
• Ubuntu versions of Dell XPS 13, Precision laptops now available - Liliputing
• Dell XPS 13 Precision Laptops Running Ubuntu Now Available – Geeky Gadgets
• Dell's Precision Mobile Workstation Series Now Shipping with Ubuntu Preinstalled - Softpedia
• Dell XPS 13 To Give Apple, Microsoft A Run For Their Money? - BitBag
• PROJECT SPUTNIK: DELL ‘XPS 13’ DEVELOPER EDITION LAPTOPS POWERED WITH LINUX, USER REVIEWS AND RATINGS - MicroCapMagazine
• New XPS 13 Linux-based developer laptops presented by Dell - PulseHeadlines
• Dell Introduces New XPS 13 Developer Edition Ubuntu Laptop, Launches Precision Lineup Globally – NextPowerUp
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition With Skylake Now On Sale; Linux-Based Monster Arrives In U.S. - HNGN
• Dell Laptops News & Updates: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Launched With Linux Operating System – Parent Herald
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Linux rolls out in US – Modern Readers
• Dell XPS 13 now 25% off amid Linux version rollout in US – Modern Readers
• Dell’s New XPS 13, Precision Laptops are Linux-based Instead of Windows - Mobipicker
• Dell Offers Ubuntu Laptops - MustTechNews
• Dell's Precision Mobile Workstation Series Now Shipping with Ubuntu Preinstalled - LinuxToday
• Linux mobil: Dell bietet weltweit Precision-Laptops mit Ubuntu an – Heise online
• Dell lance des ordinateurs puissants équipés Linux – Journaldugeek
• Berbasis Skylake Dell XPS 13 dengan Linux tiba di AS - Ashora
• Série Precision Mobile Workstation da Dell agora com Ubuntu pré-instalado de fábrica - SempraUpdate

Dell Precision M3800 developer edition - Launch -- Feb, 2015

• Review: Dell's Ubuntu-powered M3800 Mobile Workstation is a desktop destroyer - Network World
• Product Review:  Dell’s Linux PC sequel still “just works”—but it adds 4K screen and rough edges - Ars Technica
• Dell updates Linux-powered Developer Edition portables with M3800 monster - Ars Technica
• Dell offers new Ubuntu Linux workstation laptop - ZDNet
• Dell Unveils New High-End Ubuntu Linux Laptop - The Var Guy
• Want a Dell XPS 13 or M3800 for less? Go for the Ubuntu edition - Digital Trends
• Dell to offer Ubuntu Linux for XPS 13 and Precision M3800 laptops - Liliputing
• Dell's line of Linux laptops expands to include new MacBook Pro competitor – PC World
• Dell Precision M3800 – A Laptop for Linux Lovers and Developers – The Fuse Joplin
• Dell to offer Ubuntu on Broadwell-powered XPS 13 – Tech Spot
• Dell XPS 13 and Precision M3800 to offer Ubuntu Linux OS – Loopy Gadgets
• Dell launches new Ubuntu workstation laptop Precision M3800 – The American Bazaar
• Dell Offers Another New Ubuntu Laptop (Precision M3800) – LME Linu
• Dell launches new Ubuntu workstation laptop Precision M3800 – West Texas News
• Dell offers New Ubuntu Linux Workstation Laptop – IT Voice
• Dell Announces Its M3800 Developer Edition Loaded with Ubuntu – Parts-People
• Dell unveils Ubuntu-powered Precision M3800 Developer Edition 'beast' – The Inquirer
• Dell Continues Shipping Fresh Linux Laptops - Slashdot
• Ubuntu 14.04, Highly Recommended by the Engineers of Dell - Gadget Gestures
• Dell's line of Linux laptops expands to include new MacBook Pro competitor - PC Advisor (UK)
• Dell updates Linux-powered Developer Edition portables with M3800 monster - Cardiff Computer Rescue (UK)
• Dell renews its Ubuntu laptop range with the Precision M3800 - La Mirada del Replicante (Spain)
• 4K, Thunderbolt 2 and Ubuntu for the new Dell Precision M3800 - Cnet (France)
• Dell launches 15-inch laptop Precision M3800 as developer edition with Ubuntu – linuxundich (Germany)
• Dell: new workstation M3800 with pre-installed Ubuntu 14.04 . TweakPC.de (Germany)
• Precision M3800: Dell presents workstation with Ubuntu 14.04 – Silicon.de (Germany)
• Dell offers mobile workstation M3800 with Ubuntu 14.04. – ZDNet.de (Germany)
• Dell Precision M3800, 4k laptop with Ubuntu - Muy Linux (Spain)
• Dell Precision M3800, 4K and Ubuntu for creative professionals and directors – Socialmediamanager (syndicated) (Italy)
• Dell Precision M3800, 4K and Ubuntu for creative professionals and directors – Dday (Italy)
• A laptop for linux developers from Dell – Elektroniikkauutiset (Finland)
• Precision M3800 Ubuntu - ZDNet.ja (Japan)
• Dell Precision M3800, workstation móvil 4K con Linux - Omicrono (Spain)
• Dell lanza el Precision M3800 - boliviasiglo21 (Spain)
• Dell Precision M3800 Mobile Workstation gains 4K, Thunderbolt 2 and Ubuntu Linux options – Beta News
• Dell Precision M3800 Develop Edition Ubuntu Laptop - Ubergizmo
• Should you use Windows 10 or Ubuntu? - IT World
• Dell Precision M3800 Mobile Workstation gains 4K, Thunderbolt 2 and Ubuntu Linux options - Demanjo
• Dell updates Linux-powered Developer Edition portables with M3800 monster - Cardiff Computer Rescue
• Dell Precision M3800, the 4k mobile workstation with Linux – Muy Computer (Spain)
• Dell announces workstation laptop with UHD screen and Ubuntu 14.04 as functions – Tweakers (Netherlands)
• Dell announces workstation laptop with UHD screen and Ubuntu 14.04 as functions – Tweakers (Netherlands)
• Dell Precision M3800, the 4k mobile workstation with Linux – Muy Computer (Spain) 

Sputnik 4 (Broadwell-based XPS-13 developer edition)

• CES 2015: Dell refreshes high-end XPS business laptop line - ZDNet

Press/Blogger Coverage

XPS 15

• Ubuntu on XPS 15 (8947-sLV) - Matt Woodward's Blog

Sputnik 3 (Haswell-based XPS-13 developer edition) Reviews

• New Shinny Toy - Moving to the Dark Side
• Installing Debian 8 on a Dell XPS - debian/installing.md
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition review (Haswell, late 2013 model) - J's Blog
• Guide to leaving your Mac laptop - Squid's Blog
• Got me a Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition - DPP's Blog
• Still Liking the XPS 13 Developer Edition - DPP's Blog

Sputnik 3  Launch - November 2013

• Dell’s Sputnik 3 might be the best Linux laptop yet - Geek.com
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition ultrabook with Ubuntu gets Haswell, touchscreen - Liliputing
• The Dell ‘Sputnik 3’ is a 13.3 touchscreen Ubuntu laptop- Gearburn
• Dell refreshes XPS 13 Developer Edition as Sputnik 3, dumps Ubuntu on Precision M3800 - TechShout
• Dell, Ubuntu Linux OS, Haswell processor, touchscreen unite in Sputnik 3 laptop - Slash Gear
• Dell Expands Project Sputnik, Open Source Linux Laptop - The VAR Guy
• Dell’s Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux, Intel’s Haswell - PC World
  
• Dell orbits Linux a third time with revamped Sputnik notebooks - The Register
• Dell Reaffirms Commitment to Project Sputnik Launches a New Ubuntu Laptop for Developers - Maximum PC
• Dell spiffs up Project Sputnik laptop for open-source devs - GigaOM
• Ubuntu on the Precision M3800 - Dell Tech Center Blogs
• Dell aims for cloudy orbit with Sputnik Ubuntu developer project – The Register
• Review – Sputnik2 -  Professional OpenStack
  

Sputnik 2 Post-launch News and Reviews

• Video: Shuttleworth raves about Dell XPS 13 developer edition - Barton's Blog
• Review: Dell XPS 13 FHD Developer Edition - GoSaBe
  
• Review:  Laptop Week Review: The Dell XPS 13 Developers Edition With Ubuntu - TechCrunch
  
• Review: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition review - Linux laptop an Ultrabook in all but name - PC Advisor
• Review: Dell's Linux laptop has good hardware, decent toolkit - PC World
  
• Review: It just works: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Linux Ultrabook review - Ars Technica
• Review: Dell XPS 13 Ubuntu Edition – first impressions - Seravo
• Sputnik Laptop and Why Dell Supports OpenStack - SiliconANGLE
• Review: Shaky liftoff for Sputnik: Dell's Linux lappie runs its own cloud, ish - The Register
  
• Review: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition: windows-free --  Webnews (Italian)
  
• Review: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition con Ubuntu – prova su strada - HTML.it (Italian)
• Review: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition con Ubuntu: recensione - OneOpenSource (Italian) 
• Review:Dells Ubuntu-Ultrabook im Test -  Heise Open Source (German)
• Review:Putting Dell's Ubuntu Ultrabook to the test -- The H Online

Sputnik 2 Product Launch, Europe availability - February 2013

• Dell’s thin, high-res XPS 13 laptop does Linux - CNET
• Dell's 'Sputnik' Ubuntu Linux laptop gets a key upgrade - PCWorld
• Dell upgrades its developer edition Ubuntu Linux laptop - ZDNet
• Dell’s Linux Ultrabook gets more pixels, European availability - Ars Technica
• Sputnik 2 is here: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition goes 1080p and lands in Europe - Barton's Blog
• Dell bringing improved Sputnik to Europe - The H
• Dell Expands Ubuntu Developer Laptop to Europe - The VAR Guy
• Dell’s Ubuntu based Developer laptop just got better - Canonical Blog
• Dell Puts Out Updated Ubuntu Linux Laptop - Phoronix
• Dell's Ubuntu dev laptop gets much-needed display boost – The Register (UK)
• Dell's Ubuntu Ultrabook lands in UK – PC Pro (UK)
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Notebook updated – pro-linux.de (Germany)
• Dell’s Ubuntu-Ultrabook available shortly – Heise Open (Germany)
• Full high definition and Ubuntu preinstalled: Dell has updated Developer Notebook XPS 13 – BITblokes (Germany)
• The Ubuntu Dell Ultrabook available in France – Journal Du Net (France)
• The Ubuntu Dell XPS goes Full HD and lands in Europe – PC Impact (France)
• The Dell XPS 13 running Ubuntu is available in Europe – Macg (France)
• The XPS Dell Ubuntu Developer Edition arrives in Europe  – PC Info Pratique (France)
• Sputnik 2: the Ubuntu Ultrabook from Dell (+ pictures) – Webwereld (Netherlands)
• Dell brings Ultrabook with Ubuntu and Full HD screen to the Netherlands – Tweakers (Netherlands)
• Dell issues XPS with Ubuntu in the Netherlands – BN De Stem (Netherlands)
• Dell introduces XPS with Ubuntu in the Netherlands – PZC (Netherlands)
• Dell issues ultrabook with Ubuntu and Full HD display in the Netherlands – Linux Magazine (Netherlands)
• Dell brings XPS met Ubuntu to the Netherlands – Dutch IT-channel (Netherlands)
• Dell brings Linux Ultrabook to the Netherlands – NUjij (Netherlands)
• Dell pre-install Ubuntu in Sweden – Computer Sweden (Sweden)
• Sputnik has landed – Linux-Community (Germany)
• Dell's Ubuntu Ultrabook on the market – Linux Magazin Online (Germany)
• Dells Ubuntu Ultrabook on the market – admin-magazin.de (Germany)
• Review Open-Source and Linux: Dell updates the Ubuntu-driven XPS 13 – Computerwoche (Germany)
• Dells Ubuntu-Ultrabook now available - Heise Open (Germany)
• Dells Ubuntu-Ultrabook now available - c’t (Germany)
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition - DellManiac (Germany)
• Dell Ubuntu-Ultrabook now available in Germany - Dimido (Germany)
• Dell updates its notebook with Ubuntu – Oneopensource (Italy)
• Dell arrives in Italy with Sputnik project – Oneopensource (Italy)
• Dell XPS 13 “Developer Edition” in Italy – Notebookitalia (Italy)
• XPS 13 for developers in Italy with Ubuntu – Tom’s hardware (Italy)
• Dell XPS 13 Ubuntu becomes Full HD – Netbooknews (Italy)
• Dell updates the XPS 13 “developer edition” – HWJournal (Italy)
• Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook with Ubuntu available in Italy – Pianetatech (Italy)
• Dell Ultrabook with Ubuntu available in Italy - Webnews (Italy)
• Dell Sputnik now being sold in Europe – H-Online (UK – updated with pricing)

Product Launch - November 2012

• Dell launches Sputnik Linux Ultrabook – The Register
• Dell releases powerful, well-supported Linux Ultrabook – Ars Technica
• Dell ships lightweight XPS 13 laptop with Ubuntu Linux – IDG
• Dell XPS 13 laptop: The Ubuntu developer edition arrives – ZDNet
• Dell’s ‘Sputnik’ Ubuntu Linux ultrabook: First in a new line? – PC World
• Dell launches Ubuntu-powered Sputnik for developers – The H-Online
• Dell’s Ubuntu Ultrabook goes on sale in the US – PC Pro
• Dell Ships High-End Ubuntu Laptop for Cloud Developers  – The Var Guy
• Dell Unveils Powerful Linux Ultrabook for $1,449 – Mobile Magazine
• Dell Launches XPS 13 Ultrabook Developed Edition, Comes With Ubuntu Linux – StudentNews.ie
• Dell’s $1,549 Ubuntu-based XPS 13 goes on sale, $50 more than Windows variant (update: $100 price drop)– Engadget
• Dell is selling a nicely configured version of its XPS 13 ultrabook with Ubuntu Linux – CNET
• Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook With Linux Ubuntu Almost Ready For Launch – iTech Post

Project Sputnik to become a product - July 2012

• Project Sputnik–A Beachhead to Dell’s Brave new World - Diversity Limited
• Dell's Sputnik - Git what you want -- O'Reilly Radar
• Slideshow: Linux, Open Source & Ubuntu: OSCON 2012: The Open-Source Creative Engine Drives the Economy – eWeek
• Dell announces Ubuntu developer laptop – ITWeb
• Dell Launching Ubuntu Linux Developer Laptop After Successful Pilot Program Dubbed ‘Project Sputnik’ – International Digital Times
• Dell set to launch their Ubuntu developer laptop, Sputnik, later this year – TweakTown
• Dell’s Sputnik project is a go – Technoholik
• Dell expands open source initiatives – ITWeb
• Linux fans rejoice: Dell XPS 13 will come with Ubuntu – BetaNews
• Dell Takes Another Crack at Linux Boxes with Project Sputnik, Launching This Fall – HotHardware
• Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook For Developers Will Launch In 2012 – The Droid Guy
• Dell launching Sputnik, the Ubuntu developer laptop, this year – Ars Technica
• Dell to launch Ubuntu-based XPS 13 laptop this fall – Hardware.Info (UK)
• Open-Source Goes Ultraportable With Dell Pre-Installed Ubuntu XPS 13 Offering – Mobile Magazine
• Dell to ship XPS 13 with Ubuntu Linux in some areas, Precise Pangolin goes ultraportable – Engadget
• Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook with Ubuntu Linux Installed Launches This Fall – Geeky Gadgets
  • Syndicated on: Technabob.com
• Linux comes to ultrabooks: Dell to preload OS on XPS 13 – CNET
• Dell to launch Linux ultrabook in Fall – Fierce CIO
• 4 Ways Dell Is Becoming An Open Source Company – TechCrunch
  • Syndicated On: Seeking Alpha
• Shuttleworth talks up Ubuntu 12.10, growing acceptance of Linux on desktop and Ubuntu Unity – ZDNET
• Dell’s Developer Laptop – i-Programmer
• Dell announces expansion of three open source initiatives – eChannelLine
• Dell’s Development Computer, Project Sputnik, Coming this Fall – LAPTOP Magazine
• Dell Opens Up To Open Source Again – RedOrbit
• As Windows 8 looms, Dell readies Ubuntu laptop for fall release – ExtremeTech
• Dell adds to OpenStack and creates cloud notebook – DatacenterDynamics
• Dell’s Project Sputnik is go for launch – Bit-tech.net
• Dell Solidifies Commitment to Open Source, Developers at OSCON – eWeek
  • Syndicated on:Techweekeurope.co.uk, CIO Insight
• Dell Linux-Based Laptop Goes On Sale This Fall – The Inquisitr
• Dell Expands OpenStack Cloud Efforts, and Other Open Source Programs – OStatic
• The Ultrabooks Dell Ubuntu developers arrive later this year – Xataka (Spain)
• Dell ready to sell laptops with Ubuntu – hwjournal.net (Italy)
• Dell puts Linux ultrabook – PuntoInformatico (Italy)
• Dell brings XPS 13 laptop from Ubuntu – Hardware.info (Dutch)
• Dell’s New Ubuntu Linux Laptop Is Coming This Fall– PC World
  • Syndicated on: IDG News Norway, Macgasm
• A first look at Dell’s “Sputnik” Ubuntu Linux developer laptop – ZDNet
• A first look at Ubuntu 12.04 (Photo Gallery) – ZDNet
• Dell Gives Linux Laptops Another Chance – TechCrunch
  • Syndicated on: TechCrunch (Japan), Linux.com
• Dell launching Project Sputnik developer laptops in fall – Ubergizmo
• Dell to release Project Sputnik developer laptop this fall – The Verge
• Dell to launch Project Sputnik developer laptops this fall – SlashGear
• Pentaho, Datameer Join Dell’s Project Sputnik – The VAR Guy
• Dell to offer Ubuntu XPS 13 laptops this Autumn – Inquirer
• Dell introduced based on OpenStack cloud solutions – Servers.PCOnline (China)
• Dell’s to sell Ubuntu ultrabooks this fall, Project Sputnik graduates from beta – Liliputing
• New Ubuntu Laptop, from Dell, to Head for Developers – OStatic
• Dell confirms Linux laptop and expands OpenStack cloud solutions – V3.co.uk
• Dell’s Ubuntu Ultrabook arrives this autumn – PC Pro
• Dell readies Linux Ultrabook for autumn release – Reg Hardware
• Coming: Dell Ultrabook with Ubuntu 12.04 for Developers – The H
• Dell Ubuntu Linux Developer Laptop Launches this Fall: Project Sputnik FTW – Mobile & Apps
• Project Sputnik Versus Microsoft – PC Magazine
• Dell’s Ubuntu Laptop Program Enters Beta, ‘Blows Away’ Expectations – PC World
  • Syndicated on: IDG news Norway,  PC Advisor, Computerworld UK, Tech World, ITWorld Canada
• Dell’s Project Sputnik Set To Build The Ultimate Developer Laptop – Crazy Engineers
• Dell release a Linux laptop in autumn‎ – TICbeat (Spain)
• Project Sputnik: The Ubuntu laptop from Dell in approach – Blogeee.net, CNET (France)
• Project Sputnik: the laptop to cloud developers – Tom’s Hardware (France)
• Dell puts a foot in the Linux market – Mac Generation (France)
• Soon an XPS 13 from Dell with Ubuntu 4.12 – Revioo.com (France)
• Sputnik is concretely: Dell Ultra with Ubuntu Book 12:04 in Autumn – Pro-Linux (Germany)
• Officially launched the project “Sputnik” notebook PC development to developers only with Dell, the Ubuntu – SourceForge.JP Magazine (Japan)
• Dell XPS 13 starts this autumn sale with Ubuntu – Tweakers.net (Netherlands)
• New Linux PC from Dell – Computerworld (Norway)
• Dell materializes its Linux project – Silicon News (Spain)
• Dell is preparing a new laptop with GNU / Linux – Somos Libres (Peru)
• Dell will begin selling computers with Linux preinstalled at the factory – FayerWayer (Spanish)
• Laptop Dell Launches Special Project Developer Sputnik This September – Chip Online Portal (Indonesia)
• Dell returns to the market for Linux-Laptop– CyberSecurity (Russia)
• Dell offers Linux-laptops a second chance – DailyComm (Russia)
• Dell revives project for Linux laptops – Tech News (Bulgaria)
• Dell Returned to the Market for Linux Laptops – siteua.org (Russia)
• 4 Intriguing Desktop Linux Options Coming Soon to Retail Stores – Linux.com

Initial project announcement - May 2012

• DevOpsAngle: Dell Announces A Linux Laptop Designed for Developers
• GigaOm: Dell tests open-source laptop for developers
• VentureBeat: Neckbeards, rejoice! Dell’s new Linux ultrabook was developed just for you
• Hacker News: Dell Announces A Linux Laptop Designed For Developers (devopsangle.com)
• The Register: Dell puts Sputnik open-source laptop on launch pad
• Engadget: Project Sputnik: Dell’s Ubuntu-based XPS13 laptop for developers
• WSJ: Dude, Dell’s Building an Open Source Laptop
• The Verge: Dell’s Project Sputnik pairs Ubuntu with the XPS 13 to help create a developer’s dream
• Ars Technica: New Dell Ubuntu ultrabooks a step in the right direction for Linux support
• USA Today: Social media is reinventing how business is done – USATODAY.com
• Forbes: Can Dell’s Open Source XPS Ultrabook Steal Apple’s Thunder?
• Stephen O’Grady: Why a developer laptop? 
• Cote’s Blog:Project Sputnik
• InfoWorld: Dell plots Ubuntu laptop for developers with eye on OpenStack cloud
• PCWorld: New from Dell: an Ubuntu Linux Laptop Targeting Developers
• Dell Designing Developer Oriented Laptop – Slashdot
• Dell Announces Linux Laptop For Developers – ITProPortal
• Dell readies Ubuntu Linux laptop for developers – ZDNet
• Dell releases Ubuntu 12.04 image for XPS 13 ultrabook – The Inquirer
• Dell announces Project Sputnik pilot program, plans to create a laptop for mobile and web developers – Ubergizmo
• Dell touts Linux laptop for Android, JS devs – TG Daily
• Dell plans Ubuntu laptop for developers – ZDNet UK
• Dell working on Ubuntu Ultrabook for developers – PC Pro
• Dell targeting developers with XPS 13 and custom Ubuntu– Slashgear
• Dell goes after devs with Ubuntu-based Sputnik – Bit-Tech
• Dell’s Project Sputnik Uses Ubuntu 12.04 On XPS 13 – Developer’s Dream Machine – Crazy Engineers
• First look at Project Sputnik: Dell’s XPS ultrabook with Ubuntu Linux – Liliputing
• Developer Laptop launches: Project Sputnik | ServerGround.net
• Dell tests open-source laptop for developers — Cloud Computing News
• Dell presenteert ontwikkelaarsversie XPS 13-ultrabook met Ubuntu | Tech-nieuws
• Dell prepara un portátil para Desarrolladores con Ubuntu y Software Libre | www.cyanogenmod.info
• Project Sputnik: un portátil para desarrolladores Open Source
• Für Entwickler: Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook mit Ubuntu
• Sputnik Project: Dell e Canonical insieme per un ultraportatile Linux – Netbook News
• Dell experimentiert mit Ubuntu-Entwickler-Ultrabook | Edv-Sicherheitskonzepte.de – News Blog aus vielen Bereichen
• เดลล์ เปิดตัวโครงการ Sputnik: Ubuntu 12.04 สำหรับ XPS13 | Magento-Thailand.com | Magento, รับทำเว็บไซต์ Magento, รับทำเว็บไซต์ร้านค้า เว
• New Dell Ubuntu ultrabooks a step in the right direction for Linux support | Share Blog
• New from Dell: an Ubuntu Linux Laptop Targeting Developers | Geeklin
• Ultraportátiles Dell con Ubuntu, para desarrolladores web
• Dell plans Ubuntu laptop for developers | BussinessTree News
• Компания Dell представила специализированный ноутбук для разработчиков, укомплектованный Ubuntu | PROUBUNTU
• Projekt Sputnik – laptop dla deweloperów | OSWorld.pl
• Dell Designing Developer Oriented Ubuntu Laptop
• Dell Working On OpenStack-Friendly Ubuntu Laptop for Developers | PHP World
• Dell annonce un protoype de développement d’un portable avec Ubuntu | LinuxBe.org
• Dell porta Ubuntu sul suo Ultrabook XPS13 – Gizmodo IT – Il gadget weblog

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·         XPS13DeveloperEdition,excellentreview -Inquirer 

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Intel® Unite™ Introduction

1  Introduction

Audience: The purpose of this article is to help IT administrators to deploy the Intel® Unite™ ecosystem components (Server and Client applications) into existing enterprise network infrastructure using Dell OptiPlex 9020 micro or 7040 micro desktop computers as Intel® Unite™ display hubs.

Solution overview: Intel® Unite™ is a conferencing technology that utilizes an OptiPlex micro form factor PC to provide IT-managed conference room capabilities. The primary goal of the initial release is to provide a secure wireless connection to conference room displays for domain-joined users. The Intel® Unite™ ecosystem utilizes several individually installed components to establish a secure connection between users PC’s and the conference room display equipment.

1.1  What does Intel® Unite™ do?

Traditional conference rooms without Intel® Unite™

In a traditional conference room, meeting attendees connect a projector cable to their devices to present content.   If more than one presenter wants to share content in a meeting, the projector cable must be passed to each presenter individually.

Intel Conference room with Intel® Unite™

Intel® Unite™ allows presenters to connect their Client devices to a conference room projector wirelessly using the local wireless network, through an Intel® Unite™ Hub installed with the projector. Intel® Unite™ software is designed to allow fast wireless screen sharing and collaboration in 3 steps:

1.  Launch the Intel® Unite™ Client Application

2.  Enter a PIN, displayed by the Intel® Unite™ conference room Hub, to connect to a specific session

3. Click ‘Share’PresentScreenorPresentApplication to displayyourshare content

Intel® Unite™ allows presenters to switch content seamlessly, and more than one presenter can present simultaneously (up to 4)

Intel® Unite™ also allows remotely authorized domain-joined users, presenters, or viewers participate in meetings from outside the local network.

1.2  Where Do I Start?

1.  Review the Standalone Mode vs. Enterprise Mode page to determine which mode best suits your company’s conference area needs.

2.  Review the Intel® Unite™ Deployment page, which includes a quick summary of setup steps, as well as Intel® Unite™ deployment documentation for both Standalone and Enterprise modes.

3.  Optionally, you may also want to review the Dell OptiPlex Hub Setup guidelines to take advantage of additional Intel® Unite™ Hub security features offered by the Dell OptiPlex BIOS.

Also, please feel free to browse the Intel® Unite™ Info Page to learn more about the product, or find other related documentation. 

To help with some of the terms used on these pages, you may want to refer to this Intel® Unite™ Terminology & Definitions reference page.

Intel® Unite™ System Requirements

Intel® Unite™ Features

Intel® Unite™ Downloads

The Intel® Unite™ solution requires the following components:

Hub: The hub is an Intel® vPro system (OptiPlex 9020 micro and 7040 micro) that is connected to a conference room display and is intended to run without human interaction. This component will run a full-screen version of the Intel® Unite™ App, which will display a PIN, allow automatic incoming connections, and will allow users to display and collaborate.

Client: The client software will reside on the end-user’s system. The application will allow users to connect to a hub, and also peer to peer. It communicates with the enterprise server and displays to the screen in the conference room

Server: The enterprise server can be installed on a physical machine, or run as a virtual machine. This server provides the PINs, resolves the PINs, provides monitoring and alerting, and allows IT to manage the Intel® Unite™ deployment within their enterprise.

Oracle Solaris

Oracle and Dell

Technical certification is a foregone conclusion thanks to our partnership. Dell Hardware listed on the Oracle Hardware Certification Lists (HCL) are all qualified to run Solaris. This qualification serves as a reassurance to customers that their configuration has been tested and is enterprise-ready. Dell hardware will continue to be added and qualified over time, expanding the already large list of fully supported systems.

The Oracle Solaris Hardware Certification List (HCL) provides users with information about x86 servers, x86 64-bit servers certified for Oracle Solaris.In order to get support from Dell or Oracle for Solaris OS on Dell PowerEdge, Tower and Desktop, you must be using a certified server. Dell systems certified for Solaris have gone through rigorous testing standards as determined by the latest Hardware Certification Test Suite (HCTS). Dell systems listed on Oracle Solaris HCL as "certified" have been tested and validated by Dell and Oracle engineering teams and have met the certification test criteria.

Dell Hardware Certified with Solaris 11
Listed on HCL for Solaris OS under "OEM and System Vendor Products"

Dell Hardware Certified with Solaris 10
Listed on HCL for Solaris OS under "OEM and System Vendor Products"

Dell is actively working on certifying PowerEdge servers with Solaris, so you can expect more models to follow soon.

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Dell Wyse Datacenter VDI solutions

Your technically savvy workforce expects to have easy access to their corporate resources. Support those expectations with Dell Wyse Datacenter , part of Dell cloud client-computing. Together with Dell, you and your organization can address the following pressing IT issues:

• Enable Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and empower your end users to be productive anywhere, anytime, from their device of choice.
• Scale rapidly, securely and cost-effectively to address dynamic requirements.
• Streamline the management of your desktops, images, application updates and patches, and disaster and recovery all while scaling up or down with ease.
• Secure and manage your data. You can minimize vulnerabilities via centralized policies, sophisticated security solutions and mediation, and virtualized, protected data storage.
• Manage costs. Dell can help reduce hardware refresh frequency as well as deployment and support expenses allowing you to shift from CAPEX to OPEX models.

Deliver secure and predictable desktop virtualization solutions
Dell’s solutions are optimized for your preferred IT environment and designed to integrate with your existing infrastructure. Choose from a variety of flexible deployment options to create a VDI solution that integrates data center and endpoint systems with virtualization software and management:

• Dell Wyse Datacenter for Citrix XenDesktop
• Dell Wyse Datacenter for VMware Horizon View
• Dell WyseDatacenterforMicrosoftVDI and DellvWorkspace
• Dell DaaS On Demand
• Dell Appliance for Wyse - Citrix
• DellApplianceforWyse-vWorkspace
• Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) from Dell enables new user capabilities such as high-performance 3D graphics, unified collaboration and VoIP with Microsoft Lync 2013. Users can access rich media and graphic applications from any location and on virtually any device, while providing IT departments with the ability to centrally host and manage sensitive user data and resources.

OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM)

Contents: Overview | Features & Specifications | Downloads | Documents | Videos | Frequently Asked Questions | Case Study

Dell Networking OpenManage Network Manager Overview

Growing networks can be a headache for today’s IT organizations. Keeping track of the devices in your network and how they relate to each other and to other parts of your infrastructure can be difficult and time consuming. OMNM is designed to make it easier to plan, manage, monitorand, configure,automate,pushgroupupdatesofFW/Backup/Deploy/Restore your Dell, Cisco, HP, Arista, Juniper, Aruba, Brocade, SonicWALL Security Devicesdevices and thousands more network devices.

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Unify your network element management and simplify deployment of Dell and third-party networking environments with a rich suite of tools available in OMNM, an integrated management console for all your important network management functions.

OpenManage Network Managers (OMNM) centralized management solution for Dell networking environments provides discovery, configuration management, monitoring and reporting for the entire Dell Networking family of products and 3rd party products.

OMNM provides the following advantages:

• Automates the discovery of network devices, and provides detailed information on the devices and their connectivity, including the ability to draw physical and logical topology maps.

• Provides the ability to easily configure and manage groups of network devices; configuration changes and firmware deployments can be made to multiple devices in one operation, and many network operations can be scheduled for pre-determined times.

• Enables the network administrator to monitor the health and performance of their network, allowing the creation of dashboards to capture important events and trends, and

• Resource group management provides one-to-many switch configuration

• Inventory reporting shows what you have and where is located

• Advanced scheduling schedules key tasks, such as backup and configuration changes

• Event management filters and forwards events and traps

• Customizable web based user interface

• Monitoring provides flexible dashboards for fault, availability and performance monitoring

• Helps reduce TCO by proactively monitoring for network problems, automating common configuration actions and enabling easy firmware deployment, allowing network administrators to focus on more critical activities. 

• Active Performance Monitors allow for proactive customization of performance monitoring

• Resource Discovery Wizard simplifies discovery of IP-based network elements

• Resource management enables easy configuration of single switches

• Free 30-day trial available to customers after which they will be required to purchase OMNM 6.2.

• Customers can purchase or upgrade to OMNM 6.2 directly from Dell from a variety of order options based on device count and term for the annual subscriptions. 

Supported operating system (64-bit)

• MSFT Window 2012

• Windows Server 2008 R2

• Linux for Redhat and CentOS v6.5/v6.6

Supported web browsers

• Chrome (version 41 and above)

• Safari (version 8 and above)

• Firefox (version 37 and above)

• Internet Explorer (version 11 and above)

Key features

• Multi-vendor and scalable solution to consolidate your network management 
• Seamless integration of device management/Single CMDB with associations offers inter-connectivity and dependency mapping for accurate network availability and performance
• Consolidate deployment of compliance management with automated remediation through auditable actions
• Agent-less solution for scheduled, on-demand inventory discovery and management

Key Benefits:

Save Money

• Streamlines operations, Reduces software maintenance fees, training costs

Troubleshoot Faster

• Dashboard to locate service-affecting problems across converging devices for faster MTTR

Get / Stay in Compliance

• Plan and detect changes, automate remediation and provide comprehensive change reporting

Utilize Your Network Assets

• Make better technology investment decisions, find under utilized devices  with real time inventory 

Supported Network Devices:

Dell Switches

• Dell Networking Z9500, Z9100, Z9000, X-Series, S-Series, C-Series, N-Series, E- Series, M-Series and B-Series

• Dell Networking driver support for FTOS model S6000-ON

• Dell Networking S3048-ON and S4048-ON switches

• Dell Networking C9010 Chassis

• Dell Networking MXL and Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator

• Dell Networking N1524, N1524P, N1548 and N1548P switches

• Dell Networking FN410S, FN410T,FN2210S, 8100, 8000, 7000, 6000, 5000 and 3000 (includes 8132 and

8164 devices)

• Dell Networking W-Series wireless controllers, access points and instant access points

• Enhanced Cumulus Driver – S3048-ON, S4048-ON 

Dell SonicWALL Security Devices:

•Dell SonicWALL (SuperMassive, E-Class NSA, TZ and NSA Series) SuperMassive E10000 Series (E10800, E10400, E10200

•Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive 9000 Series (9800, 9600, 9400, 9200)

•Dell SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series (NSA E8500, NSA E6500, NSA E5500)

•Dell SonicWALL TZ Series (TZ 105/W, TZ 205/W, TZ 215/W)

•Dell SonicWALL NSA Series (NSA 220/W, NSA 250M/W, NSA 2600, NSA 3600,NSA 4600,NSA 5600, NSA 6600)

• Dell PowerEdge VRTX IOM

• Dell Networking OS support: v9.9 and v6.3 new firmware support for Wireless Controllers and

Instant Access Point devices.

• Dell Networking 9.9 firmware support for the following devices:

S4810, S4820T,S5000, S6000, MXL, IOA, Z9000, Z9500, FN410S, FN410T, FN2210S, S3048-ON and

S4048-ON

Cisco switches

• Cisco 300

• Nexus 5548, 7000, 6000

• Nexus 2000/FEX

• Catalyst 6500, 4500, 68xx

HP switches

• HP 4800, 5300, 59xx, 6600, 82xx

Juniper switches

• EX4200, EX4500, EX6210, EX82xx

Brocade switches

• VDX 67xx, VDX 87xx

Please contact your Dell Representative for a complete list of all supported devices.

Downloads

To download a 30 day trial of OMNM 6.2 with support for up to twenty-five (25) Dell networking devices visit: https://marketing.dell.com/omnmfreetrial

Documents

Dell OpenManage Network Manager 6.2 User Guide

Dell OpenManage Network Manager 6.2 Installation Guide

Dell OpenManage Network Manager 6.2 VM Installation Guide

Dell OpenManage Network Manager 6.2 Quick Start For Single Install Guide

Dell OpenManage Network Manager 6.2 Release Notes

Dell OpenManage Network Manager 6.2 3rd Party Device & OS Support List

Dell OpenManage Network Manager 6.2 Spec Sheet

Dell Networking OMNM Traffic Flow Analyzer (TFA) Spec Sheet

Case Studies

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Publications

OpenManage Network Manager Fast, efficient management of expanding network environments  

Videos

Dell Networking OMNM TechTalk - Setting Functional Permissions For Flexible Security User Management

[View:https://youtu.be/qrI5B0XKVKQ:550:0] 

Dell Networking OMNM TechTalk License Discovery Settings

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9xvBzUsTXU:550:0] 

[View:https://youtu.be/I9xvBzUsTXU:550:0] 

Dell Networking OMNM TechTalk ACLI

[View:https://youtu.be/58m_ZEjP5M8:550:0] 

Dell Networking OMNM TechTalk - How to install OMNM Virtual Appliance 

[View:https://youtu.be/1yf3RVQ9Epk:550:0]  

Dell Networking OMNM TechTalk - LDAP[View:https://youtu.be/3Y8IUP8C3Qc:550:0] 

Dell OpenManage Network Manager TechTalk - Group  Operations

[View:https://youtu.be/1jFa7eNbhcg:550:0] 

Dell OpenManage Network Manager TechTalks - Automation Framework:

[View:https://youtu.be/ZdAMgG_4bac:550:0] 

Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit:  How to view details in a new browser window:

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7JYuRXi8sg:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: How to upload device OS firmware images:

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM9BonSiN2c:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: How to display resources by organization:

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VIAuDyTiz8:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Run a Configuration Backup

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xBhMgNACtEo:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Discover a New Device

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W0w1r1_vFnA:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Create an Inventory Asset Report

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wIcMUMz2DLw:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Schedule Tasks

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x5BgHJ2XaeY:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Set File Servers for Backup, Restore and Deployment

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FCQb7hFcSq8:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Suspend Activity During Maintenance

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j1zWICu6YFA:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Create New Pages and Customize Dashboard

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GsZ6_NsfFc4:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Chat Overview

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VB4asiJgwE0:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Display Data on Top N Page

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KBXGmCeJAx4:550:0]

 Dell OpenManage Network Manager Toolkit: Create Multiple Users/Permissions

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J7lqJTOifMc:550:0]

Dell Networking OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM) Full Demo:

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STTdqFkm3q4:550:0] 

Dell OpenManage Network Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do customers get a copy of OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM)?
   1. Dell can provide a free trial period of up to 30 days:[View:http://www.dell.com/omnm:550:0]
      
   2. Customers must purchase OMNM 6 directly from Dell [View:http://www.dell.com/omnm:550:0]

2. How much does OMNM cost?

a. 1 year OMNM pricing can be found on our main Dell website:  [View:http://www.dell.com/omnm:550:0] 

4. What devices can be managed with OMNM?

a. OMNM will allow you to manage all Dell Networking devices including Dell Networking Force10 , Dell Networking PowerConnect switches, Dell Networking W-Series wireless controllers, access points and instant access points. SonicWALL, Brocade, Juniper, Aruba, etc... See the Release Notes for a complete list of supported devices. (OMNM can manage any device that is SNMP enabled).

b. OMNM 6.2 now provides Multi-vendor support for the following 3rd party devices and more

i. Cisco – Nexus 2000/FEX/5548/6000/7000, Catalyst 4500/6500/68xx

ii. HP – 4800, 5300, 59xx, 6600, 82xx
iii. Juniper – EX4200/4500, EX82xx
iv. Brocade – 65xx, VDX 67xx/87xx

v. SonicWALL Security Devices

Contact your Dell sales representative for more information and complete support list.

5. How many devices can OMNM manage?

a. The total number of devices that can be managed by one OMNM server will vary depending on the size and configuration of the server on which OMNM is deployed (see the OMNM User Guide for server sizing guidelines) and on the specific OMNM features in use. However, as a rule of thumb, a fully configured OMNM server can support up to about 20,000+ thousand devices. Use of resource-intensive features such as Traffic Flow Analysis will reduce that number somewhat. OMNM 6.1 SP1 currently support the following device counts: 25, 50, 100, 175, 300, 500, 1000, 2000, 2500, 3000, 5000, 7500, 10,000, Unlimited and HA.

6.  What about customer installations with more devices than a single OMNM server can support?

a. Customers with very large configurations have a few different options. An additional OMNM server could be deployed to manage the additional devices; however each OMNM server would be managed by its own browser interface. OMNM 6.2 has HA (High-Availability) support.

b. Dell S&P also sells other network management products that can also support larger environments from Dell partners such as SolarWinds, NetScout and Entuity.
c. Contact your Dell sales representative for more information.

7. What can OMNM do from a management perspective?

a. OMNM is a network management system (NMS) that provides a Centralized Network Management Solution, configuration management, performance monitoring, traffic analysis, events, scripting, automation, alarms, compliance management and management of Dell and other 3rd party vendors networking devices. It is a web based tool with a wide variety of user configurable functionality and capabilities. With advanced features such as group operations, configuration backup and restore, firmware management, reporting, scheduling, traffic flow analysis, and configuration audit capabilities, OMNM will enable you to get control of your network.

8. What are the system requirements to install OMNM?

a. You must install the following or have at least the minimum versions installed on your server:
Supported Web Browsers:
1. Chrome (version 41 and above)
2. Safari (version 8 and above)
3. Firefox (version 37 and above)
4. Internet Explorer (version 11 and above)

Supported Operating System (64bit):
1. MSFT Window 2012
2. Windows Server 2008 R2
3. Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64bit), 2008 (64-bit)

4. Dell Networking OS v9.9 and v6.3

For more information, please see the OMNM 6.2 User Guide, Chapter 1. Getting Started with Dell OpenManage Network Manager.

9. Is training for OMNM available?

a. Yes, there is custom OMNM training being offered by Dell DES. There are a series of demonstrations shown on this website that detail various functionality within the product. Please work with your Dell Rep. to attend our OMNM training class.

10. Are there any demos that show OMNM in action?

a. There are a series of demonstrations shown on this website that detail various functionality within the product.

b. You can also contact your Dell Representative to have them demo OMNM.

11. If a customer needs to add more capacity where do they purchase upgrades?

a. Unlike with OMNM legacy, these licenses are not cumulative. In other words, if the user needs to support 150 nodes, he/she has to buy the 150-node subscription. Important to discuss future network expansion plans for the term of the subscription, purchase for growth, these licenses are not cumulative.

12. How can the customer get access to previous OMNM licenses if they lost them?

a. Contact your Dell sales representative.

13. How do customers update license keys prior to upgrading to OMNM 6.2?

a. Contact your Dell sales representative.

Proactively protect virtual desktops and thin clients

Viruses and malware continue to evolve with greater sophistication and more ways to infect organizations’ digital assets. Dell differentiates with a unique Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) technology, using new dynamic mathematical models, artificial intelligence and machine learning that doesn’t depend on previously seen patterns and behaviors and doesn’t require human intervention. This enables a revolutionary level of security and management efficiency that extends into Windows Embedded thin clients and VDI hosted environments, in addition to conventional physical PCs.

Advanced Materials

This page is a frequently updated collection of all Dell Storage Designed for Scality RING content produced by Marketing, Dell Storage Engineering, and Solution Partners for the Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces. Add this page to your watch list to be notified when new publications are added to the collection.

Videos

White PaperPapers

Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse

Easy adoption: Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse eliminates much of the complexity and need for in-house expertise traditionally required by many virtualization solutions, so a staff with limited experience can deploy a virtual workstation environment not in days or weeks but in just a few hours.

Efficient scalability: As your business needs change, the Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse allows you to scale your virtual workstation environment in a modular fashion to meet growing demands.

An end-to-end solution: The Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse can be purchased separately or as part of an end-to-end solution that includes validated thin clients, management software and service offerings.

Graphics-intensive computing, centralized and virtualized

Documents:

1. Reference Architecture for VMware Horizon
   
2. Reference Architecture for Citrix XenDesktop
   
3. Cabling_Guide
4.  User guide
5. Deployment Guide for VMware Horizon
6. DeploymentGuideforCitrixXenDesktop

Quick Start Tool (QST)

QST Executable Files

Video Walk-through:

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeyRsSsLDac&feature=em-upload_owner:550:0]

Technical Specifications:

Support Matrix

Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Support Matrix

What's New!

Updated 7/15: Updated KB list. Added a note for the HDD list. Added new and updated hard drives, updated required versions for enclosure model firmware, and updated firmware and drivers for the NDC and NIC adapters.

Introduction  (Back to top)

This document provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces solution (DSMS). The DSMS is a software-defined storage (SDS) platform that uses Microsoft Storage Spaces and Dell servers, storage, and networking to create a scalable file-server solution.

You can use this solution as a Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) or as a Converged solution. The SOFS solution uses the SOFS role with clustered Storage Spaces, in a disaggregated solution, where the compute workloads run on client servers separate from the storage nodes. The client servers use Server Message Block (SMB) to access SOFS file shares on the storage nodes. The Converged solution uses the Hyper-V role with clustered Storage Spaces, where the compute workloads run directly on the server cluster nodes.

This document is intended to support DSMS configurations, which have unique solution SKUs called Solution IDs. These DSMS solution IDs are required when ordering a DSMS configuration, and to access the benefits such as performance and sizing, optimized server and storage components, single-payload updates, and solution-level technical support. If you are in a geographical area outside of the US, the solution IDs are not available at this time. However, you may reference the configuration name instead. For the complete list of configuration solution IDs, see Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Configurations and Solution IDs available at Dell Tech Center.

DSMS solution rules  (Back to top)

This section contains consideration rules when using DSMS.

Supported storage enclosures   (Back to top)

Each storage enclosure has two Enclosure Management Modules (EMMs). Both EMMs must have the same firmware version. You must upgrade each EMM individually. EMMs do not automatically synchronize firmware versions.

Supported configurations   (Back to top)

Each configuration is defined in an AxB notation, where A is the number of storage nodes or servers and B is the number of SAS-attached storage enclosures.

Supported SMB client servers   (Back to top)

The DSMS solution supports any Dell PowerEdge 12th or 13th generation server as an SMB client server for SOFS configurations.

Supported server firmware and drivers   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported firmware and drivers by the DSMS solution.

Supported server boot drives   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported boot drives by the DSMS solution.

Supported NDC and NIC   (Back to top)

This section provides information about supported Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) adapters.

Supported RDMA adapters   (Back to top)

This section provides information about RDMA adapters supported by the DSMS solution.

Supported SAS host bus adapters   (Back to top)

This section provides information about SAS Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by the DSMS solution.

Supported server operating systems   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported DSMS server node operating systems (OS). DSMS supports the following Full Server and Server Core installations:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (SOFS and Converged configurations)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (Converged)

The associated hotfixes for the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles are required for all DSMS installations:

• KB3000483
• KB3000850
• KB3012199
• KB3013455
• KB3021910
• KB3034344
• KB3014069
• KB3020338
• KB3025091
• KB3045171
• KB3062000
• KB3072380
• KB3073062
• KB3079904
• KB3121261
• KB3123538

Supported switches   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported switches by DSMS solution.

• Supported switches for management traffic: Supports any switch with at least 1 GbE-capable port.

• Supported switches for Cluster and SMB client traffic: The following tables provides details about the supported switches.

NOTE: DSMS also supports third party switches with the same requirements.

Requirements for non-dell switches:

• Managed switch
• Layer-3 Ethernet routing capable
• VLAN segmenting
• 802.3x Asymmetric Flow Control (Rx Only) or Data Center Bridging (Mellanox)
• Quality-of-Service, Class-of-Service (Mellanox)
• MTU Frame Size >= 9 KB
• Non-oversubscribed switch backplane fabric

NOTE: Multiple lossless classes are not allowed on the same switch (for example, RoCE and iSCSI).

Supported HDD and SSD models for storage enclosures   (Back to top)

This section provides information about HDD and SSD supported by the DSMS solution.

NOTE: All physical disk I/O must be prior to performing firmware updates for physical disks in the storage enclosures.

* Only available for the DSMS 1400 series

Contacting Dell   (Back to top)

Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:

1. Go to Dell.com/support.
2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
3. For customized support:
   • Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.
   • Click Submit.
   • The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
4. For general support:
   • Select your product category.
   • Select your product segment.
   • Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
5. For contact details of Dell Global Technical Support:
   • Click Global Technical Support.
   • The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell Global Technical Support team.

Quick Resource Locator 

Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to DSMS Solution information. This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell support page, and links to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click the image below to go directly to the DSMS QRL location.

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Rev. A08

Dell Storage PS-SC Coexistence

Why Dell PS-SC Coexistence?– Managing and running a business takes hard work.  As an IT manager, you make hundreds of decisions a week to keep the business humming and customers happy.  Many of your decisions revolve around technology, because smart, tech savvy businesses are always looking for that competitive advantage that will help them grow.  But, you are also practical and know that technology transitions can be  costly and time-consuming.

Replacing hardware and software can be expensive, and retraining staff takes time. Dealing with multiple suppliers can be difficult and managing data and information using multiple management portals can waste time.  Fortunately, Dell Storage has some new technologies that solve these problems.

Dell PS Series and SC Series storage solutions are like peanut butter and jelly; separate both are equally delicious and together make a great sandwich!  PS Series provides simplified management with a range of performance options .  SC Series provides advanced efficiency features (data reduction, auto-tiering)  and optimal flash performance.  Separately, each provides a powerful storage solution; but, together they provide future-proof integrated storage solutions that can be managed from a single portal.

Dell Storage Manager (DSM) software offers bidirectional, cross-platform replication for PS Series and SC Series arrays. DSM allows you to manage day-to-day tasks for both your PS and SC Series arrays using the same management portal making integration easy. You can also initiate volume replication between PS and SC Series with DSM and easily configure and monitor replication tasks.  

“The Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication feature was very easy to set up. Using Dell Storage Manager (DSM) to do Cross-Platform Replication was easy and straightforward as well. A Dell Storage PS Series user will definitely be able to quickly achieve replication via DSM without any time consuming training.”

– Hans de Jongh, Director/Owner, IT Creation

If you already have PS Series arrays deployed in your data center, then you can continue to add more PS Series arrays, consider SC Series arrays or even invest in both lines. If you decide to transition to SC Series over time, you can protect your current IT investment by deploying your PS and SC Series arrays in the same storage environment.  Dell fully supports PS Series and SC Series together in the same environment. Therefore, no need for multi-vendor support contracts; your tech support needs are simplified.

To learn more about how Dell’s cross-platform replication technology and how Dell Storage Manager can streamline your data center, please read Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Solutions Guide , watch Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication video and Dell Storage Manager: Day-to-day Management video, or ask your Dell representative.

Do you have any storage TCO questions?-The Dell Storage TCO Calculator helps PS Series customers evaluate the financial advantages of maintaining a PS-centric environment or mixing/migrating to a different storage platform.

Based on key inputs about your storage needs, this tool delivers total cost of ownership (TCO) projections, allowing you to email a report for future use.

• SC Series Storage Solutions

• IDC White paper: Dell's Storage Strategy in Bringing Customers Together and Forward

• Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Solutions Guide

• Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Video

• Dell Storage Manager: Day-to-day Management