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Dell offers a comprehensive range of software based, hardware based and appliance based server Systems Management products designed to manage your datacenter and fit any IT department's needs. This page is your starting point to learn about Dell products such as OpenManage, KACE, DMC, iDRAC, Lifecycle Controller, and more.
To discover more about each Dell Systems Management product and to find out which one is the right fit for you, click on one of the links below or read the Introduction to Dell Systems Management.
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Dell Systems Management Consoles and Products
The following products provide the ability to easily monitor, manage, update, and deploy to servers in your datacenter from a single console. To learn more about the advantages of each Dell hardware / datacenter systems management product, click on the links below:
- Dell OpenManage Systems Management Suite
- Dell KACE Systems Management Appliances
- Dell Management Console (DMC)
Dell Embedded Systems Management
The following are embedded on a Dell server motherboard or in a Dell Blade Chassis. The DRAC and LifeCycle Controller are hardware components that allow for agentless out-of band monitoring, management, update, and firmware backup of your Dell server. The CMC goes one level higher up than the DRAC and gives Adminis the ability to monitor multiple blade servers and shared components in a Dell blade chassis.
- Chassis Management Controller (CMC) - Blades Management
- Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC)
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Client Systems Management
In addition to products for servers, Dell provides tools to manage Dell workstations and laptop systems.
- Dell KACE Systems Management Appliances
- Dell Enterprise Client on Dell TechCenter
- Dell Client Manager Standard, Plus, and Altiris Management
- Dell Client System Update
- Dell Repository Manager for Clients
Dell Cloud \ Virtualization Systems Management
Dell has Systems Management products that can help you both manage and scale physical systems and virtual resources in the cloud (including servers, storage, networking and hypervisors). Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) technologies and Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) make managing workloads and assigning resources to your workflows easier than ever before.
- Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter
- Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS)
- Dell VIS Self Service Creator
- Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM)
Dell Scripting Tools
While Dell Systems Management tools offer graphical interfaces that make systems monitoring easy, some more advanced IT Administrators will want to take advantage of scripts to automate systems management tasks. Click below to learn more.