DCS PowerEdge CSystems Management Overview

PowerEdge C Product Group

Data Center Solutions

Essential Systems Management

Essential Features Supported– IPMI standards easily integrate

into existing management tools

– BMC web interface enables remote control of systems anytime, anywhere

– Simple Health LEDs alert administrators of potential issues

– Updates are easy with Standard Dell Update Packages (DUP)

– PowerEdge C Linux Toolkit delivers scriptable and scalable systems management

– Full SNMP support› C5000 Series only

PowerEdge C systems management is built upon industry standards delivering essential functionality that easily integrates into existing management frameworks

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Data Center Solutions

BMC Web InterfaceVirtual KVM

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Robust Capability

• Basic status

• Sensor monitoring

• Virtual power

• iKVM

• Log files

• Virtual media

Data Center Solutions

PowerEdge C Linux ToolkitScriptable and scalable systems management

– BMC Tool› CLI front end delivers

consistent user interface across all PE-C platforms

› Manage/Configure remote BMCs for zero presence management

› Monitor system health for maximum uptime

› Flash update BIOS/BMC/FCB firmware remotely

– Reference Scripts› Nagios

› More to come

What’s Included: – Quickstart Guide

– Scalable BIOS Setup Utility› Configure BIOS settings and

replicate to many systems

– 1:Many PXE boot image› Customizable PXE boot

image for Inventory, BIOS updates, provisioning and deployment

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Data Center Solutions

PowerEdge C Linux ToolkitBIOS Setup Utility

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Data Center Solutions

PowerEdge C Linux Toolkit BIOS Setup Utility

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Data Center Solutions

Power Management

• Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager is included in all Intel based PowerEdge C Servers and delivers the ability to make every watt consumed in the data center count– Reports system level, processor and memory subsystem power

consumption

– Limits power at the system, processor and memory level – utilizing policies defined by IT management

• These powerful features are available through third party applications like Joulex…

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Data Center Solutions

JouleX Energy Manager™

• Discovery & Measurement• Analysis & Simulation• Policy & Control• Reporting & Decision Support

Cloud

SNMPWeb ServicesIntel DCM/NM

Cisco EnergyWise

PoENon-PoE

Non-IP

Data Center FacilitiesDistributed Office

IPMIWMIvProSSH

BacNETLonWorksModBUS

Enterprise Energy

Reporting

JouleX Energy

Manager

Endpoints &Systems

Mobile

GPS

Energy Manager

Employee Portal

- Cisco Mediator- Fieldserver- Echelon

JUNOSSpace