We compared capabilities of the Dell and Supermicro server management portfolios. Dell management tools made deployment and updates easier, offered more comprehensive security, and provided more robust infrastructure analytics. Streamlining administrator tasks through robust management tools can improve environment health and give admins time back to innovate and help business grow. In our comparison of tools in the Dell and Supermicro management portfolios, we found that Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) and Dell OpenManage Enterprise offered more features and were easier to use than comparable Supermicro tools. Dell iDRAC9 and OME automate routine tasks that can save administrators time and effort. Additionally, the expanded security features of the Dell tools bolster security from bad actors, and advanced reporting options offer greater insight into environment health—key concerns for the modern organization that seeks to expand.

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Easier firmware
updates
by setting up
automatic updates in
74 seconds
with iDRAC9 vs. no automatic
updates in Supermicro IPMI
Make server management easier and
strengthen security with tools from Dell
We compared capabilities of the Dell and Supermicro server management
portfolios. Dell management tools made deployment and updates easier, offered
more comprehensive security, and provided more robust infrastructure analytics.
Dell solution Supermicro solution
Embedded/remote server management
iDRAC9 (Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller)
Supermicro Intelligent
Management (IPMI)
One-to-many device management from a console
Dell OpenManage™
Enterprise (OME)
Supermicro Server
Manager (SSM)
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The tools we tested:
Strengthen
security
through dynamic USB
configuration in just
37 seconds
with no system downtime
with iDRAC9
Agentless
lifecycle
management
to ease monitoring
and management
in Dell OME
Dell offered automatic updating
Automated online updates with
iDRAC9, with scheduling options
Dell™
OME allows automatic firmware updates
and creation of custom firmware repositories
Dell offered more comprehensive and
easier-to-use security controls
iDRAC9 dynamically enables and
disables server front USB ports with
no reboots, unlike Supermicro
Dell offered easier monitoring
and management
Full, agentless lifecycle management via Dell
OME, while Supermicro®
SSM requires additional
specific server agents for management