The Dell Enterprise Systems Management software portfolio is a powerful set of systems and data center management tools that help you maximize your investment in Dell enterprise systems and unify the management of your IT resources. Come learn how some of the largest and most innovative companies use Dell’s Enterprise Systems Management solutions to streamline server management, increase overall system reliability and maximize data center efficiency.

1. Manage easier, deliver faster, innovate more
The top 10 facts you should know about Dell Enterprise Systems Management
Kevin Noreen, Director, OpenManage Product Management
Session MT6

2. What impacts management of your IT environment?
Inefficiency?
Need to do more
in less time
Budgets?
Headcount and
project constraints
Complexity?
Too many tools
and processes
Expectations?
Demand for always
on, instant access

3. OpenManage Essentials,
Mobile & Power Center
Chassis Management
Controller &
Active System Manager
Microsoft, VMware, &
BMC Software
Nagios, CA, Oracle, etc.
SupportAssist &
ProSupport Plus
Repository Manager,
Scripting & OpenManage
Server Administrator
Consoles
Integrations &
connections
Converged &
cloud management
Tools and utilities
Support services
Update
Monitor
Maintain
Deploy
Dell Enterprise Systems Management Portfolio
iDRAC
with
Lifecycle
Controller

4. Top 10 Facts
we would like
you to know
about Dell
Enterprise
Systems
Management

5. #10 Geographic View
for VRTX servers
“Our VRTX server AU29 needs a
larger hard drive. The technician is
ready, but where is AU29 located?”
Get a global view of systems in remote offices

6. #9 Automated
notification of updates
“I’m planning to update our data
center to Windows Server 2012 R2
but I’m not sure that I have the
latest firmware available.”
Eliminate the guesswork, schedule your updates

7. #8 Predictive analytics
and proactive customer
notification
“I’d like to know if a system
or part is about to fail –
BEFORE it happens.”
Maintain continuous IT access and availability

8. Manage servers and budget simply and effectively
#7 Consolidated
warranty reporting
“Is there an easier way for me to
prepare and budget for server
warranty updates?”

9. VIDEO: Motherboard part
replacement
#6 Rapid configuration
of replaced parts
“Replace a part? That’s easy, but
now I’ll have to reconfigure all of
the settings…”
Get up and running again fast, with “Easy Restore”

11. #5 Powerful power
management processes
“The transformer just went down!
We need to reduce power on
non-critical systems ASAP!”
Mitigate operational risks with a single click
VIDEO: Power Center power
throttling
VIDEO: Power Center power
throttling

13. #4 Simplified
operations for multi-
vendor environments
“I’m a Microsoft shop but I want to
deploy a few ESXi hosts. Can I do
that using my System Center
console?”
Reduce IT management complexity, time & cost
VIDEO: OpenManage
Integration for Microsoft
System Center
Configuration Manager

15. VIDEOS: Use of OpenManage
Essentials and Active System
Manager Templates
#3 Rapid and repeatable
server and workload
deployments
“I need to roll out dozens of new
servers and set up an infrastructure
to support VDI services.”
Rely on the speed of template-based processes

17. #2 Server configuration
control and compliance
“I’ve lost track of the systems that
need to be updated!”
Auto-maintain server baseline settings, detect drift

18. VIDEO: Server Quick Sync
and Mobile Management
#1 At-the-server set up
and on-the-go systems
management
“I need to access the server right
now but I’m on the road. What can
I do?”
Use a mobile device to access your data center

20. Transform IT with efficient systems management
Spend less time maintaining and more time on innovation
40% less
time to
deploy
servers*
63% faster
firmware
updates*
93% lower
cost*
Fewer
tools*
Maintenance Innovation Innovation Maintenance
*
IT Staff Activity
Traditional IT
IT Staff Activity
with OpenManage

21. What do our
customers say?

22. Customer panel guests
Company: American Fidelity
• Terry Lagaly
• Title
• Oklahoma City, OK
Company: Availity
• Jessie Rogers
• Sr. Systems Engineer
• Jacksonville, FL
Company: Intelligent Decisions
• Todd Ouimet
• VMware Engineer
• Ashburn, VA
Company: Chesapeake Energy
• Kenny Yarbrough
• Systems Administrator
• College Station, TX

23. February 1, 2015
“Management tools save hundreds of hours a
year in IT staff time and morale is so much
higher since the team is now doing a lot less
firefighting and able to work with some of the
latest IT technologies.” - Randy McIver. Vice President
of Information Technology Distributech/InvestorCOM
• Challenge
• With its SaaS offerings driving growth,
Distributech/InvestorCOM sought to replace an
aging IT patchwork and boost availability, reduce
costs, improve disaster recovery and security
Results
The company chose an end-to-end infrastructure
solution with components from Dell’s
comprehensive portfolio of hardware and software:
• Microsoft System Center and OpenManage
Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center
for managing the virtual servers
• OpenManage Essentials to manage all the
Dell hardware, including servers, storage,
and networking
• OpenManage Mobile also gives them remote,
fully mobile access to health status information
via any smart device

24. Let’s get started
Visit the Dell Systems Management
kiosks in the Data Center area at the Expo
Hear about new Dell ProSupport Services offers
in the Lifecycle Services area at the Expo
Attend OpenManage sessions at Dell User Forum
Schedule an executive briefing with your dedicated
Dell account team