Dell Management Console

I'd like to give a shout out to Brian Summers, one of our most active members on the Dell TechCenter, and a member of our Hall of Fame.  He has produced several great demos on the plug-ins that are available for the Dell Management Console. 

You will be more educated and enlightened on DMC by watching them :-)

Join us tomorrow at 3PM CDT for a chat on the soon to be released OpenManage version 6.1. 

All the noise is about the new toy - Dell Management Console - DMC, but we also realize that many of you are happy to stick with tried, true, and familiar. 
We are not leaving you behind. 

OpenManage IT Assistant and OpenManage Server Administrator have been updated to support the newest line of the Dell PowerEdge 11G servers.

So if you are new, or just refreshing your servers, come join us in the chat !

Ohhh if it were only as easy as clicking next, next, next, finished.

Enterprise class applications and tools require a little more thought and planning for deployment.  Imagine if you tried to install Microsoft Exchange just by putting in the installation CD and clicking next, next, next, finish :-)

Same goes with your enterprise systems management solution.  A little bit of planning and preparation up front will make for a much smoother DMC installation and rollout.

Luckily there are several resources to get you started in the right direction.

• Watch the DMC Install Quickstart Demo - worth the ~ 1 hour investment of your time.
• Keep up to date with the latest information on the DellTechCenter DMC section and the DMC Group on the Dell Community.  The latest information from DMC Engineering is always posted there first.
• Read the FAQ.  Others have already experienced the pains, why should you relearn lessons ?  My mantra is work smarter, not harder.
• Read the set of known issues with DMC.
• Read the DMC Configuration and Optimization guide.
• Read the DMC Documentation

This should get you started in the right direction.  I'd like to thank the Dell DMC team and Symantec for creating these resources.  If you get stuck and have questions, check the DMC Forum.