Dell OpenManage Systems Management Tools

Dell OpenManage™ is a hardware management solution that helps IT departments more efficiently manage Dell PowerEdge™ servers in virtual, physical, local and remote environments, operating in-band and out-of band, with or without a systems management software agent.

What is Dell OpenManage?

For an introduction to Dell OpenManage please read:

OpenManage Software Downloads and Information

To find and download the latest version of each of the Dell OpenManage components, please visit:

Dell OpenManage Software Downloads

OpenManage Tools and Components

Dell Server Based Systems Management Tools Datacenter Consoles Dell OpenManage Essentials - new management console replaces ITA Dell OpenManage IT Assistant (ITA) - easy to use Dell Manangement Console (DMC) - advanced functionality Chassis Management Controller Console - for blades Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter - manage virtual machines through vCenter Server Monitoring Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) (software agent) Update Utilities Dell Repository Manager (replaces Content Manager) Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU) Dell Server ScriptingTools Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) Dell Client Management Tools Client Console Dell Client Manager Client Agent Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK)

Dell Server Based Systems Management Tools

Datacenter Consoles

Dell OpenManage Essentials - new management console replaces ITA
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant (ITA) - easy to use
Dell Manangement Console (DMC) - advanced functionality
Chassis Management Controller Console - for blades
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter - manage virtual machines through vCenter

Server Monitoring

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) (software agent)

Update Utilities

Dell Repository Manager (replaces Content Manager)
Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU)
Dell OpenManage Systems Build and Update Utility (SBUU)

Dell Server ScriptingTools

Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)

Dell Client Management Tools

Client Console

Dell Client Manager

Client Agent

OpenManage Integration with 3rd Party Systems Management

OpenManage Tools integrate with numerous other 3rd party tools in both the physical and virtual worlds

OpenManage Third Party Integration and Partners

OpenManage Virtualization Integration

OpenManage Documentation

For more detailed information on each of the OpenManage products, please follow these links to OpenManage user guides, manuals, and product information:

Additional OpenManage Resources

For more in depth information about Dell OpenManage, the following resources are available:

OpenManage Demos
OpenManage Whitepapers
Dell OpenManage Scripts and Tools

Dell OpenManage Icon Interpreter
Migrating to Dell OpenManage

Submit OpenManage Feature Improvement Suggestions

Other Dell Systems Management Offerings

To learn about the full suite of Dell Systems Management products including the more advanced Dell Management Console, Dell KACE systems management appliances, and other Dell Cloud systems management offerings please visit the main Dell Systems Managment page on TechCenter.

Other resources:

Dell OpenManage Systems Management Marketing Overview

Dell Power Solutions Magazine Articles on Systems Management
Dell Community Forums
Enterprise Support Tutorials

Legacy / Deprecated OpenManage Links - (Replaced by newer tools)

Dell PowerEdge 8G and 9G Servers Capable of Power Monitoring - All current Dell servers support Power Monitoring

Dell Update Packages (DUPs) - See Dell Repository Manager
Dell Content Manager - See Dell Repository Manager

Dell Video Support Center
Dell Support Video RSS Feed

Dell OpenManage Acronym Decoder

Systems Management

OpenManage Essentials - Discover, Monitor, Inventory and Update Dell Servers, Storage, and Networking