Switching vendors and changing from one systems management paradigm to another can be a daunting task. Some of you may be familiar with systems management tools from other vendors, but might be new to Dell Systems management. The following links will help to ease the transition from HP or IBM systems management tools over to Dell OpenManage.

We will tackle this subject with community peers and Dell engineers through demos, discussions, and live chats. Current topics under consideration are:

• Deploying an OS (Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008)
• Patching server hardware
• Taking inventory of server hardware
• Creating/receiving alerts from server component failures
• Monitoring power usage

If you have suggestions for areas to cover, or if you've tackled this subject and have discussion to add, please start a thread at the bottom of this page.

Chat Transcripts

• OpenManage Decoder Ring for HP Admins
• Starting Smart with Dell OpenManage

Resources

• Map your current knowledge of the HP Systems Insight Manager toolset to Dell™ OpenManage™ tools using the Systems Management Competitive Mapping chart aka the Secret Decoder Ring.
• Learn to navigate support.dell.com and figure out what parts of Dell OpenManage you should download by reading this blog entry on the SystemsEdge blog.
• Manage Non-Dell servers through IT Assistant.