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include Server Administrator, and remote access controller (RAC) software.
Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems
management solution in two ways: from an integrated, Web browser-based
GUI (the Server Administrator home page) and from a command line
interface (CLI) through the operating system. (For ESX Server systems,
Server Administrator is installed in the Service Console.) Server
Administrator is designed for system administrators to both locally and
remotely manage systems on a network. Server Administrator allows system
administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing
comprehensive one-on-one system management. A management station can
be used to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central
location. By installing IT Assistant on a management station, you can
effectively manage from one to hundreds of remote managed systems.
For more information about OpenManage see the OpenManage Product
Documentation CD-ROM, which comes with the Dell Server and is also
available at www.dell.com/openmanage.
Figure 1-5 illustrates the relationship between a management station and its
managed systems. Figure 1-5 also shows the operating systems and the
Dell OpenManage software products that may be installed on the
managed systems.
Figure 1-5. Example of a Management Station and Managed Systems
management station
IT
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Systems
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Systems Management CD
managed systems
Server
Administrator
operating
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