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Dell OpenManage Mobile leads the evolution in infrastructure management

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IT Administrators are no longer bound to crash carts or restricted  to the confines of the data center each day to ensure that IT platforms, and business operations, are running optimally. Infrastructure health monitoring, maintenance, and remediation capabilities are now accessible anywhere, at any time, through handheld smart phones and tablets. And Dell took an early lead in transforming those systems management processes, enabling mobile accessibility, and ensuring that the hardware that supports your business is monitored and managed easily and securely – both remotely and onsite.     

In March of 2014, Dell announced OpenManage Mobile v1.0 (OMM), available for Android mobile devices and with industry-unique systems management capabilities. The connections to both a one:many systems management console solution and to the intelligent management technology embedded within Dell PowerEdge servers, provided dual-operational functionality acclaimed as an industry first.

Dell OpenManage Mobile v1.0 customers  were able to remotely and securely perform data center monitoring and alerting operations across both Dell and 3rd party enterprise hardware, and also perform a subset of management functions directly on Dell PowerEdge 12G servers.

Fast forward to April 2016 and the current release OpenManage Mobile v1.4 with support for Dell PowerEdge 12th and 13th generation servers and both Android and iOS applications. Among the many features available, IT Administrators can take action by forwarding alerts to co-workers, set server LEDs to blink intermittently for easy visual recognition of systems requiring service, and perform server power-on, reboot or shutdown functions remotely.

OpenManage Mobile also includes another industry-unique capability: Quick Sync.  

  • Quick Sync provides the ability to communicate and perform multiple at-the-server  management functions directly on Dell’s most popular, and NFC-enabled, R630, R730 and  R730XD PowerEdge servers. Merely by tapping the OpenManage Mobile equipped Android smart device against the Quick Sync-enabled bezel, customers can browse and capture numerous platform details as well as change configuration settings, root credentials, or boot orders.

See a video demonstration of Quick Sync capabilities here:

OpenManage Mobile, since its conception, has consistently delivered:

  • Dell leadership in the evolution of infrastructure management capabilities
  • Mobile application availability as a no-charge software download
  • Connection to the iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller interface
  • Connection to the OpenManage Essentials Console
  • Focus on simplicity, efficiency, availability and security features 

For additional information on security, read the whitepaper “Understanding the security features of Dell OpenManage Mobile.”

We encourage you to use your handheld device to test-drive OpenManage Mobile v1.4. Our no-charge software download provides a Demo Mode where end-users can preview all of the capabilities of OpenManage Mobile utilizing an off-line, pre-populated, demonstration database:    

For additional information, please visit our site on Dell TechCenter.

About the Author: Sandra Hamilton

Sandra Hamilton is currently the Sr. Product Marketing Manager for the Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio. As an Enterprise Solutions Group subject matter expert for systems management, she is responsible for the development and distribution of globally available, cross-domain messaging and marketing deliverables related to Dell Enterprise Systems Management and Enterprise Infrastructure Hardware solutions. She is a business leader with over 30 years of experience in roles including Sr. Manager of business development, alliances, finance, logistics, training, channel marketing, marketing programs, and optimization of online solutions content. Prior to Dell she was employed by both H.P. and Compaq Computer. Her passion for technology is equal to her interest in childhood development and her previous work as a school teacher and PTA president. Sandra holds a summa cum laude B.A. in Organizational and Behavioral Psychology from the University of Houston.