Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Version 1.1.0 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center User's Guide, Translated Title: Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Version 1.1.0 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center User Manual
Summary
This user guide covers Dell EMC OpenManage Integration version 1.1.0 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center, enabling centralized management of Dell PowerEdge servers and failover clusters. The manual details installation prerequisites, required network ports, health status monitoring, hardware inventory, and Azure Stack HCI management capabilities. It also covers server configuration, firmware updates, and remote management features accessible through the Windows Admin Center interface. This guide is intended for IT administrators and system engineers who manage Dell server infrastructure and seek to streamline operations through integrated management tools within Windows environments.
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Dell EMC Open Manage Integration Version 1.1.0 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center User’s Guide
July 2020 Rev. A00
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Dell EMC Open Manage Integration Version 1.1.0 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center User’s Guide July 2020 Rev. A00
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview of Open Manage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center......................5 New in this release.....................................................................
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Job failed while updating the selected components.......................................................................................................29 Component showing non-compliant after update....
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Overview of Open Manage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Dell EMC Open Manage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) enables IT administrators to manage the Power Ed...
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To locate physical disks or to identify failed physical disks, provision to blink and unblink the physical disks Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) is provided. Support for newer platforms: Platforms based ...
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Getting started with Open Manage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Before you launch Dell EMC Open Manage Integration extension in Windows Admin Center, ensure that you have: Logged in t...
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Microsoft failover clusters created with Power Edge servers or Azure Stack HCI created with AX nodes or Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes from Dell EMC, see Manage Failover Clusters and Azure Stack HC...
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Ports required by Dell EMC Open Manage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Table 2. Ports required by Dell EMC Open Manage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Functionality of ...
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Manage Dell EMC Power Edge Servers Prerequisites: You must be logged in to Microsoft Windows Admin Center as a Gateway Administrator. You must have installed the Dell EMC Open Manage Integration with ...
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Health status—Supported target node components Health status of the following target node components is displayed: CPUs Accelerators Memory Storage Controllers Storage Enclosures Physical Disks i DRAC...
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Disks associated to Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) cards. Devices with i DRAC firmware version less than 3.30.30.30. Update the i DRAC firmware to the latest version to enable blink and unbli...
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Manage Failover Clusters and Azure Stack HCI Prerequisites: You are logged in to Microsoft Windows Admin Center as a Gateway Administrator. You must have installed the Dell EMC Open Manage Integration...
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NOTE: The health, hardware inventory, and i DRAC details are cached and will not be loaded each time the extension is loaded. To view the latest health and inventory status and i DRAC details, in the ...
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Memory Storage Controllers To view the physical disks in a storage controller, under Related Disks, click the View Disks link. The physical disks are listed in the Physical Disks tab. Storage Enclosur...
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View i DRAC details of the Power Edge servers and nodes of HCI and Failover clusters To view the following i DRAC details of the target node, select Server Manager or Cluster Manager from the upper le...
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Update Power Edge servers and nodes of HCI and Failover clusters Open Manage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) allows you to generate compliance details and update components,...
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DSU is used to apply the Dell update packages to target nodes. 2. Enter the share location where the IC utility is placed. The IC utility is used to collect the hardware inventory information from tar...
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NOTE: If the target node is not reachable, and the target node update is performed, the update status may show failed. In this case, if you reboot the target node immediately after update and rerun th...
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The catalog files can be generated by using the Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) application. Ensure that in the shared catalog repository all the required Dell Update Packages (DUP) are available fo...
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Upgradable: Component can be upgraded from the current version. Downgradable: Component can be downgraded from the current version. Same: Component current verison is same as the baseline version. 1. ...
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Ensure that the cluster service is up before running the update compliance. When the cluster service is down, an update compliance report for a target node may not be generated. To manage a cluster, c...
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Generating compliance report using offline catalog OMIMSWAC with or without Internet access allows you to select the Offline - Dell EMC Repository Manager Catalog to generate compliance report. Before...
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Compliant - Target nodes in this category have the same versions of BIOS, drivers, firmware, and system management application as that of the imported catalog. Non-Compliant - Target nodes in this cat...
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Step 3: Updating—Target node components in Failover Clusters and Azure Stack HCI After generating the compliance report in the Compliance Details tab and confirming the components selection in the Sum...
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Troubleshooting Topics: Availability of OMIMSWAC extension logs Availability of update operation logs Unable to copy the required files to the target node to fetch inventory information. Unable to fet...
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Unable to copy the required files to the target node to fetch inventory information. Ensure that: Target node is not in the reboot state and is powered on. Firewall is not blocking communication throu...
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If the problem persists: 1. Go to i DRAC. 2. Ensure that Redfish service is enabled. 3. Disable OS to i DRAC Pass-through and then enable it. For more information about enabling or disabling OS to i D...
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size exceeded the configured Max Envelope Size quota. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic. Resolution: Ensure that: Network connectivity between the gateway system an...
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Cause: CAU fails if any of the disks is not in healthy state. Resolution: Ensure both physical and virtual disks are in healthy state before triggering CAU. If any disk is in an unhealthy healthy stat...
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The DUP may fail when attempting to downgrade a driver component to a lower version. In this case, uninstall the driver from the operating system then rerun the component update from OMIMSWAC. For mor...
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Identifying the generation of your Dell EMC Power Edge server To cover a range of server models, the Power Edge servers are now be referred to using the generic naming convention and not their generat...
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Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. N...
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Glossary The following table defines or identifies abbreviations and acronyms used in this document. Table 4. Glossary Abbreviations/ Acronyms Definition OMIMSWAC—Open Manage Integration with Dell EMC...
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Table 4. Glossary (continued) Abbreviations/ Acronyms Definition Offline - Dell EMC Repository Manager Catalog Recommended when the DRM repositories are available in a shared location and is applicabl...
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Appendix While performing update compliance operation for SAS-RAID_Driver, ensure that SATA controller and NVMe PCIe SSDs are set to RAID mode. To configure RAID mode: 1. When the Dell Power-On Self-T...
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| Published | May 23, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What catalogs are available for firmware updates?
Available catalogs include Azure Stack HCI Solution Catalog, Dell EMC Repository Manager Catalog, Dell EMC Enterprise Catalog, and Dell EMC MX Solution Catalog.
How do I configure RAID mode?
Press F2 during POST to open System Setup. Configure RAID mode in SATA settings > Embedded SATA and NVMe settings > NVMe mode.
How is the Inventory Collector used?
It inventories the target system, compares results against a Repository or Catalog, and only deploys required updates.
What are the main system components?
The system manages PowerEdge servers, HCI clusters, and Failover Clusters, and supports viewing iDRAC details and performing updates.