Compare the features offered by OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM against Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager
- Compare the solution offered.
- Solution offered by the OMIMSSC appliance—OMIMSSC is an integration with SCOM, a solution that offers the agent-free monitoring of Dell EMC devices including PowerEdge servers, chassis, and network switches.
- Solution offered by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager—Offers the agent-based monitoring solution for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
- Compare the discovery and monitoring features.
- Discovery and monitoring that is offered by the OMIMSSC appliance—iDRAC agent-free discovery and monitoring of the following platforms:
- PowerEdge Servers and Rack Workstations
- PowerEdge Modular Infrastructure
- Network Switches
- Discovery and monitoring that is offered by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager—Discovery and monitoring of servers and rack workstations using software-based agent (OMSA).
- Discovery and monitoring that is offered by the OMIMSSC appliance—iDRAC agent-free discovery and monitoring of the following platforms:
- Compare the licensed features.
- License features offered by the OMIMSSC appliance—OMIMSSC appliance has license for Dell EMC server and rack workstation monitoring feature using iDRAC agent- free and iSM.
- License features offered by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager—None. Offers the agent-based monitoring solution for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and rack workstations.
- Compare the license-free features.
- License-free features offered by the OMIMSSC appliance:
- Dell EMC Chassis monitoring feature
- Dell EMC Chassis modular servers monitoring feature
- Dell EMC Chassis and modular servers correlation feature
- Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature
- License-free features offered by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager:
- Dell EMC server and rack workstation monitoring feature using OMSA (license-free)
- Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) monitoring feature
- License-free features offered by the OMIMSSC appliance:
- Compare the license types The OMIMSSC appliance has the following license types:
- Evaluation license—A trial version of the license that supports up to five nodes.
- Production license—you can purchase the production license from Dell Technologies based on the number of nodes that you want to monitor with OMIMSSC for SCOM.
- Necessity of Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers (previously known as Proxy Management Servers)
- Does the OMIMSSC appliance require Alert Relay Servers—Yes. For more information, see the Scalability with Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) technical white paper on the support site.
- Does Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager require Alert Relay Servers—Not applicable.
- Compare the number of nodes supported.
- Nodes supported by the OMIMSSC appliance—600 and above, in multiples of 1,000 devices. For more information about configuring Alert Relay Servers, see the Scalability with Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) technical white paper on the support site.
- Nodes supported by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager—Maximum of 600 devices.
For more information about Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager, see the Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager User's Guide on the support site.