THE SERVER LIFECYCLE MUST SUPPORT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
Companies with larger data centers often standardize on hardware-based management
subsystems such as Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) or Integrated
Lights-Out (iLO), or may opt for systems management tools that can examine
and control the hardware infrastructure. While this works well in homogeneous
environments, businesses with a mix of heterogeneous systems can
face serious gaps in management coverage, especially in older servers that are
improperly or incompletely supported. Older systems are frequently replaced
to provide a full picture of data center status and ensure the most granular
management control.