Dell KACE Management Appliances
Dell KACE™ Appliances make efficient computer and server management a reality by using a low-cost appliance-based alternative to costly and complex management software. The appliances preintegrate and preconfigure the functionality needed to solve your server systems management challenges — from initial OS deployment to device discovery and inventory, software distribution, asset management, patch management, security audit and enforcement, and more.
Unlike traditional computer management software, there are no hardware or software prerequisites, no incremental professional service fees and no hidden costs. Dell KACE Appliances are designed for organizations with 100 to 20,000 managed systems.
| K1000 Management Appliance | |
Feature | Benefit |
| Device Discovery and Inventory | Autodiscovery of networkwide hardware and software configurations through managed software agents or agent-less network scanning |
| Software Distribution | Remote installation and distribution of applications, updates and any digital asset (Distribution and updates can be flexibly scheduled for specific times based on machine group.) |
| Asset Management | Unifies and automates noncomputer and computer asset management processes from deployment to retirement, to facilitate such tasks as software and regulatory compliance |
| Patch Management | Provides rapid, accurate and secure patch management to enable the proactive management of threats through the organizationwide, automated collection, analysis and delivery of patches |
| Service Desk | Easy-to-use, configurable and integrated service desk management for process- and incident-based support |
| Security Audit and Enforcement | Provides scripts and utilities to find security vulnerabilities, enforce security policies and quarantine problem nodes |
In addition to the above features, Dell KACE K1000 Appliances come with:
- Configuration and policy management, using easy-to-create scripts
- Reporting and dashboards that provide standard and wizard-based custom reports
- AppDeploy Live interface to AppDeploy.com, the world’s largest systems management community
- Remote control that enables administrators to repair remote systems without site visits
- Alerts to notify administrators of network attributes and thresholds, and users of network events such as interruptions
| K2000 Deployment Appliance | |
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| Disk Imaging | Intelligent, file-based imaging that reduces image management, capture and storage costs |
| Windows® Driver Harvesting | Driver-harvesting utility that enables upload of any valid driver to the appliance to support hardware configurations through an extensive driver library |
| Predeployment and Postdeployment Configuration | Automates all deployment tasks including RAID and BIOS configuration, as well as application installation and script execution |
| Computer Inventory Scanning and Assessment | Collects detailed hardware inventory on target systems |
| Windows® Network OS Install | Hardware-independent provisioning of any server using scripted installation |
| Remote System Repair and Recovery | Remotely recover corrupt systems that will not boot using a graphical user interface (GUI)-based preinstallation environment |
In addition to the above features, Dell KACE K2000 Appliances include:
- Network boot architecture that enables deployment of assets over the network, even for bare metal machines
- A centralized deployment library to ease systems provisioning, image storage and management
- An integrated Web-based administrative console for all deployment and recovery tasks
- Virtual Remote Appliances that enable deployment of disk images, network OS installs, drivers and applications to remote sites without the need for dedicated hardware or personnel
- Integrated reporting and dashboards, both preconfigured and customized
| K1000 Appliance Installation Options and Recommendations | ||
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| Form Factor | 19" 1U rack mount chassis | 19" 1U rack mount chassis |
| Processors | Two Intel® Xeon® Quad Core | Two Intel Xeon Quad Core |
| Memory | 6GB | 12GB |
| Ethernet Ports | Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports | Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports |
| Redundant Disk Array | RAID 5 configuration | RAID 5 configuration |
| Hot-Swappable Hard Drives | 2 x 250GB serial ATA (SATA) 7.2K rpm
| 2 x 250GB SATA 7.2K rpm
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| Power Supply | 502 watts, 100−240 volts | Dual redundant 502 watts, 100−240 volts |
| Supports | 100−3,000 managed computers | 3,000−20,000 managed computers |
| Hardware Warranty | Three-year, next-business-day repair warranty
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| Training and Services | Each Dell KACE Appliance comes with a 4-hour online JumpStart training (additional training classes are available for an additional cost). Year one appliance maintenance is mandatory, with the option to purchase additional year two and three maintenance.
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| K2000 Appliance Installation Options and Recommendations | ||
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| Form Factor | 19" 1U rack mount chassis | 19" 1U rack mount chassis |
| Processors | One Intel® Core™ 2 Duo | Two Intel® Xeon® Quad Core |
| Memory | 3GB | 6GB |
| Ethernet Ports | Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports | Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports |
| Redundant Disk Array | RAID 1 configuration | RAID 5 configuration |
| Hot-Swappable Hard Drives | 2 x 250GB SATA 7.2K rpm | 3 x 250GB SATA 7.2K rpm |
| Power Supply | 480 watts, 100−240 volts | 502 watts, 100−240 volts |
| Supports | 100−3,000 managed computers | 3,000−20,000 managed computers |
| Hardware Warranty | Three-year, next-business-day repair warranty
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| Training and Services | Each Dell KACE Appliance comes with a 4-hour online JumpStart training (additional training classes are available for an additional cost). Year one appliance maintenance is mandatory, with the option to purchase additional year two and three maintenance.
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The K1000 and K2000 Appliances also have a virtual option that is deployed on VMware® infrastructure and does not require dedicated hardware. VMware ESX™ and ESXi™ Server and Open Virtualization Format (OVF) are required.
Appliance System Requirements
- Managed server operating systems
- Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, Windows® 2003, Windows® 2000
- Mac OS® X 10.4−10.6
- Red Hat® Linux® AS and ES, Versions 3, 4 and 5, 32-bit and 64-bit architectures (Dell KACE K1000 Management Appliance only)
- Management console Web administration interface
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0+
- Mozilla® Firefox® 2+
- Safari 3+
