Setup Guide
Systems Management Using Dell OpenManage 19
IPMI Baseboard Management Controller
IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) provides a standard
interface for monitoring and managing Dell systems.
Server Administrator Web Server
Server Administrator Web Server provides a way to manage a server remotely
using a web interface. Install the Server Administrator Web Server only if you
want to remotely monitor the managed system. You need not have physical
access to the managed system.
Installing OpenManage
The OpenManage software for XenServer is available as a supplemental pack.
NOTE: For more information about the OpenManage supplemental pack, see Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
To download the OpenManage supplemental pack iso file:
1
Go to
support.dell.com
.
2
Select your line of business.
3
Select
Drivers and Downloads
.
4
Enter the
Service Tag
of the system or
Choose a model
and confirm your
selection.
5
Select
XenServer
from the Operating System drop-down menu and then
look in the
Systems Management
section.
To install the OpenManage supplemental pack:
1
Burn the supplemental pack iso file to a media or download the iso file to
your server.
If you are downloading the iso file, mount it on a temporary directory and
run the command:
$ mount –o loop <openmanange-supplemental-pack-
filename>.iso /mnt
If you burned the iso file to a media, insert it in the optical drive and run
the command:
$ mount /dev/cdrom /mnt