Owner's Manual

16 Using the Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
Launching Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator Console
The Dell OpenManage Connection enables you to launch the OMSA console
to get more information about the Dell system you are monitoring. You can
launch the OMSA console from the desktop event list or from the Active
Event List of the web GUI.
NOTE: Perl is required for the execution of Common Gateway Interface
(CGI) scripts. If Perl is installed in a nonstandard location, then the CGI
scripts do not function properly. Always ensure that the paths to the
resources in the CGI scripts are correct. The standard installation
location of Perl on systems running the Windows and Linux operating
system are C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe and /usr/bin/perl respectively. For more
information, see IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administration Guide.
To launch the OMSA console from desktop event list:
1
Access the desktop event list. For more information, see Accessing the
Desktop Event List.
2 Right-click the Dell server event on the Event List .
3 From the options, click Dell Tools  Launch Dell Server Administrator
Console.
On systems running the Windows operating system, the OMSA console is
launched in the default browser. On systems running the Linux operating
system, the OMSA console is launched in the browser application set in
the
$OMNIBROWSER environment variable.
To launch OMSA console from web GUI:
1
Access the Active Event List. For more information, see Accessing the
Active Event List.
2 Right-click the Dell server event on the Active Event List .
3 From the options, click Dell Tools  Launch Dell Server Administrator
Console.
The OMSA console is launched in the default browser.