Owner's Manual

file:///T|/htdocs/SOFTWARE/smconect/MOM/2.2/readme/readme.txt[10/19/2012 11:31:51 AM]
1.6 - 1.9 or the "Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server
Management" CD for Server Administrator version 2.0 - 5.2.
During installation, select "Managed Node"-> "DRAC Agent."
OM 5.3 includes this on the "Dell Systems Console and Agent" CD.
NOTE: If the DRAC Console Launch gives you a "Page cannot be
displayed" error, ensure that there is network connectivity
from the DRAC card, and that the DRAC is configured with a
valid IP address.
NOTE: If tooltips do not display for Dell Servers, ensure that the
CIM Dell namespace is not corrupted and that the Dell Services
are not down. Restart the Dell managed node or reinstall Server
Administrator to correct the CIM behavior.
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MOM Management Console Requirements
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* Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 with Service Pack 1 must be
installed and running.
* MOM agent software must be installed on all Dell-managed systems
either remotely from the management station or manually on the
managed system.
* For discovered systems to be recognized as Dell devices in the MOM
environment, Server Administrator 1.6-5.3 must be installed on all
Dell-managed systems.
* The "MOM Management Server Action Account" must have local Admin
privileges on all the agent-managed systems.
* To run remote power control or LED Identification control tasks on
Dell-managed systems, BMC Management Utility 2.0 or above must be
installed on the Management Server. BMC Management Utility 2.0 or
above is available on the Dell OpenManage 5.0 "System Management
Consoles" CD or later. OM 5.3 includes this on the "Dell Systems
Console and Agent" CD.
NOTE: Ensure the ipmish binary directory on the MOM management
servers containing the "%Management_Group_Name%_bmcServers.xml"
file is encrypted for access only by the MOM Agent Action
Account and Administrators who will read or change the BMC
credentials.
NOTE: When Usernames, passwords or KGKeys for the BMC are changed,
the BMC login details of the corresponding server should also
be manually updated in the
"Individual_BMC_Authentication_Credentials" section of the
"%Management_Group_Name%_bmcServers.xml" file, which is present
in the ipmish binary directory on the management server.
By default, individual BMC username, password, and KGKey will