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 Introduction
DellOpenManageServerAdministratorVersion6.5InstallationGuide
Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software
Other Documents You Might Need
Obtaining Technical Assistance
This guide contains information to help you install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on managed systems. A managed system has supported
instrumentation agents installed that allow the system to be discovered and polled for status through Server Administrator. Server Administrator provides
easy-to-use management and administration of local and remote systems through a comprehensive set of integrated management services. For more
information on Server Administrator, see "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator".
This document also contains information on installing and using the Remote Enablement feature of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. It contains
information on using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server to manage remote systems. The Remote Enablement feature is currently
supported on Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Suse Enterprise Linux, VMware ESXi, ESX, and Citrix XenServer
5.6 operating systems.
Inaddition,thisguideprovidesinformationandinstructionsforconfiguringyoursystemsbeforeandduringadeploymentorupgrade.Thefollowingtopics
arecoveredinthisdocument:
l Dell OpenManage Security
l Setup and Administration
l Deployment Scenarios for Server Administrator
l Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
l InstallingDellOpenManageSoftwareOnMicrosoftWindowsServer2008CoreandMicrosoftHyper-V Server
l Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
l Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi
l Using Microsoft Active Directory
l Prerequisite Checker
l Frequently Asked Questions
Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software
DellOpenManagesystemsmanagementsoftwareisasuiteofapplicationsforyourDellsystemsthatenablesyoutomanageyoursystemswithproactive
monitoring, diagnosis, notification, and remote access.
Dell systems management software comprises of 3 DVDs:
l Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
l Dell Server Updates DVD
l Dell Management Console DVD
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Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
From the purpose of using the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD, a system can be classified into:
l Managed System
A managed system is any system that is monitored and managed using Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (one of the systems management tools
on the DVD). You can manage systems running Server Administrator locally or remotely through a supported Web browser. For more information on
Server Administrator, see "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator".
l Management Station
A management station can be any computer (laptop, desktop, or server) that you can use to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a
central location.
The following applications comprise the Dell management station software that you can install using the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD:
l Active Directory Snap-In
l BMC Utilities
l DRAC Tools
For information about installing these applications, see the Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide available on the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation DVD or at support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/omswrels/index.htm. This link also contains user
NOTE: If you install management station and managed system software on the same system, install identical software versions to avoid system
conflicts.