Owner's Manual

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Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface
Use Regional and Language Options in the Windows Control Panel to view localized versions of the Web-based interface, on systems running Windows
operating systems.
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Microsoft Active Directory
IfyouuseActiveDirectoryservicesoftware,youcanconfigureittocontrolaccesstoyournetwork.DellhasmodifiedtheActiveDirectorydatabasetosupport
remotemanagementauthenticationandauthorization.DellOpenManageServerAdministrator,ITAssistant,andDellRemoteAccessControllers,caninterface
with Active Directory. With this tool, you can add and control users and privileges from one central database. If you use Active Directory to control user access
to your network, see "Using Microsoft Active Directory."
Configuring the SNMP Agent
Dell OpenManage software supports the SNMP systems management standard on all supported operating systems. The SNMP support may or may not be
installed depending on your operating system and how the operating system was installed. An installed supported systems management protocol standard,
such as SNMP, is required before installing Dell OpenManage software. See "Installation Requirements" for more information.
You can configure the SNMP agent to change the community name, enable Set operations, and send traps to a management station. To configure your SNMP
agentforproperinteractionwithmanagementapplicationssuchasITAssistant,performtheproceduresdescribedinthefollowingsections.
The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for configuring the SNMP agent for each supported operating system:
l ConfiguringtheSNMPAgentforSystemsRunningSupportedWindowsOperatingSystems
l ConfiguringtheSNMPAgentonSystemsRunningSupportedRedHatEnterpriseLinuxOperatingSystems
l Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems
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ConfiguringtheSNMPAgentforSystemsRunningSupportedWindowsOperatingSystems
The Dell OpenManage software uses the SNMP services provided by the Windows SNMP agent. SNMP is one of the two supported ways of connecting to a
SystemAdministratorsession;theotherisCIM/WMI.YoucanconfiguretheSNMPagenttochangethecommunityname,enableSetoperations,andsend
trapstoamanagementstation.ToconfigureyourSNMPagentforproperinteractionwithmanagementapplicationssuchasITAssistant,performthe
procedures described in the following sections.
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Enabling SNMP Access By Remote Hosts on Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003, by default, does not accept SNMP packets from remote hosts. For systems running Windows Server 2003, you must configure the SNMP
service to accept SNMP packets from remote hosts if you plan to manage the system by using SNMP management applications from remote hosts.
ToenableasystemrunningtheWindowsServer2003operatingsystemtoreceiveSNMPpacketsfromaremotehost,performthefollowingsteps:
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1. Open the Computer Management window.
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2. Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
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3. Expand the Services and Applications icon and click Services.
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4. Scroll down the list of services until you find SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service,andthenclickProperties.
The SNMP Service Properties window appears.
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5. Click the Security tab.
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6. Select Accept SNMP packets from any host, or add the IT Assistant host to the Accept SNMP packets from these hosts list.
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Changing the SNMP Community Name
NOTE: The default SNMP agent configuration usually includes an SNMP community name such as public. For security reasons, change the default SNMP
community names. For information about changing SNMP community names, see the appropriate section below for your operating system. For additional
guidelines, see the Securing an SNMP Environment article, dated May 2003, in the Dell Power Solutions magazine. This magazine is also available at
www.dell.com/powersolutions.
NOTE: See your operating system documentation for additional details on SNMP configuration.
NOTE: Rebooting your system for change management functionality does not require SNMP Set operations.