Users Guide

Server Administrator Web server has a self-signed unique SSL digital certificate by default. You can replace the default SSL
certificate with a certificate signed by a well-known Certificate Authority (CA). A Certificate Authority is a business entity that
is recognized in the Information Technology industry for meeting high standards of reliable screening, identification, and other
important security criteria. Examples of CAs include Thawte and VeriSign. To initiate the process of obtaining a CA-signed
certificate, use the Server Administrator Web interface to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) with your company’s
information. Then, submit the generated CSR to a CA such as VeriSign or Thawte. The CA can be a root CA or an intermediate
CA. After you receive the CA-signed SSL certificate, upload the certificate to Server Administrator.
For each Server Administrator to be trusted by the management station, the SSL certificate of that Server Administrator must
be placed in the certificate store of the management station. After the SSL certificate is installed on the management stations,
supported browsers can access Server Administrator without certificate warnings.
Server Administrator Web Server Action Tabs
The following are the action tabs that are displayed when you log in to manage the Server Administrator web server:
● Properties
● Shutdown
● Logs
● Alert Management
● Session Management
Upgrading web server
CAUTION:
Factory reset is not possible after a web server update. For a factory reset, reinstall the Server
Administrator.
You can upgrade the Apache Tomcat web server, whenever required, using the omwsupdateutility, without affecting the
Server Administrator functionality. The utility allows upgrade to a minor version of web server, but does not support upgrade to
a major version. For example, upgrade from version A.x to A.y is supported, but not A.x to B.x or B.y. Also, using the utility you
can move the version of the web server to an earlier version, provided it is a minor version. The utility is saved to the following
default location during web server installation:
● On systems running a Windows operating system: C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\omsa\wsupdate
● On systems running a Linux operating system: /opt/dell/srvadmin/lib64/openmanage/wsupdate
You can download the required version of Tomcat web server package and run the utility from a command prompt. Download
the Tomcat web server core distribution package from tomcat.apache.org. The distribution package must be a .zip
or .tar.gz file; Windows installer wrapper packages are not supported.
To update web server, browse to the wsupdate folder and then run the following command:
● On Windows: omwsupdate.bat [SysMgt folder path] [apache-tomcat.zip/.tar.gz file path]
● On Linux: omwsupdate.sh [srvadmin folder path] [apache-tomcat.zip/.tar.gz file path]
The default SysMgt folder path is C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt and srvadmin folder path is /opt/dell/
srvadmin.
Using The Server Administrator Command Line
Interface
The Server Administrator command line interface (CLI) allows users to perform essential systems management tasks from the
operating system command prompt of a monitored system.
The CLI allows a user with a very well-defined task in mind to rapidly retrieve information about the system. Using CLI
commands, for example, administrators can write batch programs or scripts to execute at specific times. When these programs
execute, they can capture reports on components of interest, such as fan RPMs. With additional scripting, the CLI can be used
to capture data during periods of high system usage to compare with the same measurements at times of low system usage.
Command results can be routed to a file for later analysis. The reports can help administrators to gain information that can be
used to adjust usage patterns, to justify purchasing new system resources, or to focus on the health of a problem component.
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Using Server Administrator