Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide Version 10.1.0.0
- Contents
- Introduction
- OMSA Customer Survey
- Installation
- What is new in this release
- Supported operating systems
- Updating individual system components
- Storage Management Service
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Controller
- Logs
- Systems management standards availability
- Server Administrator Home Page
- Other Documents You May Need
- Obtaining Technical Assistance
- Contacting Dell EMC
- Setup And Administration
- Role-Based Access Control
- Authentication
- Encryption
- Assigning User Privileges
- Adding users to a domain on Windows operating systems
- Creating Server Administrator users for supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems
- Disabling Guest And Anonymous Accounts In Supported Windows Operating Systems
- Configuring The SNMP Agent
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported Windows operating systems
- Changing the SNMP community name
- Configuring Your System To Send SNMP Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SNMP Agent Access Control Configuration
- Server Administrator SNMP Agent Install Actions
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported SUSE Linux enterprise server
- Sever Administrator SNMP Install Actions
- Enabling SNMP Access From Remote Hosts
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported Ubuntu server
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported VMware ESXi 6.X operating systems
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- Firewall Configuration On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Using Server Administrator
- Logging In And Out
- Server Administrator Local System Login
- Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon
- Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using The Web Browser
- Central web server login
- Using The Active Directory Login
- Single Sign-On
- Configuring Security Settings On Systems Running A Supported Microsoft Windows Operating System
- The Server Administrator home page
- Using The Online Help
- Using The Preferences Home Page
- Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface
- Logging In And Out
- Server Administrator services
- Managing your system
- Managing system or server module tree objects
- Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects
- Managing Preferences Home Page Configuration Options
- Server Administrator logs
- Working with remote access controller
- Viewing Basic Information
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A LAN Connection
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection
- Additional Configuration For iDRAC
- Configuring Remote Access Device Users
- Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts
- Setting Alert Actions
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
Introduction
Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated,
web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system.
Server Administrator enables system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. It enables system
administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-one systems management. In the
context of Server Administrator, a system refers to a stand-alone system, a system with attached network storage units in a
separate chassis, or a modular system consisting of one or more server modules in a modular enclosure. Server Administrator
provides information about:
● Systems that are operating properly and systems that have problems
● Systems that require remote recovery operations
Server Administrator provides easy-to-use management and administration of local and remote systems through a
comprehensive set of integrated management services. Server Administrator is the sole installation on the system being
managed and is accessible both locally and remotely from the Server Administrator home page. Remotely monitored systems
may be accessed through dial-in, LAN, or wireless connections. Server Administrator ensures the security of its management
connections through role-based access control (RBAC), authentication, and secure socket layer (SSL) encryption.
Topics:
• OMSA Customer Survey
• Installation
• What is new in this release
• Supported operating systems
• Updating individual system components
• Storage Management Service
• Instrumentation Service
• Remote Access Controller
• Logs
• Systems management standards availability
• Server Administrator Home Page
• Other Documents You May Need
• Obtaining Technical Assistance
• Contacting Dell EMC
OMSA Customer Survey
Survey link: https://secure.opinionlab.com.
Dell Technologies is exclusively surveying OMSA customers, collecting feedback, and implementing suggestions. As a customer,
the above link is available for you to take the survey at various phases of OMSA usage such as Windows or Linux based
installation, while using the OMSA GUI and CLI, and VMware ESXi.
Installation
You can install Server Administrator using the Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation software. The
software provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator, managed system and management
station software components. Also, you can install Server Administrator on multiple systems through an unattended installation
across a network. The Server Administrator installer provides installation scripts and RPM packages to install and uninstall
Server Administrator and other managed system software components on your managed system. For more information, see
the Dell EMC Server Administrator Installation Guide and the Management Station Software Installation Guide at dell.com/
opemanagemanuals.
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6 Introduction