CLI Guide

Table Of Contents
New in Server Administrator are:
Oracle Java Runtime Environment 11.0.11 and Tomcat 9.0.45 bundled with Server Administrator.
For the YX2X to YX5X generation of PowerEdge servers, new memory events are supported that provide additional
recommendations about the resolution steps to resolve an event.
In Server Administrator, the About page displays the latest OpenJDK version and a link from Red Hat to download and
that can be used as an alternative system JRE with Server Administrator.
Server Administrator web server supports the subject alternative name (SAN) attribute for certificates.
SNMP Management Interface is not installed as part of the Typical Installation setup in Server Administrator.
Inventory collector is not bundled as part of Server Administrator.
OpenManage product nomenclature is updated to standard format of 4 digits.
New in Storage Management are:
NVMe Telemetry feature for direct-attached NVMe devices.
Samsung PM1733/PM1735 v2 drives are supported.
NOTE: For the list of supported operating systems and Dell EMC servers, see Dell EMC OpenManage Software Support
Matrix in the required version of OpenManage Software at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
NOTE: For more information about features, see Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Online Help.
NOTE: From 9.3.0, the RPM packages in Server Administrator are signed with a new Dell SHA-512 signature key. If
using non interactive or silent method of installation, to verify the authenticity, you must download the key from the
following location: https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/public_gpg3.key, and then import the key to each host with
rpm --import <key file> before installing or upgrading to the current version of Server Administrator. Once the key
is imported, you are not required to import the key every time while installing, or upgrading to the current version of Server
Administrator.
Supported operating systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
Ubuntu 20.04.02 64 bit
VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 and VMware ESXi 7.0 U2
Microsoft Windows 2016
Microsoft Windows 2019
Accessing the windows command prompt to run CLI
commands
If you are running the Microsoft Windows operating system, use the 32-bit command prompt to run a Server Administrator CLI
command. Access the 32-bit command prompt using one of the following methods:
Click Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Click Start > Run and type cmd.exe.
NOTE:
Do not type command in the Run dialog box to launch a command line window; this activates the MS-DOS emulator
command.com, which has environment variable limitations that can cause subtle problems with CLI.
Primary CLI Commands
The commands that carry out the functions of Server Administrator are:
omconfig
omhelp
omreport
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Introduction