Users Guide

32 Using Server Administrator
If you are accessing Server Administrator from a defined domain, you will also need to specify the correct
Domain name.
NOTE: The Application drop-down menu will appear as a nonselectable field for systems that can only access one
Dell OpenManage component. The drop-down menu is only functional when two or more Dell OpenManage
components are available on the managed system.
Click the Active Directory Login check box to log in using Microsoft Active Directory.
To end your Server Administrator session, click Log Out on the global navigation bar. The Log Out
button is located in the upper-right corner of each Server Administrator home page.
Single Sign-On
The Single Sign-On option in Windows enables all logged-in users to bypass the login page and access
the Server Administrator web application by clicking the Dell OpenManage icon on your desktop.
NOTE: See the Knowledge Base article at support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q258063 for more
information.
For local machine access, you must have an account on the machine with the correct privileges
(user, power user, or administrator). Other users are authenticated against Microsoft Active Directory.
To launch Server Administrator using Single Sign-On authentication against Microsoft Active Directory,
the following parameters must also be passed in:
authType=ntlm&application=[
plugin name ]
Where
plugin name = omsa , ita , etc.
For example:
https://localhost:1311/?authType=ntlm&application=omsa
To launch Server Administrator using Single Sign-On authentication against the local machine user
accounts, the addition of the following parameters must be passed in:
authType=ntlm&application=[
plugin name ]&locallogin=true
Where
plugin name = omsa , ita , etc.
For example:
https://localhost:1311/?authType=ntlm&application=omsa&locallogin=true
Server Administrator has also been extended to allow other products (such as Dell OpenManage IT Assistant)
to directly access Server Administrator web pages without going through the logon page (if you are
currently logged on and have the requisite privileges).
Systems Running a Supported Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Operating System
You must configure the security settings for your browser to log into Server Administrator from a remote
management system that is running a supported Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system.