User's Manual

Introduction 9
Server Administrator Home Page
The Server Administrator home page provides easy-to-set up and easy-to-use
Web browser-based system management tasks from the managed system or
from a remote host through a LAN, dial-up service, or wireless network.
When the Dell Systems Management Server Administrator Connection
Service (DSM SA Connection Service) is installed and configured on the
managed system, you can perform remote management functions from any
system that has a supported Web browser and connection. Additionally,
the Server Administrator home page provides extensive, context-sensitive
online help.
Instrumentation Service
The Instrumentation Service provides rapid access to detailed fault and
performance information gathered by industry-standard systems management
agents and allows remote administration of monitored systems, including
shutdown, startup, and security.
Remote Access Controller
The Remote Access Controller provides a complete, remote system management
solution for systems equipped with a Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC)
solution. The Remote Access Controller provides remote access to an
inoperable system, allowing you to get the system up and running as quickly
as possible. The Remote Access Controller also provides alert notification
when a system is down and allows you to remotely restart a system.
Additionally, the Remote Access Controller logs the probable cause of system
crashes and saves the most recent crash screen.
Storage Management Service
The Storage Management Service provides storage management information
in an integrated graphical view.
The Storage Management Service of Server Administrator:
• enables you to view the status of remote storage attached to a
monitored system
• supports SAS. SCSI and Fibre Channel are not supported
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