Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Introduction
- What’s New for Version 6.1
- Setup and Administration
- Using Server Administrator
- Server Administrator Services
- Working With Remote Access Controller
- Overview
- 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
- Server Administrator Logs
- Setting Alert Actions
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Glossary
- Index

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What’s New for Version 6.1
These are the release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator 6.1:
• Server Administrator support for VMware® ESXi 3.5 and ESXi 4.0 - based
managed systems.
• Support for new xx1x systems.
• Support for three types of Server Administrator logins:
– Local system login
– Managed system login
– Web server login
• Support for Command log feature in Server Administrator Web server
• Support for the display of BIOS Setup options:
– Core multi processing
– Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot option
–CPU C State option
– Embedded Video set up
– Execute Disable
• Support for multiple slot information on modular systems
• Support for the following system components:
– Configuring reporting of additional attributes on front panel LCD
(like system name, MAC address, and IP address)
– Reporting presence of iDRAC6 Enterprise and the size of storage,
if present
• Reporting of new PCI devices that are part of xx1x systems
– Display of the CPU turbo mode
– Display of new memory types (DDR3 Registered, DDR3 Unregistered)
– Display of new slot types (PCIe Gen1/2)
– Enabling/disabling Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA)
during deployment
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