Users Guide

118 Frequently Asked Questions
Note that changing the port number to an invalid or in-use port number
might prevent other applications or browsers from accessing Server
Administrator on the managed system. See the
Dell OpenManage
Installation and Security User's Guide
for the list of default ports.
6 Can I install Server Administrator on Fedora, College Linux, Mint,
Ubuntu, Sabayon or PClinux?
No, Server Administrator does not support any of these Operating
Systems.
7 Can Server Administrator send e-mails when there is a problem?
No, Server Administrator is not designed to send e-mails when there is a
problem.
8 Is SNMP Required for ITA Discovery, inventory and software updates on
PowerEdge
™ systems? Can CIM be used by itself for discovery, inventory,
and updates or is SNMP required?
ITA communicating with Linux systems:
SNMP is required on the Linux system for discovery, status polling and
inventory.
Dell software updates are done through an SSH session and secure FTP
and root level permissions/credentials are required for this discrete action
and asked for when the action is setup or requested. Credentials from the
discovery range are not assumed.
ITA communicating with Windows systems:
For servers (systems running Windows Server operating systems), the
system may be configured with either or both of SNMP and CIM for
discovery by ITA. Inventory requires CIM.
Software updates, as in Linux, are not related to discovery and polling and
the protocols used.
Using adminstrator level credentials asked for at the time the update is
scheduled or performed, an administrative (drive) share is established to a
drive on the target system, and file(s) copying from somewhere (possibly
another network share) is done to the target system. WMI functions are
then invoked to execute the software update.
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