User's Manual

Introduction 15

Introduction

You can perform essential systems management tasks using Dell

OpenManage Server Administrator’s graphical user interface (GUI) or the

command line interface (CLI).

The reporting and viewing features allow retrieval of overall health status for

systems on your network. At the component level, you can view information

about voltages, temperatures, fan’s

revolutions per minute (

RPM), memory

functioning, and many other critical component details. You can see a

detailed account of many relevant cost of ownership (COO) facts about your

system in a summary view. Version information for BIOS, firmware, operating

system, and all installed software is easy to retrieve.

Other features of OpenManage Server Administrator are as follows:

• Support for displaying and configuring BIOS settings for all supported

platforms.

• Support for latest version of vendor libraries.

• Support for managed node components on all platforms released after

OpenManage Server Administrator version 6.2.

• Support for configuring boot order and adding or removing devices from

the boot list using CLI.

• Support for SHA 256 certificate authentication.

• Support for installing OMSA on Linux with specific packages, according to

its distribution, version, or architecture.

Configuration features allow Server Administrator to perform essential tasks

described in detail in the following sections.

NOTE: You can use the CLI instead of the Server Administrator home page, and turn

the Server Administrator Web server off if you have security concerns. The CLI does

not use the Web server. Use the omconfig system webserver action=stop command

to turn off the Web server. The Web server starts automatically after a reboot, so this

command must be issued each time a system starts up. See "omconfig system

webserver/omconfig servermodule webserver" on page 146 for more information.

NOTE: After installing the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, ensure that you

log out and log in to reset the path to access Dell OpenManage CLI utilities.