Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Setup and Administration
- Security Management
- Assigning User Privileges
- Disabling Guest and Anonymous Accounts in Supported Windows Operating Systems
- Configuring the SNMP Agent
- Configuring the SNMP Agent for Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems
- Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported VMware ESX 4.X Operating Systems to Proxy VMware MIBs
- Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported VMware ESXi 4.X Operating Systems
- Firewall Configuration on Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- 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
- Setting Alert Actions for Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems
- Setting Alert Actions in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008
- Setting Alert Action Execute Application in Windows Server 2008
- BMC/iDRAC Platform Events Filter Alert Messages
- Understanding Service Names
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Index
10 Introduction
management station software components. Additionally, you can install
Server Administrator on multiple systems through an unattended installation
across a network.
The Dell OpenManage installer provides installation scripts and RPM packages
to install and uninstall Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and other
managed system software components on your managed system. For more
information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation
Guide and the Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation
Guide. You can access these documents on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
If you have a modular system, you must install Server Administrator on each
server module installed in the chassis.
Updating Individual System Components
To update individual system components, use component-specific Dell
Update Packages. Use the Dell Server Updates DVD to view the complete
version report and to update an entire system. The Server Update Utility is
a DVD-ROM–based application for identifying and applying updates to your
system. The Server Update Utility can be downloaded from support.dell.com.
See the Server Update Utility User's Guide for more information about obtaining
and using the Server Update Utility (SUU) to update your Dell Systems or to
view the updates available for any systems listed in the Repository.
Storage Management Service
The Storage Management Service provides storage management information
in an integrated graphical view.
For detailed information on the Storage Management Service, see the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide on
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
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.
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