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

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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Updating Individual System Components
. . . . . 10
Storage Management Service
. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instrumentation Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Remote Access Controller
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Logs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
What’s New in Version 6.3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Systems Management Standards Availability
. . . . . 12
Availability on Supported Operating Systems
. . . 13
Server Administrator Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Other Documents You May Need
. . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Obtaining Technical Assistance
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2 Setup and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Security Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Role-Based Access Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Microsoft Windows Authentication
. . . . . . . . 19
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Authentication . . . . . . . . . 19
VMware ESX Server 4.X
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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