Installation manual

Configure the SNMP agent to change the community name, enable set operations, and send traps to a management

station. To configure the SNMP agent for proper interaction with management applications such as IT Assistant,

perform the procedures described in the

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide

at support.dell.com/

manuals.

Related Links:

• Installation Requirements

• Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards

Secure Port Server and Security Setup

This section contains the following topics:

• Setting User and Server Preferences

• x 509 Certificate Management

Setting User and Server Preferences

You can set user and secure port server preferences for Server Administrator and IT Assistant from the respective

Preferences web page. Click General Settings and click either the User tab or Web Server tab.

Setting User Preferences

To set up user preferences:

NOTE: Log in with administrator privileges to set or reset user or server preferences.

1. Click Preferences on the global navigation bar.

2. Click General Settings.

3. To add a preselected e-mail recipient, type the e-mail address of the designated service contact in the Mail To:

field, and click Apply Changes.

NOTE: Clicking Email in any window sends an e-mail message with an attached HTML file of the window to the

designated e-mail address.

4. To change the home page appearance, select an alternative value in the skin or scheme fields and click Apply

Changes.

Setting Secure Port Server Preferences

To set up secure port server preferences:

NOTE: Log in with administrator privileges to set or reset user or server preferences.

1. Click Preferences on the global navigation bar.

2. Click General Settings, and the Web Server tab.

3. Set options as necessary in the Server Preferences window:

Session Timeout

Sets the time limit for a session to remain active. Select Enable to set a time-out if there is no

user interaction for a specified time in minutes. After a session time-out, the user must log in

again to continue. Select Disable to disable the Server Administrator session time-out feature.

HTTPS Port Specifies the secure port for Server Administrator. The default secure port for Server

Administrator is 1311.