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• To allow Single Sign-on for Server Administrator, perform the following steps:
1. In Internet Explorer, navigate to "Tools".
2. Click "Internet Options".
3. Click the "Security" tab.
4. Select "Trusted sites".
5. Click the "Custom Level" button.
6. Under "User Authentication", select the "Automatic Logon with current username and password"
radio button. Click ‘OK’ to exit the "Custom Level" window.
7. Now select the "Advanced" tab, and under "HTTP 1.1 settings", make sure "Use HTTP 1.1" is
checked.
8. Select "Trusted sites". Click "Sites". Add the server to the website.
9. Click "Close".
10. Click "OK" and restart your browser.
• If you run a security scanner tool such as Nessus, against the Server Administrator Web server, certain
security warnings may be displayed against port 1311 running the Server Administrator Web server.
The following warnings have been investigated by Dell engineering and are determined to be "false
positives" (invalid security warnings) that you can ignore:
• "The Web server on 1311 allows scripts to read sensitive configuration and / or XML files." This warning
is a false positive.
• "The Web server on 1311 allows to delete "/" which implies that the Web server will allow a remote
user to delete the files in root on the server." This warning is a false positive.
• "The web server on 1311 may be susceptible to a 'www Infinite Request' attack." Dell has determined
that this warning is a false positive.
• "It is possible to make the remote thttpd server execute arbitrary code by sending a request like: GET
If-Modified-Since:AAA[...]AAAA
Solution: If you are using thttpd, upgrade to version 2.0. Else, contact your vendor and ask for a patch,
or change your web server. CVE on this one is CAN-2000-0359". Dell has determined that this warning
is a false positive.
• Enabling Integrated Windows Authentication in Internet Explorer is not required to activate the Single
Sign-On feature.
• The Server Administrator security settings are not applicable for Active Directory users. Active
Directory users with read-only login can access Server Administrator, even after the access is blocked in
the Server Administrator Preferences page.
• Dell SNMP MIB Files for Dell Systems Dell SNMP MIB files for Dell systems allows you to obtain and
verify information provided by supported software agents. The current MIB files supported by
PowerEdge(TM) software agents are located at "\support\mib" on the "Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation" DVD.
NOTE: A MIB-II-compliant, SNMP-supported network management station is required to compile and
browse MIB files.
• OpenManage support for Encrypting File System (EFS)