User's Manual

Introduction 11
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.
Remote Access Controller
The Remote Access Controller provides a complete remote system management
solution for systems equipped with the Dell Remote Access Controller
(DRAC) or Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)/Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) solution. The Remote Access Controller
provides remote access to an inoperable system, allowing you to get the
system up and running as quickly as possible. The Remote Access Controller
also provides an alert notification when a system is down and allows you to
remotely restart the system. Additionally, the Remote Access Controller logs
the probable cause of system crashes and saves the most recent crash screen.
Logs
Server Administrator displays logs of commands issued to or by the system,
monitored hardware events, and system alerts. You can view logs on the home
page, print or save them as reports, and send them by e-mail to a designated
service contact.
What’s New in this Release
The highlights of this release of OpenManage Server Administrator are:
• Added support for the following operating systems:
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (64-bit)
– VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1
• Added support for the Mozilla Firefox 10, 11, and 12 browsers
• Added support for the following systems:
– PowerEdge M820
– PowerEdge T420
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