User's Manual

14 Introduction
Server Administrator adds considerable security to these systems management
standards. All attributes set operations (for example, changing the value of an
asset tag) must be performed with Dell OpenManage IT Assistant while logged
in with the required authority.
Table 1-1 shows the systems management standards that are available for
each supported operating system.
Server Administrator Home Page
The Server Administrator home page provides easy-to-set up and easy-to-use
web browser-based system management tasks from the managed system or from
a remote host through a LAN, dial-up service, or wireless network. When the
Dell Systems Management Server Administrator Connection Service (DSM SA
Connection Service) is installed and configured on the managed system, you can
Table 1-1. Systems Management Standards Availability
Operating System SNMP CIM
Windows Server 2008 family and
Windows Server 2003 family
Available from the operating
system installation media
Always installed
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Available in the net-snmp
package from the operating
system installation media
Unavailable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Available in the net-snmp
package from the operating
system installation media
Unavailable
VMware ESX Available in the net-snmp
package installed by the
operating system
Available
VMware ESXi SNMP trap support available
NOTE: While ESXi supports
SNMP traps, it does not
support hardware inventory
through SNMP.
Available
Citrix XenServer 6.0 Available in the net-snmp
package from the operating
system installation media
Unavailable
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