Reference Guide

Introduction

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution

through either an integrated Web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) or a command line interface (CLI).

Server Administrator is designed for system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. It

allows system administrators to manage their entire network by providing a comprehensive one-to-one systems

management.

In the context of Server Administrator, a system refers to a stand-alone system, a system with attached network storage

units in a separate chassis, or a Blade system consisting of one or more server modules in a modular enclosure.

Server Administrator provides easy-to-use management and administration of local and remote systems through a

comprehensive set of integrated management services. Server Administrator is the sole installation on the system being

managed and is accessible both locally and remotely from the Server Administrator home page. Server Administrator

enables you to access remotely monitored systems by dial-in, LAN, or wireless connections.

The configuration features enable Server Administrator to perform essential tasks described in detail in the following

sections. This CLI guide documents all the commands that apply to Server Administrator and Storage Management.

The reporting and viewing features enable retrieval of the overall health status for systems on the network. You can

view information about voltage, temperature, fan's revolutions per minute (RPM), memory functioning, and many other

critical details at the component level. You can also see a detailed account of the cost of ownership (COO) about the

system, retrieve version information about the BIOS, firmware, operating system, and all installed software.

NOTE: The CLI does not use the Server Administrator Web server. For concerns on encryption, from the CLI, run

the omconfig system webserver action=stop command to turn off the Web server. The Web server starts

automatically after a reboot, so you must run this command each time the system is rebooted. . For more

information, see

omconfig system webserver or omconfig servermodule webserver.

NOTE: After installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, ensure that you log out and log in to reset the path

to access Dell OpenManage CLI utilities.

NOTE: For information on terms used in this document, see the

Glossary

at dell.com/support/manuals.

What's New In This Release

The release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator are:

• Availability of OMSA on supported 64-bit Windows operating systems.

NOTE: On systems prior to 12G , OMSA (64–bit) does not support information collection for DRAC5 using

SNMP and does not display few of the DRAC5 information on OMSA GUI and CLI.

• Added support for DIMM ranking in memory module. For more information, see omreport chassis memory.

• Added support for granular install options on systems running Windows operating systems. For more

information, see

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide

at dell.com/support/manuals.

• Added support for displaying the license details of the installed hardware devices including the iDRAC license.

For more information, see omreport licenses.

• Added support for viewing and selecting the format for alert messages. The enhanced alert messages, available

in iDRAC7, is introduced in OMSA. For more information, see omreport preferences messages and omconfig

preferences messages.

• Improved online help interface with Search capabilities for OMSA.