Users Guide

If your system supports SNMP, you must install and enable the service on your operating system. If SNMP services are
available on your operating system, the Server Administrator installation program installs the supporting agents for
SNMP.
HTTPS is supported on all operating systems. Support for CIM and SNMP is operating system dependent and, in some
cases, operating system-version dependent.
NOTE: For information on SNMP security concerns, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator readme file
(packaged with the Server Administrator application) or at dell.com/support/manuals. You must apply updates from
your operating system's master SNMP agents to ensure that Dell's SNMP subagents are secure.
Availability On Supported Operating Systems
On supported Microsoft Windows operating systems, Server Administrator supports two systems management
standards: CIM/Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and SNMP, while on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, Server Administrator supports the SNMP systems management
standard.
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 privileges.
The following table shows the systems management standards that are available for each supported operating system.
Table 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
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 perform remote management functions from any system that has a
supported Web browser and connection. Additionally, the Server Administrator home page provides an extensive,
context-sensitive online help.
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