Users Guide
Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................7
Installation..............................................................................................................................................7
Updating Individual System Components............................................................................................ 7
Storage Management Service...............................................................................................................8
Instrumentation Service........................................................................................................................ 8
Remote Access Controller....................................................................................................................8
Logs........................................................................................................................................................8
What Is New In This Release.................................................................................................................8
Systems Management Standards Availability..................................................................................... 10
Availability On Supported Operating Systems..............................................................................10
Server Administrator Home Page........................................................................................................11
Other Documents You May Need.......................................................................................................11
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site............................................................................ 12
Obtaining Technical Assistance.......................................................................................................... 13
Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................13
2 Setup And Administration.....................................................................................15
Role-Based Access Control................................................................................................................ 15
User Privileges................................................................................................................................15
Authentication..................................................................................................................................... 16
Microsoft Windows Authentication.............................................................................................. 16
Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Authentication..............................16
VMware ESX Server 4.X Authentication........................................................................................ 16
VMware ESXi Server 5.X Authentication........................................................................................16
Encryption............................................................................................................................................17
Assigning User Privileges..................................................................................................................... 17
Adding Users To A Domain On Windows Operating Systems.....................................................17
Creating Server Administrator Users For Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems..................................................................................18
Disabling Guest And Anonymous Accounts In Supported Windows Operating Systems......... 20
Configuring The SNMP Agent.......................................................................................................20
Firewall Configuration On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating Systems And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.................................................................27
3 Using Server Administrator..................................................................................29
Logging In And Out.............................................................................................................................29
Server Administrator Local System Login.....................................................................................29
Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon..................................30