Server Administrator 8.0.
Release Type and Definition Server Administrator This document contains updated information for the Server Administrator User's Guide and any other technical documentation included with Server Administrator. NOTE: System Management software, including the Server Administrator (Server Administrator), is available only on the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
Software Requirements Supported operating system and web browser. TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote system management. Supported systems management protocol standard. For more information, see Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards . The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access controller (RAC) to be installed on the managed system.
o o 12 Gbps SAS HBA Controller mode enumeration (RAID and HBA) Deprecated support for SNMP set feature. NOTE: For the list of supported operating systems and Dell servers, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix in the required version of OpenManage Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. NOTE: For more information about the features introduced in this release, see the Server Administrator context-sensitive online Help.
Notes for Storage Management Service Detailed information on the Storage Management Service is available in the Storage Management Service online help. After installing and launching Server Administrator, you can access the Storage Management Service online help by selecting the Storage or lower-level tree object and clicking the Help button on the global navigation bar. Notes for Remote Access Service The remote access service is available on supported systems only in this release.
BITS119710: On Server Administrator, you cannot use Windows domain user credentials to manage a system running Linux. If you try to do, a “login failed” message is displayed. Issues for Server Administrator Running on All Supported Operating Systems Due to non-availability of resources, inventory collector may terminate unexpectedly and restart. If this occurs, the folder "C:\Temp\invcol" may be left as an artifact.
o Copy "keystore.db.bak" to "keystore.db". o Type: omconfig system webserver action=start A temperature drop below a minimum failure threshold does not cause a system reset even if this alert action is set. Clicking the "Back" and "Refresh" buttons on the browser may not display the correct page with respect to the Server Administrator component tree, tabs, tab menus, or help, as Server Administrator has been designed with limited functionality to reduce overhead.
The issue is more prevalent in systems that have only one CPU with hyper-threading unsupported/disabled or systems that are subjected to persistent stressful conditions such as, resource depletion and CPU running at 100% usage with significantly more threads than normal usage. The Auto Recovery feature is not enabled by default. If the Auto Recovery feature has been enabled, increase the System Reset Timer value to at least 120 seconds.
System Chassis -> BIOS -> Setup -> System Security.) To resolve this issue, configure Virtualization technology setting to "Enabled" and reconfigure the Intel TXT attribute, if it is configurable. DF549057: When an operating system is installed through USC, the BIOS attributes in Server Administrator are displayed as read-only. You can edit the BIOS attributes 18 hours after the operating system installation.
BITS144583: On Mozilla Firefox 21 or later, the "Quit browser" option does not work after logging out from Server Administrator. To close the browser or tab, you must manually close the Firefox browser tab. BITS162142: ASR0000 - The watchdog timer expiry is shown in LC and SEL Logs. The issue is occasional. There is no impact to the device management and monitoring functions.
Issues for Server Administrator Running on Microsoft Windows 2003 Operating Systems You can ignore the following warning message: A provider, omprov, has been registered in the WMI namespace, Root\CIMV2\Dell, to use the LocalSystem account. This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not impersonate user requests correctly.
Server Administrator Data Manager Service is marked as an interactive service. However, the system is configured to not allow interactive services. This service may not function properly." This change allows the DSM Server Administrator Data Manager Service to execute interactive applications properly for an Alert Action. Also, make sure the Interactive Services Detection service is running, to see the interface or prompt displayed by the interactive application.
DF132894: The cfgDNSServer1 and cfgDNSServer2 properties of group cfgLanNetworking may be set to identical values while swapping addresses. Some performance may be lost temporarily during the swapping. The cfgLanNetworking group is configured using the "racadm config" command. The Remote Access Controller uses FTP protocol to perform some of the Server Administrator commands. If a firewall is installed in the system, it may cause these commands to fail.
Depending on your network and proxy configurations and whether you are using Mozilla browser, you may need to enter the exact IP address of the RAC controller you are trying to access in the "No Proxy for" field of your browser. Perform the following steps: 1. Open your Mozilla browser. 2. Click "Edit". 3. Click "Preferences". 4. Click "Advanced" in the left sidebar. 5. Click "Proxies" in the left sidebar. 6. Enter the RAC IP address in the "No Proxy for:" field. 7. Click "OK" and then close the browser.
DF523827: On Citrix XenServer 6.0, if the Alert on Console alert action is configured from the Server Administrator CLI or GUI, the alert message may not be displayed in a readable format. DF530134: On VMware ESX 4.1 managed node, while USB arbitration service is running, Inventory Collector does not respond while stopping the Server Administrator services. BITS113585: Server Administrator does not log CPU or CMOS Battery Probe Alerts and does not send SNMP traps.
Limitations Known Limitations and Workarounds for Storage Management Service With Chinese or Japanese language browser settings, using the Storage Management Service Advanced Create VDisk Wizard may occasionally result in text overflowing to the bottom of the side-by-side blue text boxes. View slot occupancy report shows 4 HDD slots on backplanes with just two HDD slots for any server. Physical disk clear operation is not available on PERC 8 family of controllers.
Configuration" task may report successful completion even when inconsistent virtual disks are present and have not been imported successfully. Solution: If the "Import Foreign Configuration" task is unable to import an inconsistent virtual disk, then the physical disks that belong to the virtual disk continue to display a "Foreign" state after the "Import Foreign Configuration" task completes.
Solution: To view the Fluid Cache details through CLI or GUI, connect to Fluid cache through CLI or GUI. o CLI Command to connect to Fluid Cache: omconfig storage fluid cache action=connect o GUI Command to connect to Fluid Cache: Although Fluid Cache details are not enumerated in GUI after system reboot, Fluid Cache component is enumerated in Storage component tree. Steps to connect: 1. Click on Fluid Cache component listed under storage tree. 2.
wizard, the GUI control only verifies the first available option under DHS, leaving the other options unverified even if it is selected. Resolution: The Dedicated Hot Spare assignment can be performed through the following, “System” --> “Storage” --> “Controller” --> “Virtual Disk” --> Under the respective virtual disk “Tasks” drop-down list, select “Assign/Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare”.
4. Restart Internet Explorer and launch Server Administrator using desktop icon. Note: Single sign-on service is supported only on Internet Explorer running on Windows operating system with NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication enabled. If single sign-on is not enabled, when you launch Server Administrator using desktop icon , the operating system displays a dialog box requesting for username and password .Click Cancel to return to the Server Administrator login page.
o omreport system platformevents o omreport system pedestinations The amount of time varies depending on the hardware and operating system Firmware for PERC controllers Firmware for PERC 4e/DC,PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i Integrated, PERC 5/i Adapter, SAS 5/iR Integrated, SAS 5/iR Adapter, SAS 5/i Integrated, SAS 5/E Adapter, PERC 6/E Adapter, PERC 6/i Integrated, PERC 6/i Adapter, SAS 6/iR Integrated, SAS 6/iR Adapter, SAS 6/int.
PERC H710 Adapter 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710 Mini Blades 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710 Mini Monolithic 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710P Adapter 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710P Mini Blades 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710P Mini Monolithic 21.2.0-0007 PERC H810 Adapter 21.2.0-0007 PERC S110 3.0.0.0139 PERC S100 2.0.0-0162 PERC S300 2.0.0-0166+00193000 PERC H730P Adaptor 25.2.0-0016 PERC H730P Mini Blades 25.2.0-0016 PERC H730P Mini 25.2.0-0016 PERC H730 Adaptor 25.2.1.0011 PERC H730 Mini 25.2.1.0011 Blades 25.2.1.
SAS 5/i Integrated 1.28.03.01 1.28.03.01 1.28.03. 52 Native SAS 5/E Adapter 1.28.03.01 1.28.03.01 1.28.03. 52 Native PERC 6/E Adapter 2.24.0.32 2.24.0.64 4.5.0.64 Native PERC 6/i Integrated 2.24.0.32 2.24.0.64 4.5.0.64 Native PERC 6/i Adapter 2.24.0.32 2.24.0.64 4.5.0.64 Native SAS 6/iR Integrated 1.28.03.01 1.28.03.01 1.28.03. 52 Native SAS 6/iR Adapter 1.28.03.01 1.28.03.01 1.28.03. 52 Native SAS 6/iR Modular 1.28.03.01 1.28.03.01 1.28.03.
Monolithic PERC H810 Adapter 5.1.118.32 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 Internal Tape Adapter 2.0.35.10 2.0.35.10 2.0.35.10 Native PERC S100 2.0.0-0162 2.0.0-0162 2.0.0-0162 Not Applicable PERC S300 2.0.0-0162 2.0.0-0162 2.0.0-0162 Not Applicable PERC S110 3.0.0.0134 3.0.0.0134 3.0.0.0134 Not Applicable PERC S130 4.0.0-0022 4.0.0-0022 4.0.0-0022 4.0.0-0022 PERC H730P Adapter 6.602.01.00 6.602.01.00 6.602.01.00 6.602.01.00 PERC H730P Mini Blades 6.602.01.00 6.602.01.
PERC 5/E Native Native Not Applicable Not Applicable Native PERC 5/I Integrated Native Native Not Applicable Not Applicable Native PERC 5/i Adapter Native Native Not Applicable Not Applicable Native SAS 5/iR Integrated Native Native Not Applicable Not Applicable Native SAS 5/iR Adapter Native Native Not Applicable Not Applicable Native SAS 5/i Integrated Native Native Not Applicable Not Applicable Native SAS 5/E Adapter Native Native Not Applicable Not Applicable Nat
PERC H310 Mini Monolithic Native Native Native Native Native PERC H310 Mini Blades Native Native Native Native Native PERC H710 Adapter Native Native Native Native Native PERC H710 Mini Blades Native Native Native Native PERC H710 Mini Monolithic Native Native Native Native Native PERC H710P Adapter Native Native Native Native Native PERC H710P Mini Blades Native Native Native Native Native PERC H710P Mini Monolithic Native Native Native Native Native PERC H810
PERC H330 Native Native Native Native Native PERC H330 Mini Blades Native Native Native Native Native PERC H330 Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Native Adapter Mini Monolithic PERC H330 Embedded 12Gbps SAS HBA Installation and Configuration Notes N/A Documentation Errata In the Server Administrator Storage Management User’s Guide : Under the What Is New In This Release section, VMware vSphere v5.
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