Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 6 Installation............................................................................................................................................. 6 Updating Individual System Components............................................................................................6 Storage Management Service..................................................................
Central Web Server Login............................................................................................................. 27 Using The Active Directory Login................................................................................................. 28 Single Sign-On.............................................................................................................................. 28 Configuring Security Settings On Systems Running A Supported Microsoft Windows Operating System...
Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations.................................................................................... 68 6 Server Administrator Logs................................................................................ 70 Integrated Features............................................................................................................................. 70 Log Window Task Buttons....................................................................................................
Introduction 1 Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system. Server Administrator enables system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. It enables system administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-one systems management.
Update Utility (SUU) identifies and applies the required updates to your system. SUU can also be downloaded from support.dell.com. NOTE: For more information about obtaining and using the Server Update Utility (SUU), to update your Dell Systems or to view the updates available for any systems listed in the Repository, see the Dell Server Update Utility User's Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
– M830 – FC430 – C4130 • Added support for the following Dell PERC 9 controllers: – FD33xD – FD33xS • Support for the following operating systems: – Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 – VMware ESXi 6.0 – Citrix XenServer 6.5 NOTE: Server Administrator Storage Management does not support XenServer 6.5. • Support for the following web browsers: – Google Chrome 38 – Mozilla Firefox 33 – Safari 7.0.
– Samsung NVMe drives on VMware ESXi 6.0 operating system • Support for 6Gbps SATA drive. Systems Management Standards Availability Server Administrator supports the following systems management protocols: • HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) • Common Information Model (CIM) • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) If your system supports SNMP, you must install and enable the service on your operating system.
Operating System SNMP CIM NOTE: While ESXi supports SNMP traps, it does not support hardware inventory through SNMP. Citrix XenServer 6.5 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.
• The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) User Guide provides complete information about configuring and using an iDRAC6 for 11G tower and rack servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources through a network. • The Dell Online Diagnostics User's Guide provides complete information on installing and using Online Diagnostics on your system.
– Remote Enterprise Systems Management – Serviceability Tools – Client Systems Management – Connections Client Systems Management d. • To view a document, click the required product version. Using search engines: – Type the name and version of the document in the search box. Obtaining Technical Assistance If at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide or if your product does not perform as expected, help tools are available to assist you.
Setup And Administration 2 Server Administrator provides security through role- based access control (RBAC), authentication, and encryption for both the Web-based and command line interfaces. Role-Based Access Control RBAC manages security by determining the operations that can be executed by persons in particular roles. Each user is assigned one or more roles, and each role is assigned one or more privileges that are permitted to users in that role.
Server Administrator grants read-only access to users logged in with User privileges, read and write access to users logged in with Power User privileges, and read, write, and administrator access to users logged in with Administrator and Elevated Administrator privileges. Table 3.
Encryption Server Administrator is accessed over a secure HTTPS connection using secure socket layer (SSL) technology to ensure and protect the identity of the system being managed. Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is used by supported Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems to protect the user credentials and other sensitive data that is transmitted over the socket connection when a user accesses the Server Administrator home page.
Creating Server Administrator Users For Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems Administrator access privileges are assigned to the user logged in as root. For information about creating users and user groups, see your operating system documentation. NOTE: You must be logged in as root or an equivalent user to perform the procedures. NOTE: You must have the useradd utility installed on your system to perform the procedures.
Table 4. Legend for adding the role definition in Server Administrator User Name Host Name Administrator (+) Group Name Domain User Wildcard (*) Wildcard (*) User [Tab] = \t (tab character) The following table lists the examples for adding the role definition to the omarolemapfile. Table 5. Examples for adding the role definition in Server Administrator 3.
Creating Server Administrator Users For VMware ESXi 5.X and ESXi 6.X To add a user to the Users table: 1. Log in to the host using the vSphere Client. 2. Click the Users & Groups tab and click Users. 3. Right-click anywhere in the Users table and click Add to open the Add New User dialog box. 4. Enter login, user name, a numeric user ID (UID), and password; specifying that the user name and UID are optional. If you do not specify the UID, the vSphere Client assigns the next available UID. 5.
The following procedures provide step-by-step instructions for configuring the SNMP agent for each supported operating system: • Configuring the SNMP Agent For Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems • Configuring the SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux • Configuring the SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server • Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported VMware ESXi 5.X and ESXi 6.
The SNMP Service Properties window is disabled. 5. Click the Security tab to add or edit a community name. To add a community name: a. Click Add under the Accepted Community Names list. The SNMP Service Configuration window is displayed. b. Type the community name of a system that is able to manage your system (the default is public) in the Community Name box and click Add. The SNMP Service Properties window is displayed. To edit a community name: a.
SNMP Agent Access Control Configuration The management information base (MIB) branch implemented by Server Administrator is identified by the Object Identifier (OID) 1.3.6.1.4.1.674. Management applications must have access to this branch of the MIB tree to manage systems running Server Administrator. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware ESXi 4.0 operating systems, the default SNMP agent configuration gives read-only access for the public community only to the MIB-II system branch (identified by the 1.3.
4. To enable SNMP configuration changes, restart the SNMP agent by typing: service snmpd restart. Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters. One or more trap destinations must be configured on the system running Server Administrator for SNMP traps to be sent to a management station.
To enable SNMP access from a specific remote host to a system running Server Administrator, edit the SNMP agent configuration file, /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf, and perform the following steps: 1. Find the line that reads: rocommunity public 127.0.0.1. 2. Edit or copy this line, replacing 127.0.0.1 with the remote host IP address. When edited, the new line should read: rocommunity public IP_address.
To configure your ESXi system running Server Administrator to send traps to a management station: 1. Install the VMware vSphere CLI. 2. Open a command prompt on the system where the VMware vSphere CLI is installed. 3. Change to the directory where the VMware vSphere CLI is installed. The default location on Linux is /usr/bin. The default location on Windows is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin. 4. Run the following command: vicfg-snmp.
4. Press to go to Customize and press . The Firewall Configuration-Customize screen appears. 5. Select whether to open an entire network interface or just the SNMP port on all network interfaces. a. To open an entire network interface, press to go to one of the Trusted Devices and press the spacebar. An asterisk in the box to the left of the device name indicates that the entire interface is opened. b.
Using Server Administrator 3 To start a Server Administrator session, double-click the Server Administrator icon on your desktop. The Server Administrator Log in screen is displayed. The default port for Server Administrator is 1311. You can change the port, if required. For instructions on setting up your system preferences, see Dell Systems Management Server Administration Connection Service and Security Setup. NOTE: Servers running on XenServer 6.
Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon This login is available only if the Server Administrator Web Server component is installed on the system. To log in to Server Administrator to manage a remote system: 1. Double-click the Server Administrator icon on your desktop. 2. Type the managed system's IP Address or system name or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).
To end your Server Administrator session, click Log Out on the Global Navigation Bar. NOTE: When you launch Server Administrator using either Mozilla Firefox version 3.0 and 3.5 or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.0 or 8.0, an intermediate warning page may appear displaying a problem with security certificate. To ensure system security, it is recommended that you generate a new X.509 certificate, reuse an existing X.509 certificate, or import a certificate chain from a Certification Authority (CA).
authType=ntlm&application=[plugin name]&locallogin=true Where plugin name = omsa, ita, and so on. For example, https://localhost:1311/?authType=ntlm&application=omsa&locallogin=true Server Administrator has also been extended to allow other products (such as Dell OpenManage Essentials) to directly access Server Administrator Web pages without going through the login page (if you are currently logged in and have the appropriate privileges).
4. Click Add. 5. Click Custom Level . 6. Under User Authentication, select Automatic Logon with current username and password. 7. Click OK to save the new settings. 8. Close the browser and log in to Server Administrator. Enabling The Use Of Client-Side Scripts On Mozilla Firefox 1. Open your browser. 2. Click Edit → Preferences. 3. Click Advanced → Scripts and Plugins. 4. Under Enable Javascript for, make sure that Navigator is selected.
System Non-modular system Main System Chassis Non-modular system The following figure shows a sample Server Administrator home page layout for a user logged in with administrator privileges on a non-modular system. Figure 1. Sample Server Administrator Home Page — Non-Modular System The following figure shows a sample Server Administrator home page layout for a user logged in with administrator privileges on a modular system. Figure 2.
functionality. Clicking an underlined item creates a new data area in the action window that contains a greater level of detail. For example, clicking Main System Chassis/Main System under the Health subcategory of the Properties action tab lists the health status of all the components contained in the Main System Chassis/Main System object that are monitored for health status.
Features Modular System Non-Modular System Modular Enclosure (Chassis Information and CMC Information) Global Navigation Bar The global navigation bar and its links are available to all user levels in the program. • Click Preferences to open the Preferences home page. See Using the Preferences Home Page. • Click Support to connect to the Dell Support website. • Click About to display Server Administrator version and copyright information.
System/Server Module Component Status Indicators The icons that appear next to component names show the status of that component (as of the latest page refresh). Table 8. System/Server Module Component Status Indicators Description Icon The component is healthy (normal). The component has a warning (non-critical) condition. A warning condition occurs when a probe or other monitoring tool detects a reading for a component that falls within certain minimum and maximum values.
Underlined Items Clicking an underlined item in the action window data area displays additional details about that item. Gauge Indicators Temperature probes, fan probes, and voltage probes are each represented by a gauge indicator. For example, the following figure shows readings from a system's CPU fan probe. Figure 3. Gauge Indicator Using The Online Help Context-sensitive online help is available for every window of the Server Administrator home page.
• The left-hand pane of the Preferences home page (where the system tree is displayed on the Server Administrator home page) displays the preference categories for the managed system or the Server Administrator Web server. • The action window displays the available settings and preferences for the managed system or the Server Administrator Web Server.
3. To add a preselected e-mail recipient, type the e-mail address of your designated service contact in the Mail To: field, and click Apply. NOTE: Click E-mail ( ) in any window to send an e-mail message with an attached HTML file of the window to the designated e-mail address. NOTE: The Web Server URL is not retained if you restart Server Administrator service or the system where Server Administrator is installed. Use the omconfig command to reenter the URL.
– Auto Negotiate — Allows connection from browser with any encryption strength. The browser auto negotiates with the Server Administrator Web Server and uses the highest available encryption level for the session. Legacy browsers with weaker encryption can also connect to the Server Administrator. – 128-bit or Higher — Allows connections from browsers with 128-bit or higher encryption strength.
• • You generate a new X.509 certificate, reuse an existing X.509 certificate or import a certificate chain from a Certification Authority (CA). All systems that have Server Administrator installed have unique host names. To manage X.509 certificates through the Preferences home page, click General Settings, click the Web Server tab, and click X.509 Certificate.
company’s information. Then, submit the generated CSR to a CA such as VeriSign or Thawte. The CA can be a root CA or an intermediate CA. After you receive the CA-signed SSL certificate, upload the certificate to Server Administrator. For each Server Administrator to be trusted by the management station, the SSL certificate of that Server Administrator must be placed in the certificate store of the management station.
Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface The Server Administrator command line interface (CLI) allows users to perform essential systems management tasks from the operating system command prompt of a monitored system. The CLI allows a user with a very well-defined task in mind to rapidly retrieve information about the system. Using CLI commands, for example, administrators can write batch programs or scripts to execute at specific times.
Server Administrator Services 4 Server Administrator Instrumentation Service monitors the health of a system and provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry-standard systems management agents. The reporting and viewing features allow retrieval of the overall health status for each chassis that comprises your system. At the subsystem level, you can view information about the voltages, temperatures, fan rpm, and memory function at key points in the system.
NOTE: Context-sensitive online help is available for every window of the Server Administrator home page. Click Help ( ) to open an independent help window that contains detailed information about the specific window you are viewing. The online help is designed to guide you through the specific actions required to perform all aspects of the Server Administrator services.
Modular Enclosure NOTE: For the purposes of Server Administrator, modular enclosure refers to a system that may contain one or more modular systems that appear as a separate Server Module in the system tree. Like a stand-alone Server Module, a modular enclosure contains all of the essential components of a system. The only difference is that there are slots for at least two Server Modules within a larger container, and each of them is as complete a system as a Server Module.
NOTE: Server Administrator supports the licensing feature on PowerEdge 12G system onwards. The feature is available only if the required minimum version of iDRAC, iDRAC 1.30.30, is installed. NOTE: The feature is available only if the required minimum version of iDRAC is installed.
• View the Embedded System Management (ESM) log or the System Event Log (SEL) for a list of all events related to your system's hardware components. The status indicator icon next to the log name changes from normal status ( ) to noncritical status ( ) when the log file reaches 80 percent capacity. On Dell PowerEdge 11G systems, the status indicator icon next to the log name changes to critical status ( ) when the log file reaches 100 percent capacity.
NOTE: Only users with Administrator privileges can view the Session Management page and terminate session(s) of logged-in users. Main System Chassis/Main System Click the Main System Chassis/Main System object to manage your system's essential hardware and software components.
Properties Subtabs: Health | Information | System Components (FRU) | Front Panel Under the Properties tab, you can: • View the health or status of hardware components and sensors. Each listed component has a System/ Server Module Component Status Indicators icon next to its name. healthy (normal). prompt attention.
configuration, which allows the system to reboot efficiently. The Batteries object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user’s group privileges: Properties and Alert Management. Properties Subtab: Batteries Under the Properties tab, you can view the current readings and status of your system’s batteries. Alert Management Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps Under the Alert Management tab, you can: • View current alert actions settings.
On 12G and later systems, the configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific categories. The categories include Debug Menu, System Information, Memory Settings, Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings, Boot Option Settings, One-Time Boot, Network Settings, Integrated Devices, Slot Disablement, Serial Communication, System Profile Settings, System Security, and Miscellaneous Settings.
Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps Under the Alert Management tab, you can: • View current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that a fan returns a warning or failure value. • Set the alert threshold levels for fans. Firmware Click the Firmware object to manage your system firmware. Firmware consists of programs or data that have been written to ROM. Firmware can boot and operate a device.
Subtab: Intrusion Under the Properties tab, you can view the chassis intrusion status. Alert Management Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps Under the Alert Management tab, you can: • View the current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that the intrusion sensor returns a warning or failure value. • View the current SNMP trap alert thresholds and set the alert threshold levels for the intrusion sensor.
• View the current SNMP trap alert thresholds and set the alert threshold levels for memory modules. The selected traps are triggered if the system generates a corresponding event at the selected severity level. Network Click the Network object to manage your system's NICs. Server Administrator monitors the status of each NIC present in your system to ensure continuous remote connection. Server Administrator reports FCoE and iSoE capabilities of the NICs.
Properties Under the Properties tab, you can view information about your system's internal and external ports. Power Management NOTE: Power Supply Monitoring and Power Monitoring features are available only for systems that have two or more redundant, hot-swappable power supplies installed. These features are unavailable for permanently installed, non-redundant power supplies that lack power management circuitry.
Power Supplies Click the Power Supplies object to manage your system’s power supplies. Server Administrator monitors power supply status, including redundancy, to ensure that each power supply present in your system is functioning properly. The Power Supplies object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and Alert Management.
Under the Properties tab, you can view information about your system's microprocessor(s) and access detailed capabilities and cache information. Alert Management Subtabs: Alert Actions Under the Alert Management tab, you can view current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that a processor returns a warning or failure value.
NOTE: Enabling/disabling IPv4/IPv6 is possible only in a dual stack environment (where both the IPv4 and IPv6 stacks are loaded). Users Subtab: Users Under the Users tab, you can modify the remote access user configuration. You can add, configure, and view information about Remote Access Controller users. Removable Flash Media Click the Removable Flash Media object to view the health and redundancy status of the Internal SD Modules and vFlash media.
The Temperatures object action window displays the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and Alert Management. Subtab: Temperature Probes Under the Properties tab, you can view the current readings and status of your system's temperature probes and configure minimum and maximum values for temperature probe warning threshold. NOTE: Some temperature probe fields differ according to the type of firmware your system has such as BMC or ESM.
• View the current SNMP trap alert thresholds and set the alert threshold levels for voltage sensors. The selected traps are triggered if the system generates a corresponding event at the selected severity level. Software Click the Software object to view detailed version information about the managed system's essential software components, such as the operating system and the systems management software.
Managing Preferences: Home Page Configuration Options The left pane of the Preferences home page (where the system tree is displayed on the Server Administrator home page) displays all available configuration options in the system tree window. The options displayed are based on the systems management software installed on the managed system.
5 Working With Remote Access Controller The Dell systems baseboard management controller (BMC)/Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) monitors the system for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the system board and sends alerts and log events when certain parameters exceed their preset thresholds. The BMC/ iDRAC supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you to configure, monitor, and recover systems remotely.
Table 10. GUI Field Names And The Applicable System GUI Field Name Applicable System Modular Enclosure Modular system Server Modules Modular system Main System Modular system System Non-modular system Main System Chassis Non-modular system For more information on the systems support for remote access devices, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Remote Access Device • Device Type • IPMI Version • System GUID • Number of Possible Active Sessions • Number of Current Active Sessions • LAN Enabled • SOL Enabled • MAC Address IPv4 Address • IP Address Source • IP Address • IP Subnet • IP Gateway IPv6 Address • IP Address Source • IPv6 Address 1 • Default Gateway • IPv6 Address 2 • Link Local Address • DNS Address Source • Preferred DNS Server • Alternate DNS Server NOTE: You can view IPv4 and IPv6 address details o
NOTE: Your DRAC contains an integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-T Ethernet NIC and supports TCP/IP. The NIC has a default address of 192.168.20.1 and a default gateway of 192.168.20.1. NOTE: If your DRAC is configured to the same IP address as another NIC on the same network, an IP address conflict occurs. The DRAC stops responding to network commands until the IP address is changed on the DRAC. The DRAC must be reset even if the IP address conflict is resolved by changing the IP address of the other NIC.
• Preferred DNS Server • Alternate DNS Server NOTE: You can configure the IPv4 and IPv6 address details only if you enable the IPv4 and IPv6 properties under Additional Configuration. 8. Click Apply Changes. Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection To configure the BMC for communication over a serial port connection: 1. Click the Modular Enclosure → System/Server Module → Main System Chassis/Main System → Remote Access. 2. Click the Configuration tab. 3.
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection To configure the BMC/iDRAC for communication over a serial over LAN (SOL) connection: 1. Click the Modular Enclosure → System/Server Module → Main System Chassis/Main System → Remote Access object. 2. Click the Configuration tab. 3. Click Serial Over LAN . The Serial Over LAN Configuration window appears. 4. 5.
The Remote Access Users window displays information about users that can be configured as BMC/ iDRAC users. 3. Click User ID to configure a new or existing BMC/iDRAC user. The Remote Access User Configuration window allows you to configure a specific BMC/iDRAC user. 4. 5. Specify the following general information: • Select Enable User to enable the user. • Enter the name for the user in the User Name field. • Select the Change Password check box. • Enter a new password in the New Password field.
5. Select one of the following actions: • None • Reboot System Shuts down the operating system and initiates system startup, performing BIOS checks and reloading the operating system. • Power Off System Turns off the electrical power to the system. • Power Cycle System Turns the electrical power to the system off, pauses, turns the power on, and reboots the system. Power cycling is useful when you want to reinitialize system components such as hard drives. • Power Reduction Throttles the CPU.
6. Click Apply. 7. Click Go Back to Platform Events Page to go back to the Platform Event Filters window.
Server Administrator Logs 6 Server Administrator allows you to view and manage hardware, alert, and command logs. All users can access logs and print reports from either the Server Administrator home page or from its command line interface. Users must be logged in with Administrator privileges to clear logs or must be logged in with Administrator or Power User privileges to e-mail logs to their designated service contact.
Server Administrator Logs Server Administrator provides the following logs: • Hardware Log • Alert Log • Command Log Hardware Log On Dell PowerEdge 11G systems, use the hardware log to look for potential problems with your system's hardware components. The hardware log status indicator changes to critical status ( ) when the log file reaches 100 percent capacity. There are two available hardware logs, depending on your system: the Embedded System Management (ESM) log and the System Event Log (SEL).
Alert Log NOTE: If the Alert log displays invalid XML data (for example, when the XML data generated for the selection is not well formed), click Clear Log and then redisplay the log information. Use the Alert log to monitor various system events. The Server Administrator generates events in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters.
Setting Alert Actions 7 Setting Alert Actions For Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems When you set alert actions for an event, you can specify the action to display an alert on the server. To perform this action, Server Administrator sends a message to /dev/console. If the Server Administrator system is running an X Window System, the messsage is not displayed.
Setting Alert Actions In Microsoft Windows Server Server 2008 When specifying alert actions, Visual Basic scripts are not automatically interpreted by the Execute Application feature, although you can run a .cmd, .com, .bat, or .exe file by only specifying the file as the alert action. To resolve this issue, first call the command processor cmd.exe to start your script. For example, the alert action value to execute an application can be set as follows: c:\winnt\system32\cmd.exe /c d:\example\example1.
To allow interaction with the desktop: • Right-click the DSM SA Data Manager service in the Services control panel and select Properties. • In the Log On tab, select Allow service to interact with desktop and click OK. • Restart the DSM SA Data Manager service for the change to take effect. • Ensure that the Interactive Services Detection service is running.
Event Description Automatic System Recovery The system is hung or is not responding and is taking an action configured by Automatic System Recovery. System Power Probe Warning The power consumption is approaching the failure threshold. System Power Probe Failure The power consumption has crossed the highest acceptable limit and has resulted in a failure. Removable Flash Media Absent The removable flash media is removed.
Troubleshooting 8 Connection Service Failure On Red Hat Enterprise Linux, when SELinux is set to enforced mode, the Dell Systems Management Server Administrator (SM SA) Connection service fails to start. Perform one of the following steps and start this service: • Set SELinux to Disabled mode or to Permissivemode. • Change the SELinux allow_execstack property to ON state. Run the following command: setsebool allow_execstack on • Change the security context for the SM SA connection service.
c. You log in to Server Administrator as a normal user without administrator privileges. For more information, see the VMware documentation on assigning the role. Fixing A Faulty Server Administrator Installation On Supported Windows Operating Systems You can fix a faulty installation by forcing a reinstall and then performing an uninstall of Server Administrator. To force a reinstall: 1. Check the version of Server Administrator that was previously installed. 2.
Service Name Description Impact of Failure SNMP and CIM providers to perform a remote software update using Dell System Management Console and Dell IT Assistant (ITA). individual Dell Update packages. Updates can still be performed using 3rd party tools (for example, MSSMS, Altiris and Novell ZENworks). Recovery Mechanism Severity NOTE: OMSA may send duplicate SNMP traps or log duplicate events in the Alert Log page or in the operating system log file.
Service Name Description advanced features for configuring a local or remote storage attached to a system.
Frequently Asked Questions 9 This section lists the frequently asked questions about Server Administrator. NOTE: The following questions are not specific to this release of Server Administrator. 1. Why does ESXi 5.x host rebooting functionality fail from Server Administrator? This issue is due to VMware stand-alone license (SAL) key. For more information, see the knowledge base article at kb.vmware.com/kb/kb1026060. 2.
Software updates are done through an SSH session and secure FTP and root level permissions/ credentials are required for this discrete action and asked for when the action is set up or requested. Credentials from the discovery range are not assumed. ITA communicating with Windows systems: For servers (systems running Windows Server operating systems), the system may be configured with either or both of SNMP and CIM for discovery by ITA. Inventory requires CIM.
auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth auth required /lib64/ security/pam_nologin.so account required pam_stack.so service=system-auth 14. Why is the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (32-bit) operating system not able to detect the Emulex card after installing the Emulex drivers? On systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (32-bit) operating system, the Emulex driver is dependent on the following RPMs: • kernel-headers-2.6.18-346.el5.i386.rpm • glibc-headers-2.5-107.i386.rpm • glibc-devel-2.
