Server Administrator 8.2.
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.
• Support for the following network cards: o Emulex LightPulse LPe15000B-M8-D 1-Port 8G Gen 5 Fibre Channel Adapter o Emulex LightPulse LPe15002B-M8-D 2-Port 8G Gen 5 Fibre Channel Adapter o Emulex LightPulse LPm15002B-D 2-Port 8G Gen 5 Fibre Channel Adapter o Emulex OneConnect OCe14102B-U1-D 2-port PCIe 10GbE CNA o Emulex OneConnect OCm14104B-U1-D 4-port 10GbE rNDC CNA o Emulex OneConnect OCm14102B-U4-D 2-port 10GbE bNDC CNA o Emulex OneConnect OCm14102B-U5-D 2-port 10GbE Mezz CNA o Emulex OneConnect OCe1
Important Notes Notes for Server Administrator On 12th generation or later PowerEdge server with iDRAC7 1.30.30 and later versions, you can set the Platform Event Destination as IPv4, IPv6, or FQDN. Notes for Instrumentation Service • On 11th generation or later PowerEdge server, if conflicting BIOS settings exist while configuring BIOS setup options through Server Administrator, the update attempt may fail at system reboot and none of the BIOS setup options may be updated.
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.
2. Restart "syslog" by executing "/etc/init.d/syslog restart". • When using the Mozilla Firefox web browser on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, the font and type size on the Server Administrator global navigation bar appear different from the default font and type size that application uses. • For systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, kernel driver messages such as "AAC_ChardevOpen" may be displayed in the console at the login prompt.
• You may not have appropriate privileges on the Server Administrator GUI if you: o Belong to an Active Directory group that is part of another group. o Try to launch Server Administrator using the desktop icon when single sign- on is enabled. • Broadcom architecture has a split driver implementation - evbdx.sys and bxnd60x.sys. o evbdx.sys is the Virtual Bus Driver (VBD); also called the Base Driver o bxnd60x.sys is the driver for the Broadcom NDIS device.
NOTE: This procedure may still prompt you to accept the certificate when you log in to Server Administrator, but will prevent the crypt32 errors from being logged to the Event log. • DF94201: When you double-click the Server Administrator icon on your desktop, a dialog box may appear, prompting you to enter credentials in Microsoft Internet Explorer for certain settings.
• DF330800: Server Administrator Web server local user login fails on the Windows 2008 R2 Managed Node. When a Windows 2008 R2 Managed Node is added to a domain, logging in from any Server Administrator Web Server to that Windows 2008 R2 Managed Node will fail with local user or local power-user credentials. Only the credentials of a local Administrator or Domain user will work, with a prerequisite that all required winrm configurations have been applied.
• For complex "omconfig" CLI commands that contain multiple set commands in one command line, the CLI may report a success status for the command even if a part of the command failed. To avoid this issue, run only one command per command line. The current settings can be confirmed by performing the corresponding "omreport" command. • Some complex "omconfig" CLI commands that contain multiple set operations have been modified to avoid the above problem.
• • If Internet Explorer prompts you to "Work Offline", "Connect", or "Try Again", always select "Connect" or "Try Again". Do not select "Work Offline". In Internet Explorer, on the menu bar, click "File" and clear the "Work Offline" option. When "Work Offline" is selected, a check mark is displayed to the left of the option on the "File" menu. • If Internet Explorer prompts you to "Work Offline", "Connect", or "Try Again", always select "Connect" or "Try Again". Do not select "Work Offline".
• The selection of default option for the front panel LCD in Server Administrator displays the Model Name whereas the default is a Service Tag on the physical LCD. • If Server Administrator does not respond or is locked to your selections on the component tree, perform the following steps: 1. Click “Preferences”. The Preferences page appears. 2. Click “Server Administrator”. The items on the front page may respond to your click.
• BITS050574: On 11th generation and 12th generation of PowerEdge servers running the Linux OS, the omreport system summary command displays “RAC Command Interface” as 7.1.0. “RAC Command Interface” is a DRAC4 RPM and its version is 7.1. It is installed as a dependent package for iDRAC6 and iDRAC7 Command Interface packages. • If a new certificate imported to Server Administrator is not active after restarting the Web server, restore the previous certificate.
Issues for Remote Access NOTE: The Remote Access Service is supported on 11th generation of PowerEdge servers only. The following subsections list the currently known issues regarding implementation and operation of your RAC and the Remote Access Service in Server Administrator. Limitations of Server Administrator on all Operating Systems • The Server Administrator user interface and commands related to "local authentication enable" are not applicable for RAC firmware 3.20.
Use one of these methods to correct this issue: o Change your passwords before updating the firmware. o Use the following CLI command to change the password: "omconfig rac users username=xx userpassword=yy" where "xx" is the original user ID and "yy" is the new password. o Change the password through Server Administrator using the "User" tab. Make sure that the check box to change the password is checked. Enter a new password, and then enter it again to validate the change.
To resolve this issue, stop the USB arbitration service and run the Inventory Collector. To stop the USB arbitration service: 1. Run the “ps aux|grep usb” command to check if the USB arbitration service is running. 2. Run the “chkconfig usbarbitrator off” command to prevent the USB arbitration service from starting during boot. 3. After the USB arbitrator service is stopped, reboot the server to allow the Inventory collector to run.
• BITS218630: The PCIe extender cards in slot 4 and 7 are being displayed as 2.5" SFF PCIe SSD devices by Storage management. • BITS236391: Broadcom NXII cards display duplicate NIC information in Server Administrator after updating the driver. • BITS227835: In Safari browser 8.x, “Add Attachment” button is not working. Workaround: Downgrade Uninstall Safari version 8.x and install an earlier version of Safari such as, version 7.0.
Management, you may see an error message "The task failed to complete: The create virtual disk task was successful, but the operating system may not be aware of the new virtual disk." However, the virtual disk is available for all operations on rebooting the system. • Patrol Read is not supported on SSD media. The Patrol Read feature fails for any controller that has SSD media on a virtual disk. • Hot plug of enclosures takes time to enumerate the enclosure and its components.
To implement SNMP trap filtering, select the "System" tree-> "Alert Management" tab-> "SNMP Traps" subtab. The "SNMP Traps" subtab has options for enabling and disabling SNMP traps based on severity or the component that generates the trap. Even when the SNMP traps are disabled, Storage Management generates SNMP traps. Solution: SNMP trap filtering will be provided in a future release of Storage Management.
• BITS140465: When the user tries to create another partial virtual disk of any RAID level, on an existing, but degraded disk group, Storage Management does not allow the user to perform this action. This limitation occurs because Storage Management does not support this functionality. However, this limitation is only observed on certain PERC 9 family of hardware controllers (PERC H330, H830, and H730).
• is installed, the DSM SA Connection Service does not start after installation. Before you install Server Administrator, make sure that the port 1311 is not in use. Before starting Server Administrator, you must enable the client-side scripting in Internet Explorer. To do so, perform the following: 1. In Internet Explorer, navigate to the "Tools" menu. 2. Click "Internet Options". 3. Click the "Security" tab. 4. Select the security zone to which the system running Server Administrator belongs.
• Dell SNMP MIB files for Dell systems allow you to obtain and verify information provided by supported software agents. The current MIB files supported by PowerEdge software agents are located at "\support\mib" on the "Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD. NOTE: A MIB-II-compliant, SNMP-supported network management station is required to compile and browse MIB files. • OpenManage support for Encrypting File System (EFS) • To improve security, Microsoft allows encrypting files using EFS.
PERC H700 Modular 12.10.5-0001 PERC H200 Adapter 07.03.06.00 PERC H200 Integrated 07.03.06.00 PERC H200 Modular 07.03.06.00 PERC H200 Embedded 07.03.06.00 6Gbps SAS HBA 07.03.06.00 Internal Tape Adapter 07.03.06.00 PERC H310 Adapter 20.12.0-0004 PERC H310 Mini Monolithic 20.12.0-0004 PERC H310 Mini Blades 20.12.0-0004 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.
Controller Windows Server 2008 32-bit Driver Windows Server 2008 64-bit Driver Windows Server 2008 R2 Driver Windows Server 2012 Driver 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.
PERC H710P Adapter 5.1.118.32 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 PERC H710P Mini Blades 5.1.118.32 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 PERC H710P Mini Monolithic 5.1.118.32 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 5.1.118.64 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.
SAS HBA Controllers, PERC H310 Adapter, PERC H310 Mini Blades, PERC H310 Mini Monolithic, PERC H710 Adapter, PERC H710 Mini Blades, PERC H710 Mini Monolithic, PERC H710P Adapter, PERC H710P Mini Blades, PERC H710P Mini Monolithic, PERC H810 Adapter Controllers, Internal Tape Adapter, PERC H730P Adapter, PERC H730P Slim,PERC H730P Mini Blades, PERC H730P Mini, PERC H730 Adapter, PERC H730 Mini Blades,PERC H730 Mini, PERC H830 Adapter, PERC H330 Adapter, PERC H330 Mini, PERC H330 Mini Blades, PERC H330 Embedd
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PERC H330 Adapter Native Native Native Native Native Native PERC H330 Mini Blades Native Native Native Native Native Native PERC H330 Mini Monolithic Native Native Native Native Native Native PERC H330 Embedded Native Native Native Native Native Native 12Gbos SAS HBA Native Native Native Native Native Native Installation and Configuration Notes N/A Copyright © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S.
