Users Guide

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 Server Administrator readme file
(packaged with the Server Administrator application) or at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. 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 Essentials 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 ESXi SNMP trap support available
NOTE: While ESXi supports SNMP
traps, it does not support hardware
inventory through SNMP.
Available
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. 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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