Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.4 User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Setup And Administration
- Role-Based Access Control
- Authentication
- Encryption
- Assigning User Privileges
- Adding users to a domain on Windows operating systems
- Creating Server Administrator users for supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems
- Disabling Guest And Anonymous Accounts In Supported Windows Operating Systems
- Configuring The SNMP Agent
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported Windows operating systems
- Changing the SNMP community name
- Configuring Your System To Send SNMP Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SNMP Agent Access Control Configuration
- Server Administrator SNMP Agent Install Actions
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported SUSE Linux enterprise server
- Sever Administrator SNMP Install Actions
- Enabling SNMP Access From Remote Hosts
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported VMware ESXi 5.X And ESXi 6.X operating systems
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- Firewall Configuration On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Using Server Administrator
- Logging In And Out
- Server Administrator Local System Login
- Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon
- Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using The Web Browser
- Central web server login
- Using The Active Directory Login
- Single Sign-On
- Configuring Security Settings On Systems Running A Supported Microsoft Windows Operating System
- The Server Administrator home page
- Using The Online Help
- Using The Preferences Home Page
- Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface
- Logging In And Out
- Server Administrator services
- Working with remote access controller
- Viewing Basic Information
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A LAN Connection
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection
- Additional Configuration For iDRAC
- Configuring Remote Access Device Users
- Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts
- Server Administrator logs
- Setting Alert Actions
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions
○ The action tabs are divided into subcategories of all available secondary options for the action tabs based on the user's
access privileges.
○ The data area displays information for the selected system tree object, action tab, and subcategory based on the user's
access privileges.
Also, when logged in to the Server Administrator home page, the system model, the assigned name of the system, and the
current user's user name and user privileges are displayed in the top-right corner of the window.
The following table lists the GUI field names and the applicable system, when Server Administrator is installed on the system.
Table 7. GUI Field Names And The Applicable Systems
GUI Field Name Applicable System
Modular Enclosure Modular system
Server Module Modular system
Main System Modular system
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.
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Using Server Administrator