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
Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 6
Installation............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Updating individual system components........................................................................................................................6
Storage Management Service.......................................................................................................................................... 7
Instrumentation Service..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Remote Access Controller................................................................................................................................................. 7
Logs.........................................................................................................................................................................................7
What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................ 7
Systems management standards availability.................................................................................................................8
Availability on supported operating systems...........................................................................................................8
Server Administrator Home Page....................................................................................................................................9
Other Documents You May Need....................................................................................................................................9
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site.............................................................................10
Obtaining Technical Assistance...................................................................................................................................... 10
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Setup And Administration........................................................................................... 11
Role-Based Access Control.............................................................................................................................................. 11
User privileges............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Authentication.....................................................................................................................................................................12
Microsoft Windows Authentication......................................................................................................................... 12
Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Authentication..............................................12
VMware ESXi Server 5.X Authentication...............................................................................................................12
Encryption............................................................................................................................................................................12
Assigning User Privileges................................................................................................................................................. 13
Adding users to a domain on Windows operating systems................................................................................ 13
Creating Server Administrator users for supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems.................................................................................................................. 13
Disabling Guest And Anonymous Accounts In Supported Windows Operating Systems........................... 15
Configuring The SNMP Agent.................................................................................................................................. 15
Firewall Configuration On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating
Systems And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server....................................................................................................20
Chapter 3: Using Server Administrator........................................................................................ 22
Logging In And Out........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Server Administrator Local System Login............................................................................................................. 22
Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon................................................... 23
Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using The Web Browser..................................................23
Central web server login............................................................................................................................................ 23
Using The Active Directory Login............................................................................................................................24
Single Sign-On..............................................................................................................................................................24
Configuring Security Settings On Systems Running A Supported Microsoft Windows Operating
System....................................................................................................................................................................... 24
The Server Administrator home page.......................................................................................................................... 25
Server Administrator user interface differences across modular and non-modular systems................... 27
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