Users Guide

Global Navigation Bar................................................................................................................................................. 28
System Tree..................................................................................................................................................................28
Action Window............................................................................................................................................................. 28
Data Area.......................................................................................................................................................................28
Using The Online Help......................................................................................................................................................30
Using The Preferences Home Page..............................................................................................................................30
Managed system preferences.................................................................................................................................. 30
Server Administrator Web Server Preferences.................................................................................................... 31
Dell Systems Management Server Administration Connection Service And Security Setup.................... 31
X.509 Certificate Management...............................................................................................................................33
Server Administrator Web Server Action Tabs.................................................................................................... 34
Upgrading web server................................................................................................................................................ 34
Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface..................................................................................... 35
Chapter 4: Server Administrator services.................................................................................... 36
Managing your system..................................................................................................................................................... 36
Managing System/Server Module Tree Objects....................................................................................................... 36
Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects..........................................................................................37
Modular enclosure....................................................................................................................................................... 37
Accessing And Using Chassis Management Controller...................................................................................... 37
System/Server module properties.......................................................................................................................... 38
Main System Chassis/Main System....................................................................................................................... 40
Managing Preferences: Home Page Configuration Options................................................................................... 49
General settings...........................................................................................................................................................49
Server Administrator.................................................................................................................................................. 50
Chapter 5: Working with remote access controller ......................................................................51
Viewing Basic Information...............................................................................................................................................52
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A LAN Connection................................................................... 53
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection........................................................54
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection............................................. 54
Additional Configuration For iDRAC............................................................................................................................. 55
Configuring Remote Access Device Users................................................................................................................. 55
Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts............................................................................................................................. 56
Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations............................................................................................................ 57
Chapter 6: Server Administrator logs.......................................................................................... 58
Integrated Features.......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Log Window Task Buttons........................................................................................................................................ 58
Server Administrator Logs.............................................................................................................................................. 58
Hardware log................................................................................................................................................................ 59
Alert Log........................................................................................................................................................................ 59
Command Log.............................................................................................................................................................. 60
Chapter 7: Setting Alert Actions.................................................................................................. 61
Setting Alert Actions For Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Operating Systems...................................................................................................................... 61
Setting Alert Actions In Microsoft Windows Server Server 2008........................................................................ 62
Setting Alert Action Execute Application In Windows Server 2008..................................................................... 62
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