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
Table 15. Server Administrator Services (continued)
Service Name Description Impact of Failure Recovery Mechanism Severity
service) (This service
runs on the managed
system.)
information and allows
remote administration
of monitored systems,
including shutdown,
startup, and security.
on GUI/CLI without
these services running.
SM SA Event Manager
(Windows) Linux:
dsm_sa_eventmgrd
(hosted under dataeng
service) (This service
runs on the managed
system.
Provides operating
system and file event
logging service for
systems management
and is also used by
event log analyzers.
If this service is
stopped, event logging
features do not
function properly
Restart the service Warning
Linux: dsm_sa_snmpd
(hosted under dataeng
service) (This service
runs on the managed
system.)
Data Engine Linux
SNMP Interface
SNMP get/set/trap
request is not
functional from a
management station.
Restart the service Critical
Windows: mr2kserv
(This service runs on
the managed system.)
The Storage
Management
Service provides
storage management
information and
advanced features
for configuring local
or remote storage
attached to a system.
Users are unable
to perform storage
functions for all
supported RAID and
non-RAID controllers.
Restart the service Critical
66 Troubleshooting