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
NOTE: For more information about obtaining and using the Server Update Utility (SUU), to update your Dell Systems or
to view the updates available for any systems listed in the Repository, see the Dell Server Update Utility User's Guide at
dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Storage Management Service
The Storage Management Service provides storage management information in an integrated graphical view.
NOTE: For more information about the Storage Management Service, see the Server Administrator Storage Management
User's Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Instrumentation Service
The Instrumentation Service provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry-standard
systems management agents and allows remote administration of monitored systems, including shutdown, startup, and security.
Remote Access Controller
The Remote Access Controller provides a complete remote system management solution for systems equipped with the Dell
Remote Access Controller (DRAC) or Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)/Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
(iDRAC) solution. The Remote Access Controller provides remote access to an inoperable system, allowing you to get the
system up and running as quickly as possible. The Remote Access Controller also provides an alert notification when a system
is down and allows you to remotely restart the system. Additionally, the Remote Access Controller logs the probable cause of
system crashes and saves the most recent crash screen.
Logs
Server Administrator displays logs of commands issued to or by the system, monitored hardware events, and system alerts. You
can view logs on the home page, print or save them as reports, and send them by e-mail to a designated service contact.
What is new in this release
The release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator are:
● Support for logging the unmonitored sensor events. For more information, see Managed system preferences.
● Support for the following operating systems:
○ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8
○ Microsoft Windows Server 2016
NOTE:
Citrix XenServer operating system support has been dropped for Server Administrator and Storage
Management.
● Support for the following browsers:
○ Google Chrome 50
○ Mozilla Firefox 45
● Support for Java Runtime Environment 8 Update 74.
● Support for the following adapter cards:
○ Emulex LightPulse LPe31000-M6-D 1-Port 16Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
○ Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D 2-Port 16Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
○ Emulex LightPulse LPe32000-M2-D 1-Port 32Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
○ Emulex LightPulse LPe32002-M2-D 2-Port 32Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
○ Qlogic QLE2690-DEL FC16 1-port Fibre Channel Adapter
○ Qlogic QLE2692-DEL FC16 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter
○ Qlogic QLE2740-DEL FC32 1-port Fibre Channel Adapter
○ Qlogic QLE2742-DEL FC32 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter
Introduction
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