Release Notes
2. Restart syslog by executing /etc/init.d/syslog restart.
• When using the Mozilla Firefox web browser on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, the font and type size on the Server
Administrator global navigation bar appear different from the default font and type size that application uses.
• For systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, kernel driver messages such as AAC_ChardevOpen may
be displayed in the console at the login prompt. These messages are displayed in the console when the driver initialization is delayed by
the installation of Server Administrator services and can be ignored.
• BITS124573: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system, Server Administrator DWS login does not work. Use direct local login.
• BITS169696: When Server Administrator is installed on systems running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system, the
operating system stops responding after Server Administrator services are started. This issue is observed when Server Administrator
services are started after the installation or when Server Administrator services are started, by default after a system restart.
However, this issue is observed only on few servers.
Solution: Apply the latest Z-stream kernel patch on the system. The issue is resolved by the kernel rpm -
kernel-3.10.0-123.8.1.el7.x86_64.rpm.
Issues of Server Administrator on all Linux Operating Systems
• DF275424 and DF332775: Domain users unable to login to Windows MN from Linux Web Server.
• Negotiate authentication is not supported while remotely managing a Windows-based managed node from a Linux-based Server
Administrator Web server. If you run the Server Administrator Web server on a Linux based operating system and try to manage a
remote Windows managed system as a domain user, a login failed message is displayed.
• You can manage a Windows/Linux- based managed system remotely from a Windows-based Server Administrator Web server.
• BITS119710: On Server Administrator, you cannot use Windows domain user credentials to manage a system running Linux. If you try
to do, a login failed message is displayed.
Issues of Server Administrator on Microsoft Windows 2003
Operating Systems
• BITS194536: While trying to upgrade to OM 8.1 from OM 7.4.0.2 in systems running Microsoft Windows 2003 operating system, if the
upgrade fails with the error Error 1306. Another application has exclusive access to the file C:\WINDOWS\invcol.tmp. Shut down
all other applications, then click Retry do the following before upgrading again: End the invcol.exe process in the Windows task
manager utility and delete invcol.tmp from C:\Windows folder.
• You can ignore the following warning message:A provider, omprov, has been registered in the WMI namespace, Root\CIMV2\Dell,
to use the LocalSystem account. This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not
impersonate user requests correctly. This can be ignored as the Managed Object Format file used to register the provider
("omprov") states that the provider only reads the inventory data; it does not perform any functions on the server that require
user impersonation.
• When running Server Administrator, crypt32.dll errors may be written to the operating system Application Event log. This issue occurs
due to the Update Root Certificates component, which is installed by default as part of Windows Server 2003 installation. For more
information on this component and reasons for errors, see the following articles on the Microsoft website:
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/techno logies/security/ws03mngd/04_s3cer.mspx
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317541
• There are two options to avoid these errors from being written to the Event log:
• Uninstall the Update Root certificates component as described in the first knowledge base article mentioned above.
NOTE: This procedure may affect other programs as discussed in the article.
• Install the Server Administrator certificate as a trusted certificate.
NOTE:
This procedure may still prompt you to accept the certificate when you log in to Server Administrator, but will prevent
the crypt32 errors from being logged to the Event log.
• DF94201: When you double-click the Server Administrator icon on your desktop, a dialog box may appear, prompting you to enter
credentials in Microsoft Internet Explorer for certain settings. Two possible workarounds are available for this issue: You can cancel the
dialog box and enter the credentials to access Server Administrator, or enable SSO (Single Sign On) by changing the browser settings.
To enable SSO on Internet Explorer:
1. Cancel the dialog box.
2. Go to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Trusted sites > Custom Level.
Server Administrator 8.4.0 Release Notes
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