Users Guide

System Tree................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Action Window............................................................................................................................................................... 27
Data Area........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Using The Online Help.........................................................................................................................................................28
Using The Preferences Home Page..................................................................................................................................28
Managed system preferences..................................................................................................................................... 29
Server Administrator Web Server Preferences.........................................................................................................29
Dell Systems Management Server Administration Connection Service And Security Setup..............................29
X.509 Certificate Management................................................................................................................................... 31
Server Administrator Web Server Action Tabs..........................................................................................................32
Upgrading web server...................................................................................................................................................32
Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface............................................................................................ 33
4 Server Administrator services..................................................................................................... 34
Managing your system........................................................................................................................................................34
Managing System/Server Module Tree Objects.............................................................................................................34
Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects................................................................................................35
Modular enclosure......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Accessing And Using Chassis Management Controller............................................................................................35
System/Server module properties..............................................................................................................................35
Main System Chassis/Main System............................................................................................................................37
Managing Preferences: Home Page Configuration Options..........................................................................................46
General settings.............................................................................................................................................................46
Server Administrator..................................................................................................................................................... 47
5 Working with remote access controller ........................................................................................48
Viewing Basic Information.................................................................................................................................................. 49
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A LAN Connection...........................................................................50
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection.................................................................51
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection....................................................... 51
Additional Configuration For iDRAC..................................................................................................................................52
Configuring Remote Access Device Users...................................................................................................................... 52
Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts..................................................................................................................................52
Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations................................................................................................................. 53
6 Server Administrator logs........................................................................................................... 55
Integrated Features............................................................................................................................................................ 55
Log Window Task Buttons........................................................................................................................................... 55
Server Administrator Logs................................................................................................................................................. 55
Hardware log..................................................................................................................................................................56
Alert Log......................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Command Log................................................................................................................................................................57
7 Setting Alert Actions.................................................................................................................. 58
Setting Alert Actions For Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Operating Systems..........................................................................................................................58
Setting Alert Actions In Microsoft Windows Server Server 2008................................................................................58
Setting Alert Action Execute Application In Windows Server 2008.............................................................................59
BMC/iDRAC platform events filter alert messages........................................................................................................59
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