Users Guide

Global Navigation Bar................................................................................................................................................. 27
System Tree..................................................................................................................................................................28
Action Window............................................................................................................................................................. 28
Data Area.......................................................................................................................................................................28
Using The Online Help......................................................................................................................................................29
Using The Preferences Home Page..............................................................................................................................29
Managed system preferences.................................................................................................................................. 30
Server Administrator Web Server Preferences................................................................................................... 30
Systems Management Server Administration Connection Service And Security Setup............................ 31
X.509 Certificate Management...............................................................................................................................32
Server Administrator Web Server Action Tabs.................................................................................................... 33
Upgrading web server................................................................................................................................................ 34
Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface......................................................................................34
Chapter 4: Server Administrator services.................................................................................... 35
Managing your system..................................................................................................................................................... 35
Managing System/Server Module Tree Objects....................................................................................................... 35
Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects......................................................................................... 36
Modular enclosure....................................................................................................................................................... 36
Accessing And Using Chassis Management Controller......................................................................................36
System/Server module properties.......................................................................................................................... 37
Main System Chassis/Main System....................................................................................................................... 39
Managing Preferences: Home Page Configuration Options................................................................................... 49
General settings...........................................................................................................................................................49
Server Administrator.................................................................................................................................................. 49
Chapter 5: Working with remote access controller ..................................................................... 50
Viewing Basic Information............................................................................................................................................... 51
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A LAN Connection................................................................... 52
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection........................................................53
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection............................................. 53
Additional Configuration For iDRAC............................................................................................................................. 54
Configuring Remote Access Device Users..................................................................................................................54
Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts............................................................................................................................. 55
Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations............................................................................................................56
Chapter 6: Server Administrator logs.......................................................................................... 57
Integrated Features.......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Log Window Task Buttons........................................................................................................................................ 57
Server Administrator Logs.............................................................................................................................................. 57
Hardware log................................................................................................................................................................ 58
Alert Log........................................................................................................................................................................ 58
Command Log.............................................................................................................................................................. 59
Chapter 7: Setting Alert Actions..................................................................................................60
Setting Alert Actions For Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Operating Systems..................................................................................................................... 60
Setting Alert actions in Windows Server to Execute Applications....................................................................... 60
BMC/iDRAC platform events filter alert messages.................................................................................................. 61
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