Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.1 User's Guide
- Introduction
- Installation
- Updating individual system components
- Storage Management Service
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Controller
- Logs
- What is new in this release
- Systems management standards availability
- Server Administrator Home Page
- Other Documents You May Need
- Obtaining Technical Assistance
- Contacting Dell EMC
- 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
- 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

Service Name Description Impact of Failure Recovery Mechanism Severity
service) (This service
runs on the managed
system.)
and allows remote
administration of
monitored systems,
including shutdown,
startup, and security.
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 le 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
conguring 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
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