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

• The Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide provides comprehensive information about using the RACADM command line
utility to congure a DRAC.
• The Dell Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide provides comprehensive information about using the controller that
manages all modules in the chassis containing your system.
• The Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC 6 and CMC provides information about the RACADM subcommands, supported
interfaces, property database groups and object denitions for iDRAC6 and CMC.
• The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) User's Guide provides information about conguring and using iDRAC7
for 12G rack, tower, and blade servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources through a network.
• The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise for Blade Servers User Guide provides information about
conguring and using an iDRAC6 for 11G blade servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources
through a network.
• The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) User Guide provides complete information about conguring and using
an iDRAC6 for 11G tower and rack servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources through a
network.
• The Dell Online Diagnostics User's Guide provides complete information on installing and using Online Diagnostics on your
system.
• The Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide provides additional information about using
Server Administrator to congure and manage your system's BMC.
• The Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide is a comprehensive reference guide for
conguring and managing local and remote storage attached to a system.
• The Dell Remote Access Controller Racadm User's Guide provides information about using the racadm command line utility.
• The Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide provides complete information about installing and conguring a DRAC
controller and using DRAC to remotely access an inoperable system.
• The Dell Update Packages User's Guide provides information about obtaining and using Dell Update Packages as part of your
system update strategy.
• The Dell EMC OpenManage Server Update Utility User's Guide provides information about obtaining and using the Server
Update Utility (SUU) to update your systems or to view the updates available for any systems listed in the Repository.
• The Dell Management Console User’s Guide provides information about installing, conguring, and using Dell Management
Console.
• The Dell Lifecycle Controller User's Guide provides information on setting up and using the Unied Server Congurator to
perform systems and storage management tasks throughout your system’s lifecycle.
• The Dell License Manager User’s Guide provides information about managing component server licenses for the 12G servers.
• The Glossary for information on terms used in this document.
Accessing documents from the support site
You can access the required documents in one of the following ways:
• Using the following links:
– For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals
– For OpenManage documents — Dell.com/OpenManageManuals
– For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/esmmanuals
– For iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller documents — Dell.com/idracmanuals
– For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/
OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement
– For Serviceability Tools documents — Dell.com/ServiceabilityTools
– For Client Command Suite Systems Management documents — Dell.com/DellClientCommandSuiteManuals
• From the Support site:
a. Go to Dell.com/Support/Home.
b. Under Select a product section, click Software & Security.
c. In the Software & Security group box, click the required link from the following:
– Enterprise Systems Management
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