Install Guide
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
software
The Systems Management Tools and Documentation software contains the systems management software. The systems management
software helps you to manage the systems by monitoring the system components, diagnosing issues, notifying through alerts, and
troubleshooting remotely. Systems management software is classied into managed system software and management station software.
Managed system software
The following applications include the managed system software:
• Server Administrator
Server Administrator provides comprehensive one-to-one in-band server managements solutions to manage a server locally and
remotely using a web browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Command Line Interface (CLI). Server Administrator installs
server-specic Remote Access Card (RAC) and network interface management components.
NOTE: When you perform a fresh installation on a system running a 64-bit operating system, a 64-bit version of the Server
Administrator is used for the installation. If you want to upgrade Server Administrator, a 32-bit version of the Server
Administrator is used for the upgrade.
• Local Remote Access Controller
Local Remote Access Controller enables the system to receive email alerts for warnings or errors related to voltage, temperature, and
fan speed. Remote Access Controller also logs event data and the most recent crash screen (available only on systems running
Microsoft Windows operating system) to help you diagnose the probable cause of a system crash.
Management station software
The following applications include the management station software that you can install using the Systems Management Tools and
Documentation software:
• Active Directory Snap-In
The Active Directory (AD) Snap-In utility provides an extension snap-in to the Microsoft Active Directory to manage AD objects specic
to products on this software.
• BMC/IPMI Utilities
BMC Management Utility (BMU) is a utility that provides remote management and conguration of systems equipped with a Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) or iDRAC using the IPMI protocol. IPMI utilities are CLI-based management station software.
For more information on BMU, see the Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User's Guide
NOTE
: Only 32–bit installer is available.
• RAC Tools
The RAC console is a management station software designed to provide remote management capabilities for the systems. You can
remotely connect to the RAC hardware and access the RAC features either by using a web browser or the RACADM Command Line
Interface (CLI). RACADM CLI is the command-line user interface to the RAC.
You can install RAC either on the managed system or on the management station.
For information on installing RAC on the managed system, see the Server Administrator Installation Guide. For information on installing
on the management station, see Installing Management Station Software on Windows. For more information on RAC, see the Remote
Access Controller User's Guide.
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
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