Users Guide

Global Navigation Bar................................................................................................................................................. 29
System Tree..................................................................................................................................................................30
Action Window............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Data Area.......................................................................................................................................................................30
Using The Online Help.......................................................................................................................................................31
Using The Preferences Home Page...............................................................................................................................31
Managed system preferences.................................................................................................................................. 32
Server Administrator Web Server Preferences................................................................................................... 32
Systems Management Server Administration Connection Service And Security Setup........................... 33
X.509 Certificate Management...............................................................................................................................34
Server Administrator Web Server Action Tabs.................................................................................................... 35
Upgrading web server................................................................................................................................................ 36
Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface..................................................................................... 36
Chapter 4: Server Administrator services.................................................................................... 37
Managing your system..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Managing system or server module tree objects.......................................................................................................37
Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects......................................................................................... 38
Modular enclosure....................................................................................................................................................... 38
Accessing And Using Chassis Management Controller......................................................................................38
System or server module properties.......................................................................................................................39
Main System Chassis or Main System.................................................................................................................... 41
Managing Preferences Home Page Configuration Options.....................................................................................51
General settings............................................................................................................................................................51
Server Administrator................................................................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 5: Server Administrator logs.......................................................................................... 52
Integrated Features.......................................................................................................................................................... 52
Log Window Task Buttons........................................................................................................................................ 52
Server Administrator Logs.............................................................................................................................................. 52
Hardware log................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Alert Log........................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Command Log.............................................................................................................................................................. 54
Chapter 6: Working with remote access controller ..................................................................... 55
Viewing Basic Information...............................................................................................................................................56
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A LAN Connection................................................................... 57
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection........................................................58
Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection............................................. 58
Additional Configuration For iDRAC............................................................................................................................. 59
Configuring Remote Access Device Users..................................................................................................................59
Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts............................................................................................................................. 60
Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations.............................................................................................................61
Chapter 7: Setting Alert Actions..................................................................................................62
Setting Alert Actions For Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Operating Systems..................................................................................................................... 62
Setting Alert actions in Windows Server to Execute Applications........................................................................62
BMC or iDRAC platform events filter alert messages..............................................................................................63
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