Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1 User's Guide
- Introduction
- Installation
- What is new in this release
- Updating individual system components
- Storage Management Service
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Controller
- Logs
- 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
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported Windows operating systems
- Changing the SNMP community name
- Configuring Your System To Send SNMP Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SNMP Agent Access Control Configuration
- Server Administrator SNMP Agent Install Actions
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported SUSE Linux enterprise server
- Sever Administrator SNMP Install Actions
- Enabling SNMP Access From Remote Hosts
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported Ubuntu server
- Configuring the SNMP agent on systems running supported VMware ESXi 6.X operating systems
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- 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
- Managing your system
- Managing system or server module tree objects
- Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects
- Managing Preferences Home Page Configuration Options
- Server Administrator logs
- 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
- Setting Alert Actions
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions
● Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
If your system supports SNMP, install and enable the service on your operating system. If SNMP services are available on your
operating system, the Server Administrator installation program installs the supporting agents for SNMP.
HTTPS is supported on all operating systems. Support for CIM and SNMP is operating system dependent and, sometimes,
operating system-version dependent.
NOTE: For information on SNMP security concerns, see the Server Administrator release notes file (packaged with the
Server Administrator application) or at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. Apply updates from your operating system's
master SNMP agents to ensure the SNMP subagents are secure.
Availability on supported operating systems
On supported Microsoft Windows operating systems, Server Administrator supports two systems management standards:
CIM/Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and SNMP, while on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems, Server Administrator supports the SNMP systems management standard.
Server Administrator adds considerable security to these systems management standards. All attributes set operations (for
example, changing the value of an asset tag) must be performed with Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials while logged in with the
required privileges.
The following table shows the systems management standards that are available for each supported operating system.
Table 1. Systems Management Standards Availability
Operating system SNMP CIM
Windows Server 2012 R2 family
Available from the operating system installation
media
Always installed
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Available in the net-snmp package from the
operating system installation media
Unavailable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Available in the net-snmp package from the
operating system installation media
Unavailable
VMware ESXi SNMP trap support available
NOTE: While ESXi supports SNMP traps, it
does not support hardware inventory through
SNMP.
Available
Server Administrator Home Page
The Server Administrator home page provides easy-to-set up and easy-to-use Web browser-based system management
tasks from the managed system or from a remote host through a LAN, dial-up service, or wireless network. When the
Systems Management Server Administrator Connection Service (DSM SA Connection Service) is installed and configured on
the managed system, you can perform remote management functions from any system that has a supported Web browser and
connection. Additionally, the Server Administrator home page provides an extensive, context-sensitive online help.
Other Documents You May Need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/softwaresecuritymanuals.
● The Dell EMC Systems Software Support Matrix provides information about the various systems, the operating systems
supported by these systems, and the components that can be installed on these systems.
● The Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide contains instructions to help you install Dell EMC
OpenManage Server Administrator.
● The Dell EMC OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide contains instructions to help you install Dell
EMC OpenManage management station software.
● The Dell EMC OpenManage SNMP Reference Guide documents the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
management information base (MIB).
Introduction
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