Users Guide

ManualsBrandsDell ManualsActive System ManagerOpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1

NOTE: If you have a modular system, install Server Administrator on each server module installed in the chassis.

What is new in this release

The release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator are:

• Support for Java Runtime Environment 8 Update 131

• Upgraded Tomcat version to 8.5.15

• Minimum supported TLS version is TLSv1.1

• Encryption Ciphers list has been updated as per OWASP Apache Tomcat Security Standards

• Supports NVDIMM (Non Volatile DIMM) monitoring in PowerEdge 14G servers

• Supports System Conguration Lockdown Mode in PowerEdge 14G servers

• Supports “Full Power Cycle” capability under BIOS settings which enables DC Power cycle followed by AC Power cycle of the auxiliary

components (includes iDRAC, CPLD, etc.)

• From 14G onwards, Server Administrator Shared Service which is used to invoke the Inventory Collector would be disabled by default

during installation of Server Administrator. In order to invoke Inventory Collector explicitly customer should enable it through OM

command line interface

• Support for the following operating systems:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

• VMware ESXi 6.5

• VMware ESXi 6.0 U3

• Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (Xenial Xerus) from PowerEdge 14G servers onwards

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NOTE

: Citrix XenServer operating system support has been dropped for Server Administrator and Storage

Management.

• Support for the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer - 10, 11

• Google Chrome - 57, 58

• Safari - 10.x

• Mozilla Firefox - 52, 53

• Supported network cards are:

• Emulex LightPulse LPe31000-M6-D 1-Port 16Gb Full Height Fibre Channel Adapter

• Emulex LightPulse LPe31000-M6-D 1-Port 16Gb Low Prole Fibre Channel Adapter

• Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D 2-Port 16Gb Full Height Fibre Channel Adapter

• Emulex LightPulse LPe31002-M6-D 2-Port 16Gb Low Prole Fibre Channel Adapter

• Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Low Prole Adapter

• Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Full Height Network Adapter

• Mellanox ConnectX-4 Single Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Low Prole Adapter

• Mellanox ConnectX-4 Single Port EDR VPI QSFP28 Full Height Network Adapter

• Harbor Channel - Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Adapter (25GBE PCIe Adapter)

• QLogic Duluth - FH – 10Gb Dual Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41162HFRJ-DL-BK (without optics)

• QLogic Duluth – LP - 10Gb Dual Port BT Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41162HLRJ-DL-BK (without optics)

• QLogic Dunkirk - 10- FH – 10Gb Dual Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41112HFCU-DL-BK (without

optics)

• QLogic Dunkirk - 10– LP - 10Gb Dual Port SFP Arrowhead based Converged Network Adapter QL41112HLCU-DL-BK (without

optics)

Introduction