Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.3.
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Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 5 What’s new in this release....................................................................................................................................................5 Software Availability........................................................................................................................................................
5 Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi......................................................... 31 Using the vSphere CLI.........................................................................................................................................................31 Using The Power CLI........................................................................................................................................................... 31 Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM).....
1 Introduction This topic provides information about: • • • • Installing Server Administrator on managed systems. Installing and using the Remote Enablement feature. Managing remote systems using Server Administrator Web Server. Configuring the system before and during a deployment or upgrade. NOTE: If you are installing management station and managed system software on the same system, install identical software versions to avoid system conflicts.
• Typical Setup The custom setup option enables you to select the software components you want to install. The table lists the various managed system software components that you can install during a custom installation. Table 1. Managed System Software Components Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on Server Administrator Web Server Web-based Systems Management functionality that enables you to manage systems locally or remotely.
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on Remote Enablement (Management Interface) Instrumentation Service and CIM Install to perform remote Provider systems management tasks. Install Remote Enablement on one system and Server Administrator Web Server on another system. You can use the system with the Server Administrator to remotely monitor and manage the systems which have Remote Enablement installed. Supported systems.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • The Dell EMC OpenManage Management Console User’s Guide provides information about installing, configuring, and using the Management Console. The Systems Build and Update Utility User’s Guide provides information about using the Systems Build and Update Utility.
2 Preinstallation Setup Ensure that you perform the following before installing Server Administrator: • • • • Read the installation instructions for the operating system. Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements. Read the applicable readme files and the Systems Software Support Matrix. Close all applications running on the system before installing the Server Administrator applications.
Managed System Requirements • • • • • • • • • One of the supported operating systems and web browser Minimum 2 GB RAM Minimum 512 MB free hard drive space Administrator rights TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote system management. One of the Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution is at least 1024 x 768.
• VMware vSphere (ESXi) Dependent RPMs For Remote Enablement If you choose to install the Remote Enablement feature, you have to install certain dependent RPMs and configure these RPMs before installing the feature. Install the following RPMs: • • • • • libcmpiCppImpl0 libwsman1 (RHEL) openwsman-server sblim-sfcb sblim-sfcc NOTE: Make sure that Pegasus RPMs are uninstalled.
Configuring CRL for the openwsman client To configure the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) used by Server Administrator Web Server, do the following: 1. Mention a valid CRL file in /etc/openwsman/openwsman_client.conf. 2. If left blank, the CRL check is ignored. NOTE: CRL support is only present on the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server. For other operating systems, contact the operating system vendor to provide the required CURL library with CRL support.
For example: if you have libssl.so.0.9.8a and libssl.so.0.9.8b in /usr/lib, create soft link with the latest libssl.so.0.9.8b: • • ln -sf /usr/lib64/libssl.so.0.9.8b /usr/lib64/libssl.
3 Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux And VMware ESXi The following table explains the operating system installation matrix for Systems Management. Table 3. Operating System Installation Matrix Operating System Architecture 64-bit Architecture Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 VMware ESXi 6.5 U3 Install VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 Client OS support on R7920 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 workstation and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Software License Agreement The software license for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version of the Systems Management software is located on the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software. Read the license.txt file. By installing or copying any of the files on the provided media, you are agreeing to the terms in this file. This file is also copied to the root of the software tree where you install the Systems Management software.
SNMP Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmininstall.sh PE Server, OS srvadmin-xmlsup dsm_sa_datamgrd -m or --snmp (For systems running Red srvadmin-hapi Hat Enterprise Linux, srvadmin-omilcore install net-snmp-utils.
Remote Enablement Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmininstall.sh PE Server, OS, CIMOM, WSMan CIMOM version >= SFCB 1.3.2 (applicable for systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, WSMan Version >= OpenWSMan 2.
Prerequisite Remote Access SA Plugin iDRAC agent is installed if Component -> Remote iDRAC card is available in access core components, the server. Server Instrumentation (For systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, install net-snmp-utils. RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmininstall.
Installing Managed System Software This section explains how to install managed system software by using the following installation options: • Using the srvadmin-install.sh shell script NOTE: For information about Ubuntu installation, see Dell EMC OpenManage Ubuntu and Debian Repositories. NOTE: The Server Administrator .deb packages are not carried in the OM DVD, it is supported only through repository. NOTE: If you have downloaded the managed system software installer (available as a .tar.
Installing Managed System software using the provided media The installer uses RPMs to install each component. The software (DVD) is divided into subdirectories to enable easy custom installation. To review the software before you install it, do the following: 1. Load the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software into the DVD drive. 2. Mount the DVD, if required. 3.
• SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/custom//add-iDRAC/ For example, if you are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7, you can customize the installation by adding the RPMs from the following directories. Table 5.
4. Type the following command: rpm –ivh Server-Instrumentation//*.rpm add-StorageManagement//*.rpm RemoteEnablement//*.rpm Server Administrator services do not start automatically. NOTE: Ensure that you install Server Instrumentation or Remote Enablement before installing Remote Access Controller or Storage Management. NOTE: If you choose to install the Remote Enablement feature, ensure that you install the dependent RPMs before installing this feature. 5.
• [-S|--selinux]—Installs Server Administrator SELinux policies.** The following options can be used along with options that are stated above: • • [-a|--autostart]—Starts the installed services after components have been installed. [-p|--preserve]—Preserves the screen without clearing the installation information. NOTE: If you do not use the [-p | --preserve] option during the installation, the history information displayed on the screen gets erased. *—Options included for Linux granular installation.
5. Schedule the job to run on the supported systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment Solution. NOTE: For more information about VMWare Update Manager, see Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM). Linux Repository The Linux Repository is the official repository for all related software and updates for your Linux systems.
If there is a previous set of exported files, they are overwritten. The default folder preferences are always the last known set of preferences. Uninstalling Managed System Software Using The RPM Command The individual components of systems management software can be uninstalled without uninstalling all the systems management. To uninstall only the Server Administrator Web Server, use the command rpm –e `rpm -qa | grep srvadmin-tomcat`.
4 Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems Software Support Matrix. Server Administrator is available as a .zip file for installing on systems running VMware ESXi. The zip file, OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-.VIB-ESXi_.zip, where is the supported ESXi version. Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from vmware.
Troubleshooting Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant vMA The vMA enables administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESXi systems. For more information about vMA, see vmware.com/support/developer/vima/. 1. Log on to vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted. 2. Copy and unzip the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web--.VIB-ESXi_.zip file to a directory on the vMA. 3.
12. Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline that is created in step 8 and follow the instructions. 13. Click Scan and select Patches & Extensions (if not selected by default) and click Scan. 14. Click Stage, select created Host Extension and follow the instructions. 15. Click Remediate and follow the instructions once the staging is completed. NOTE: After you install the VIB, a host reboot is not required.
• • • Hotname / IP address: —Is the hostname or IP address of the management station. Type the hostname or IP address in the format Hostname: Port Number, or IP address: Port Number. Username: Password: The Server Administrator screen is displayed.
The SNMP trap configuration takes effect immediately without restarting any services. Troubleshooting • When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed: unpacking c:\OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web--.VIB-ESXi_.zip metadata.zip.sig does not exist signature mismatch : metadata.zip Unable to unpack update package. • This error is displayed if you are using an older version of the Remote CLI.
5 Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi The Systems Management installer provides an upgrade from 9.3 version. Topics: • • • Using the vSphere CLI Using The Power CLI Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM) Using the vSphere CLI To upgrade systems management software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI: 1. Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web--.VIB-ESXi_.zip file to /var/log/vmware directory on the supported ESXi versions. 2.
6. Create a folder OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web--.VIB-ESXi on ESXi host under /vmfs/ volumes/ directory. 7. Copy the ESXi .zip file on ESXi 6.x host to /vmfs/volumes/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-.VIB-ESXI directory. 8. Unzip the .zip file in the above specified directory. 9.
6 Frequently Asked Questions What ports do systems management applications use? The Server Administrator uses the default port 1311. These ports are configurable. For port information of a particular component, see the User Guide of that respective component.
Feature Name in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Systems Management Event Management dsm_sa_eventmgrd.service Systems Management SNMP dsm_sa_snmpd.service What do the directories under srvadmin/linux/custom/ contain? The following table lists the names of the directories in the SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/custom/ directory: Table 8.
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-hapi Server Administrator Hardware Application Programming Interface — This systems management package provides the device drivers and libraries needed by systems management software to access information about the hardware on supported systems. srvadmin-omilcore srvadmin-tomcat Secure Port Server — Systems Management Managed Node Web Server package.
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-omcommon Provides Common Framework that is required by Server Administrator. srvadmin-omilcore srvadmin-omilcore Server Administrator Install Core—This is the core install package that provides the tools necessary for the rest of the Systems management install packages. All Server Administrator RPMs require this RPM.
7 Linux Installer Packages This section lists the Linux installer packages. Table 11. Meta RPMs RPM Description Dependent packages Required for Systems Management Software 9.3.
RPM Description Dependent packages Required for Systems Management Software 9.3.
RPM Description OM Dependant packages Required for Systems Management Software 9.3.2 srvadmin-xmlsup XML support library srvadmin-cm None Server Administrator GUI/CLI Y Change Management srvadmin-omacore inventory collector.
RPM Description OM Dependant packages Required for Systems Management Software 9.3.2 sblim-sfcb Small Footprint CIM Broker (sfcb) - CIM server conforming to the CIM Operations over HTTP protocol.
RPM Description OM Dependant packages Required for Systems Management Software 9.3.
