Install Guide

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Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on

Remote Enablement

(Management Interface)

Instrumentation Service and CIM

Provider

Install to perform remote

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. For a list of

supported systems, see the Dell

EMC OpenManage Systems

Software Support Matrix.

Operating System Logging

(Management Interface)

Operating System Logging Install to enable local system

management-specific events

logging on the operating system

for Server and Storage

instrumentation. On systems

running Microsoft Windows, use

the Event Viewer to locally view

the collected events.

Supported systems. For a list of

supported systems, see the Dell

EMC OpenManage Systems

Software Support Matrix.

iDRAC Command Line Tools Hardware application

programming interface and

iDRAC (depending on the type

of the system)

Install to receive email alerts for

warnings or errors that are

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 Windows

operating system) to help you

diagnose the probable cause of a

system crash.

Only those systems on which

you have installed Server

Instrumentation or Management

Interface.

Security Features

Systems management software components provide the following security features:

• Support for Network Information Services (NIS), Winbind, Kerberos, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

authentication protocols for Linux operating systems

• Role-based authority that enables specific privileges to be configured for each user

NOTE:

Applicable only for systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or VMware ESXi

• User ID and password configuration through the web-based interface or the command-line interface (CLI), in most cases

• SSL encryption (Auto Negotiate and 128-bit or higher)

NOTE:

Telnet does not support SSL encryption.

• Session time-out configuration (in minutes) through the web-based interface

• Port configuration to enable systems management software to connect to a remote device through firewalls

NOTE:

For information about ports that the various systems management components use, see the User Guide for that

component.

For information about the Security Management, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at www.dell.com/

openmanagemanuals.