Install Guide
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
software
The Systems Management Tools and Documentation software contains the systems management software. The systems management
software helps you to manage the systems by monitoring the system components, diagnosing issues, notifying through alerts, and
troubleshooting remotely. Systems management software is classied as managed system software and management station software.
Managed system software
The following applications include the managed system software:
• Server Administrator
Server Administrator provides comprehensive one-to-one in-band server managements solutions. You can manage a server locally and
remotely using a web browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Command Line Interface (CLI).
NOTE: When you perform a fresh installation on a system running a 64-bit operating system, a 64-bit version of the
Server Administrator is used for the installation. If you want to upgrade Server Administrator, a 32-bit version of the
Server Administrator is used for the upgrade.
Management station software
The following applications include the management station software:
Active Directory Snap-In
The Active Directory (AD) Snap-In utility provides an extension snap-in to the Microsoft Active Directory to manage AD objects specic to
products on this software.
iDRAC Tools
The iDRAC console is a management station software that provides remote management capabilities for the systems. You can remotely
connect to the iDRAC global hardware and access the RAC features by using a web browser or the RACADM Command Line Interface
(CLI). RACADM CLI is the command-line user interface to the RAC.
• RACADM—For more information, see RACADM
• VMCLI—For more information, see VMCLI
• IPMI Tools—For more information, see IPMI Tools
You can install RAC either on the managed system or on the management station.
For information about installing RAC on the managed system, see the Server Administrator Installation Guide. For information about
installing on the management station, see Installing Management Station Software on Windows. For more information about RAC, see the
Remote Access Controller User's Guide
NOTE
: From OpenManage 9.3, x86 BMC is not available. The BMC x64 version is a part of iDRAC tools.
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