Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Microsoft Windows Version 9.
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Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 5 What’s new in this release....................................................................................................................................................5 Software Availability........................................................................................................................................................
Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode..................................................................................................................... 28 Installing Managed System Software In CLI Mode......................................................................................................... 28 Uninstalling Systems Management Software..................................................................................................................29 5 Using Microsoft Active Directory.....
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.
Systems Management Software Systems management software is a suite of applications that enables you to manage the systems by monitoring, notification, and remote access. Systems management software comprises of the ISO Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation image. NOTE: For more information about these ISO images, see Dell EMC Systems Management Tools And Documentation Installation Guide on www.dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on WMI (Management Interface) Windows Management Instrumentation Interface of Server Instrumentation Install to provide local and remote system management solutions to manage Server data using WMI protocol. Supported systems. For a list of supported systems, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Software Support Matrix.
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.
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 Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Software Support Matrix. Close all applications running on the system before installing the Server Administrator applications.
Return Code Description —4 Not an implemented return code. —5 The prerequisite checker does not run. The user failed to change the working directory to %TEMP%. —6 The destination directory does not exist. The prerequisite checker does not run. —7 An internal error has occurred. The prerequisite checker does not run. —8 The software is already running. The prerequisite checker does not run. —9 The WSH is corrupted, is a wrong version, or is not installed. The prerequisite checker does not run.
NOTE: Ensure that the web browser is configured to bypass the proxy server for local addresses. Multilingual User Interface Support The installer provides Multilingual User Interface (MUI) support available on the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 The MUI Pack are a set of language-specific resource files that you can add to the English version of a supported Windows operating system.
Table 3. Availability of Systems Management Protocol by Operating Systems Operating System SNMP CIM/WMI Supported Microsoft Windows operating systems. Available from the operating system installation media. Always installed. Digital Certificates All Server Administrator packages for Microsoft are digitally signed with a certificate that helps guarantee the integrity of the installation packages.
Configuring SNMP Agents The systems management software supports the SNMP systems management standard on all supported operating systems. The SNMP support may or may not be installed depending on the operating system and how the operating system was installed. An installed supported systems management protocol standard, such as SNMP, is required before installing the systems management software.
Installing WinRM On Windows Server, Windows client operating system, and WinRM 2.0 is installed by default. On Windows Server, WinRM 1.1 is installed by default. Certificate Authority Signed Self-Signed Certificate You need a certificate signed by a CA or a self‑signed certificate (generated using the SelfSSL tool) to install and configure the Remote Enablement feature on the system. NOTE: It is recommended that you use a certificate signed by a CA.
4. Provide the appropriate permission(s) to the respective users and click OK. WMI To configure user authorization for WMI servers: 1. Click Start > Run. 2. Type wmimgmt.msc, and then click OK. The Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI) screen is displayed. 3. Right-click the WMI Control (Local) node in the left pane, and then click Properties. The WMI Control (Local) Properties screen is displayed. 4. Click Security and expand the Root node in the namespace tree. 5. Navigate to Root > DCIM > sysman. 6.
3 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Operating Systems On Microsoft Windows, an autorun utility is displayed when you insert the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software. This utility allows you to choose the systems management software you want to install on the system. If the autorun program does not start automatically, use the autorun program from the DVD root or the setup program in the srvadmin \windows directory on the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Ma
You want to Select View the status of local and remote storage attached to a Storage Management. managed system and obtain storage management information in an integrated graphical view. Remotely access an inoperable system, receive alert notifications when a system is down, and remotely restart a system. iDRAC Command Line Tools. NOTE: Install the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent on the managed system using the operating system medium before installing the managed system software.
• • • • • • • Command Line Interface WMI SNMP Operating System Logging DRAC Command Line Tools Intel SNMP Agent Broadcom SNMP Agent During a Typical installation, individual management station services that do not meet the specific hardware and software requirement for that service are not installed on the managed systems.
NOTE: You can cancel the installation process by clicking Cancel. The installation rolls back the changes that you made. If you click Cancel after a certain point in the installation process, the installation may not roll back properly, leaving the system with an incomplete installation. The Alert Messaging Type Selection dialog box is displayed. 11. Select one of the following options from the Alert Messaging Type Selection dialog box.
1. Share an image of the Systems Management Tools and Documentation software with each remote system on which you want to install Server Administrator. You can accomplish this task by directly sharing the software or by copying the entire ISO image to a drive and sharing the copy. 2. Create a script that maps a drive from the remote systems to the shared drive described in step 1. This script should execute msiexec.exe /i Mapped Drive\<64–bit MSI path on the DVD>/qn after the drive has been mapped. 3.
Table 5. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer Setting Result /i This command installs or configures a product. /i SysMgmtx64.msi – Installs the Server Administrator software. /i .msi /qn This command carries out a fresh installation. /x This command uninstalls a product. /x SysMgmtx64.msi – Uninstalls the Server Administrator software.
Customization Parameters REINSTALL and REMOVE customization CLI parameters provide a way to customize the exact software features to install, reinstall, or uninstall when running a silent or unattended installation. With the customization parameters, you selectively install, reinstall, or uninstall software features for different systems using the same unattended installation package.
NOTE: To manage the server, select either Server Administrator Webserver or one of the Management Interfaces – CLI, WMI, SNMP or OSLOG along with Server Instrumentation (SI) or Server Administrator Storage Management Service (OMSS). NOTE: If SI or OMSS is installed using silent installation (unattended installation), then IWS and WMI are automatically installed. MSI Return Code An application event log entry is recorded in the SysMgmt.log file.
Upgrading Guidelines • • • • • You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator from any of the previous three versions. For example, upgrade to Server Administrator 7.3 is supported only for Server Administrator versions 7.0 and later. You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator which includes Linux granular installation.
The Installing Server Administrator screen is displayed. Messages give the status and progress of the software features being installed. When the selected features are installed, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed. 9. Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator installation. If you are prompted to reboot the system, select from the following reboot options to make the managed system software services available for use: • • Yes, reboot my system now. No, I will reboot my system later.
The Remove the Program dialog box is displayed. 5. Click Remove. The Uninstalling Server Administrator screen is displayed and provides the status and progress of the software features being uninstalled. When the selected features are uninstalled, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed. 6. Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator uninstallation. If you are prompted to reboot the system, select from the following reboot options: • • Yes, reboot my system now.
Unattended Uninstall Command Line Settings The Command Line Settings for MSI Installer table shows the unattended uninstall command line settings available for unattended uninstallation. Type the optional settings on the command line after msiexec.exe /x SysMgmtx64.msi with a space between each setting. For example, running msiexec.exe /x SysMgmtx64.msi /qb runs the unattended uninstallation, and displays the unattended uninstallation status while it is running. Running msiexec.exe /x SysMgmtx64.
4 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server The Server Core installation option of the Microsoft Windows Server and Hyper-V Server operating system provides a minimal environment for running specific server roles that reduce the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. A Windows Server or Hyper-V Server installation installs only a subset of the binaries that are required by the supported server roles.
Uninstalling Systems Management Software To uninstall managed system software, type msiexec /x SysMgmtx64.msi at the command prompt.
5 Using Microsoft Active Directory If you use Active Directory service software, configure it to control access to the network. The Active Directory database is modified to support remote management authentication and authorization. Server Administrator, as well as Integrated Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC), Remote Access Controllers (RAC), can now interface with Active Directory. With this tool, you can add and control users and privileges from one central database.
Figure 1. Typical Setup for Active Directory Objects In addition, you can set up Active Directory objects in a single domain or in multiple domains. Setting up objects in a single domain does not vary, whether you are setting up RAC, or Server Administrator objects. When multiple domains are involved, however, there are some differences. The following figure shows the set up of the Active Directory objects in a single domain.
Setting Up Objects In A Single Domain To set up the objects in a single domain scenario, perform the following tasks: 1. Create two Association Objects. 2. Create two RAC Product Objects, RAC1 and RAC2, to represent the two DRAC 4 cards. 3. Create two Privilege Objects, Priv1 and Priv2, in which Priv1 has all privileges (administrator) and Priv2 has login privileges. 4. Group User1 and User2 into Group1. 5.
Setting Up Server Administrator Active Directory Objects In Multiple Domains For Server Administrator, the users in a single Association can be in separate domains and need not be in a Universal group. The following is a very similar example to show how Server Administrator systems in separate domains affect the setup of directory objects. Instead of RAC devices, you will have two systems running Server Administrator (Server Administrator Products sys1 and sys2). sys1 and sys2 are in different domains.
• • Adding Users and Privileges to Active Directory Configuring the Systems or Devices Configuring The Active Directory Product Name To configure the Active Directory product name: 1. Locate the omsaoem.ini file in the installation directory. 2. Edit the file to add the line adproductname=text, where text is the name of the product object that you created in Active Directory. For example, the omsaoem.ini file contains the following syntax if the Active Directory product name is configured to omsaApp.
CAUTION: The Dell Schema Extender uses the SchemaExtenderOem.ini file. To ensure that the Dell Schema Extender utility functions properly, do not modify the name or the contents of this file. 1. Click Next on the Welcome screen. 2. Read the warning and click Next. 3. Select Use Current Log In Credentials or enter a user name and password with schema administrator rights. 4. Click Next to run the Dell Schema Extender. 5. Click Finish.
Table 12. dellProduct Class Elements Description OID 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.1.5 Description This is the main class from which all the products are derived. Class Type Structural Class SuperClasses Computer Attributes dellAssociationMembers Table 13. dellOmsa2AuxClass Class Elements Description OID 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.2.1.1 Description This class is used to define the privileges (Authorization Rights) for Server Administrator.
Table 16. Server Administrator-Specific Attributes Added to the Active Directory Schema Attribute Name/Description Assigned OID/Syntax Object Identifier Single Valued dellOMSAIsReadOnlyUser 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.2.2.1 TRUE if the User has Read-Only rights in Server Administrator Boolean (LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7) dellOMSAIsReadWriteUser 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.2.2.2 TRUE if the User has Read-Write rights in Server Administrator Boolean (LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN 1.3.6.1.4.1.
Creating A Product Object To create a Product Object: NOTE: Server Administrator users must use Universal-type Product Groups to span domains with their product objects. NOTE: When adding Universal-type Product Groups from separate domains, create an Association object with Universal scope. The default Association objects created by the Schema Extender utility are domain Local Groups and do not work with Universal-type Product Groups from other domains. 1.
2. Select the Users tab and click Add. 3. Type the User or User Group name or browse to select and click OK. Click the Privilege Object tab to add the privilege object to the association that defines the user’s or user group’s privileges when authenticating to a system. NOTE: Add only one Privilege Object to an Association Object. To Add A Privilege 1. Select the Privileges Object tab and click Add. 2. Type the Privilege Object name or browse and click OK.
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.
NOTE: If you installed Server Administrator in a non-default directory, make sure to change it in Custom Setup as well. Once the application is installed, you can uninstall it from Add/Remove Programs.
I am getting the following error message while launching systems management Install: An older version of Server Administrator software is detected on this system. You must uninstall all previous versions of Server Administrator applications before installing this version If you see this error when trying to launch systems management Install, it is recommended that you run the OMClean.exe program, under the srvadmin\support\OMCleanup directory, to remove an older version of Server Administrator on the system
What do I do when I see the current version is already installed message is displayed? If you upgrade from version X to version Y using MSP and then try to use the version Y DVD (full install), the prerequisite checker on the version Y DVD informs you that the current version is already installed. If you proceed, the installation does not run in Maintenance mode and you do not get the option to Modify, Repair, or Remove.
How do I know what version of systems management software is installed on the system? Navigate to the Windows Control Panel and double-click Add/Remove Programs and select systems management software. Select the link for support information. Where can I see the Server Administrator features that are currently installed on my system? Navigate to the Windows Control Panel and double-click Add/Remove Programs to view the Server Administrator features that are currently installed.
