Users Guide

Introduction 9
Introduction
Overview
This guide contains information to help you install Dell OpenManage™ software on management
stations and their managed systems. A managed system is a system that has supported
instrumentation or agents installed that allow the system to be discovered and polled for status. A
management station is used to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central
location. See Figure 1-1 for a view of a management station and its managed systems. In addition,
this guide provides information and instructions for configuring your systems before and during a
deployment or upgrade. The following topics are covered:
• Dell OpenManage Security
• Setup and Administration
• Using Server Assistant to Install an Operating System
• Installing Management Station Software
• Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft
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Windows
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Operating Systems
• Installing Managed System Software on Red Hat
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Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
• Using Microsoft Active Directory
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• Prerequisite Checker
• Frequently Asked Questions
Systems Management Software Overview
Dell OpenManage systems management software is a suite of application programs for
Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems and some Dell PowerVault™ systems. This software enables you to
manage your systems with proactive monitoring, diagnosis, notification, and remote access.
Each system managed by Dell OpenManage systems management software is called a managed
system. You can manage a managed system either locally or remotely. Software applications that you
may install onto the managed systems include Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (which
includes the Storage Management Service, Diagnostic Service, and the Server Administrator Web
server), SNMP agents for Intel
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or Broadcom network interface cards (NICs), and remote access
controller (RAC) software.