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 Introduction
DellOpenManage™Version5.1InstallationandSecurityUser'sGuide
Overview
Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Components
Other Documents You Might Need
Obtaining Technical Assistance
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:
l DellOpenManage™Security
l Setup and Administration
l UsingServerAssistanttoInstallanOperatingSystem
l Installing Management Station Software
l Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft® Windows® Operating Systems
l Installing Managed System Software on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and SUSE® Linux Operating Systems
l Using Microsoft® Active Directory®
l Prerequisite Checker
l Frequently Asked Questions
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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, 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.
A management station can be used to remotely configure and maintain one or more managed systems from a central location. Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
and the other management station applications enable you to manage from one to thousands of managed systems. For instance, a management station can
be used to deploy images of physical media to virtual media at many managed systems.
Figure1-1 illustrates the relationship between a management station and its managed systems. Also, Figure1-1 shows the operating systems and the Dell
OpenManage software products that you can install on the managed systems. The documentation CD can be accessed from any system with a monitor,
keyboard, and mouse.
Figure 1-1. Example of a Management Station and Managed Systems
NOTE: If you install management station and managed system software on the same system, install identical software versions to avoid system
conflicts.
NOTE: The Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility CD is included in the Dell OpenManage Subscription Service Kit only; it is not included in the Dell
OpenManage Systems Management Software Kit.