Users Guide

18 Introduction
Managed System Software
Server Administrator
Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems
management solution using an integrated Web browser-based GUI or a
command line interface (CLI) feature. Server Administrator includes the
following integrated services and features:
Instrumentation Service
The Instrumentation Service provides rapid access to detailed fault and
performance information gathered by the systems management agents and
allows remote administration of monitored systems, including shutdown,
startup, and security.
Remote Access Service
The Remote Access Service provides the following features:
• Remote access to an unresponsive system, allowing you to shut down,
restart, and get the system up and running as quickly as possible
• Alert notification when a system is down
• System crash logs that record the probable cause of system crashes and
saves the most recent crash screen
You must have Server Administrator on your system to install the Remote
Access Service.
NOTE: The Server Administrator Remote Access Service and Remote Access
Controller management console cannot be installed on a system at the same time.
If both Server Administrator and management station are installed at the same time
and RAC support is required, install Server Administrator Remote Access Service.
It provides all the functionality of the Remote Access Controller management
console.
NOTE: The Remote Access Service is not available on modular systems. You must
directly connect to the RAC on a modular system. See the Dell Embedded Remote
Access/MC User's Guide for more information.
Storage Management Service
The Storage Management Service provides enhanced features for managing a
system's locally-attached RAID and non-RAID disk storage.