Users Guide

Introduction 11
Introduction
Overview
This guide contains information to help you install Dell™ OpenManage™
Server Administrator on managed systems. A managed system is a system that
has supported instrumentation agents installed that allow the system to be
discovered and polled for status through Server Administrator.
Server
Administrator provides easy-to-use management and administration of local
and remote systems through a comprehensive set of integrated management
services. For more information on Server Administrator, see "Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator".
This document also contains information on installing and using the Remote
Enablement feature of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. It contains
information on using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server
to manage remote systems. The Remote Enablement feature is currently
supported on Microsoft
®
Windows
®
, Microsoft Hyper-V™, Hyper-V Server,
Linux, VMware
®
ESXi, and Citrix™ XenServer™ 5.5 operating 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 in this document:
• Dell OpenManage Security
• Setup and Administration
• Deployment Scenarios for Server Administrator
• Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating
Systems
• Installing Dell OpenManage Software On Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Core and Microsoft Hyper-V Server
• Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating
Systems
• Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi
• Using Microsoft Active Directory