Users Guide

14 Introduction
systems may be accessed by dial-in, LAN, or wireless connections. Server
Administrator ensures the security of its management connections through
role-based access control (RBAC), authentication, and industry-standard
secure socket layer (SSL) encryption.
For information on installing Server Administrator, see "Installing Managed
System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems" or "Installing
Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems".
For details on using Server Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator User's Guide at
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/omswrels/index.htm .
The Storage Management Service provides enhanced features for managing
a system's locally-attached RAID and non-RAID disk storage.
The Storage Management Service provides the following features:
• Enables you to view the status of local and remote storage attached to
a monitored system
• Supports SAS, SCSI, SATA, and ATA, but does not support Fibre
Channel
• Allows you to perform controller and enclosure functions for all supported
RAID and non-RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical
interface or a CLI, without the use of the controller BIOS utilities
• Protects your data by configuring data redundancy, assigning hot spares,
or rebuilding failed drives
Location on the DVD
<DVD_drive>\SYSMGMT\srvadmin
Dell Server Updates DVD
The Dell Server Updates DVD is a part of the Dell OpenManage subscription
service kit along with the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD. The Dell Server Updates DVD is available only to those customers who
have subscribed to the subscription service.