Server Administrator Version 8.0.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 6 What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................. 6 Software Availability.........................................................................................................................6 Systems Management Software.................................................................
Uninstalling Managed System Software Using The RPM Command.......................................... 34 4 Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi..................... 36 Using The vSphere CLI........................................................................................................................36 Using The VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)................................................................37 Using The VMware Update Manager (VUM)............................
What are the additional components that can be installed on a system that already has Server Administrator installed?..................................................................................................... 49 What happens if I install the RPM package on an unsupported system or on an unsupported operating system?...................................................................................................
Introduction 1 This topic provides information on: • Installing Server Administrator on managed systems. • Installing and using the Remote Enablement feature. • Managing remote systems using Server Administrator Web Server. • Configuring the system before and during a deployment. NOTE: If you are installing management station and managed system software on the same system, install identical software versions to avoid system conflicts.
NOTE: For more information on these DVDs, see Systems Management Tools And Documentation Installation Guide. Server Administrator Components On A Managed System The setup program provides the following options: • Custom Setup • Typical Setup The custom setup option enables you to select the software components you want to install. The table lists the various managed system software components that you can install during a custom installation. Table 1.
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on Guide in the docs directory. Command Line Interface (Management Interface) Command Line Interface of Server Instrumentation Install to provide local and remote system management solutions to manage Server and Storage instrumentation data using commandline interfaces. Supported systems. For a list of supported systems, see the Systems Software Support Matrix.
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on DRAC 4 (depending on the type of the system) speed. Remote Access or Management Controller also logs Interface. event data and the most recent crash screen (available only on systems running Windows operating system) to help you diagnose the probable cause of a system crash.
• The Server Administrator SNMP Reference Guide documents the SNMP management information base (MIB). • The Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide documents the Common Information Model (CIM) provider, which is an extension of the standard management object format (MOF) file. This guide explains the supported classes of management objects.
Preinstallation Setup 2 Ensure that you perform the following before installing Server Administrator: • Read the installation instructions for the operating system. • Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements. • Read the applicable readme files and the Systems Software Support Matrix. • Close all applications running on the system before installing the Server Administrator applications.
• One of the Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards. • Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution is at least 1024 x 768. • The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access controller (RAC) installed on the managed system. See the relevant Remote Access Controller User’s Guide for complete software and hardware requirements.
Configuring SNMP Agents The systems management software supports the SNMP systems management standard on all supported operating systems. The SNMP support may or may not be installed depending on the operating system and how the operating system was installed. An installed supported systems management protocol standard, such as SNMP, is required before installing the systems management software.
4. Check for the required dependencies for the openwsman and sfcbd RPMs listed in the following table. Table 3. Required Dependencies 5. Packages Red Hat Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Openwsman OpenSSL LibXML Pkgconfig CURL Chkconfig Initscript SBLIM-SFCC LibOpenSSL LibXML Pkg-config libCURL aaa_base aaa_base SBLIM-SFCC SBLIM SFCC CURL LibCURL SBLIM SFCB zlib CURL PAM OpenSSL Chkconfig Initscript zlib LibCURL PAM LibOpenSSL aaa_base aaa_base Install the dependent RPMs.
Before executing the autoconf_cim_component.sh script, make sure that Systems Management is installed. Execute the following command to configure sfcb and openwsman as per the default configurations: ./ autoconf_cim_component.sh NOTE: To configure openwsman on the managed node to run on a different port, use the -p option with autoconf_cim_component.sh. This is optional and by default the openwsman is configured to run on port 443.
Running sfcb And openwsman Run sfcb and openwsman: • /etc/init.d/sfcb start • /etc/init.d/openwsmand start NOTE: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, replace sfcb with sblim-sfcb. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, for the sblim-sfcb and openwsman to start automatically after a reboot you need to change the run-levels using the chkconfig utility.
password sufficient /lib/security/$ISA/pam_winbind.so use_authtok password required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so session required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_limits.so session required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so session optional /lib/security/$ISA/pam_krb5.so Workaround For The Libssl Issue If the required library needed by openwsman is present on the system, the autoconf_cim_component.sh script tries to resolve the libssl.so issue. However, if the library is not present, then the script reports the same.
Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux And VMware ESX 3 The Systems Management installer supports both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. The following table explains the operating system installation matrix for Systems Management. Table 4. Operating System Installation Matrix Operating System Architecture 32-bit Architecture 64-bit Architecture Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 64bit Not Supported Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
NOTE: On systems running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (32-bit) operating system the Emulex driver is dependent on the following RPMs: • kernel-headers-2.6.18-346.el5.i386.rpm • glibc-headers-2.5-107.i386.rpm • glibc-devel-2.5-107.i386.rpm • gcc-4.1.2-54.el5.i386.rpm If any of the RPMs listed above are missing, the system experiences issues in detecting the Emulex Network Adapters.
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.sh srvadmin-xmlsup dsm_sa_datamgrd -r or --rac srvadmin-hapi dsm_sa_eventmgr d srvadmin-realssd (applicable for x86_64 bit only) srvadminsmcommon srvadmin-storage srvadmin-storagecli srvadmin-idracsnmp srvadmin-storagesnmp srvadmin-raccomponents Remote Access SA Plugin Component -> Remote access core components, Server Instrumentation DRAC4 agent is installed if DRAC4 card is available in the server.
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.sh srvadminitunnelprovider srvadmin-raccomponents NOTE: To manage the server, select either Server Administrator Web Server or one of the Management Interfaces – CLI, SNMP or OS LOG along with Server Instrumentation (SI) or Server Administrator Storage Management Service (OMSS). NOTE: Command line options for [-t] and [-g] cannot be used without a management interface.
Installing Managed System Software This section explains how to install managed system software using the following installation options: • Using the srvadmin-install.sh shell script NOTE: If you have downloaded the managed system software installer (available as a .tar.gz file), the srvadmin-install.sh shell script is present as setup.sh in the root directory. • Using the RPM command Prerequisites For Installing Managed System Software The prerequisites are: • Log in as root.
Installing Managed System Software Using The Provided Media The installer uses RPMs to install each component. The media (DVD) is divided into subdirectories to enable easy custom installation. NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x operating system, DVDs are auto-mounted with the noexec mount option. This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD. Manually mount the DVD and then run executables. To review the software before you install it, follow this procedure: 1.
NOTE: The Inventory Collector RPM (srvadmin-cm) requires the following RPMs to be preinstalled on servers prior to 11G running supported 64-bit Linux operating system. • glibc.i686 • compat-libstdc++.i686 • libstdc++.i686 • zlib.i686libxml2.i686 If the dependent RPMs are not installed then Inventory Collector will not function as expected and exits with error messages. 5. Start the Server Administrator services after the installation using the srvadmin-services.
Meta RPMs Details srvadmin-webserver Installs the web server component. srvadmin-server-snmp Installs the server Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) component. srvadmin-server-cli Installs the server Command Line Interface (CLI) component. srvadmin-storageservices-snmp Installs the storage SNMP component. srvadmin-storageservices-cli Installs the storage CLI component.
Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement Using The Shell Script To Perform The Custom Installation You can run the Server Administrator Custom Install script in an interactive mode. The basic usage of the script is: srvadmin-install.sh [OPTION]... Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility The Server Administrator utility runs in an interactive mode if you do not specify any options, and runs silently if you provide one or more options.
* — Options included for Linux granular installation. Using The Shell Script To Perform The Installation In Interactive Mode This installation procedure uses the srvadmin-install.sh to prompt you for the installation of specific components. 1. Log in as root to the system running the supported operating system where you want to install the managed system components. 2. Insert the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive. 3. Mount the DVD, if required. 4.
Managed System Software Installation Using Third Party Deployment Software You can use third-party deployment software, such as Altiris Deployment Solution, VMWare Update Manager (VUM), or Linux Respository for Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM), Rug, and Zypper, to install managed systems software on supported systems. To distribute and install Server Administrator using Altiris Deployment Solution: 1. Start the Altiris application 2. Import OpenManage_Jobs.bin located at SYSMGMT\srvadmin\support\Altiris
Using YUM NOTE: Ensure that you are using the latest version of YUM as the older versions do not support plug-ins or mirrorlists. If you are using YUM with CentOS, or Scientific Linux, ensure that the plug-ins are enabled as the system connects to a system specific repository using a YUM plug-in. If the plug-in is not enabled, the repository will not work properly and you will not be able to install packages from the repository. Add the plugins=1 line, to your yum.conf, if the plug-in is not enabled.
During an uninstallation, files in which user settings are made are preserved with the .rpmsave file extension. Log files are also preserved after the uninstallation.
4 Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems Software Support Matrix. Use Server Administrator Web Server version 8.0.1 to access systems running the VMware ESXi 5.5 U1, ESXi 5.1 U2 operating system. Server Administrator is available as a .zip file for installing on systems running VMware ESXi. The zip file, OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web--.VIB-ESXi_.
Troubleshooting Using The VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) The vMA allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESX/ESXi systems. For more information on vMA, see vmware.com/support/developer/vima/. 1. Log on to vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted. 2. Copy and unzip the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web--.VIB-ESXi_.zip file to a directory on the vMA. 3.
9. Click create from Baselines tab, mention baseline name and select Host Extension as baseline type. Complete the rest as per instructions. 10. Click Admin View. 11. Click Add to Baseline (against the uploaded patch name) and select the baseline name that you have created in step 8. 12. Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline created in step 8 and follow the instructions. 13.
NOTE: Ensure that the version of the Server Administrator Web Server interface is greater or equal to the version of the Server Instrumentation installed. 2. Run the Server Administrator Web Server interface. The Managed System Login screen is displayed. 3. On the Managed System Login screen, type the following credentials of the VMware ESXi system you want to access, and then click Submit. • Hotname / IP address: — Is the hostname or IP address of the management station.
where is the hostname or IP address of the ESXi system, is a user on the ESXi system, is the password of the ESXi user, is the SNMP community name and is the hostname or IP address of the management station. NOTE: If you do not specify a user name and password, you are prompted to specify the same. 5. Enable SNMP using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server --username --password -E 6.
Frequently Asked Questions 5 What ports do systems management applications use? The default port used by Server Administrator is 1311. These ports are configurable. For port information of a particular component, see the User Guide of that respective component.
I manually installed my Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 64-bit operating system and can see RPM dependencies while installing Server Administrator. Where can I find these dependent RPM files? For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the dependent RPM files are on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation media. All other RPMs are available in the /SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPMS/supportRPMS\opensourcecomponents directory.
When using the rpm -e 'rpm -qa | grep srvadmin' command to remove systems management software, some RPM utility versions may schedule an uninstallation in an incorrect order, which results in users encountering misleading warning or error messages. What is the solution? The solution is to use the systems management uninstall script srvadmin-uninstall.sh, provided on the DVD.
Feature Name in VMware ESX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server DSM SA Data Engine Service dataeng DSM SA Shared Service dsm_om_shrsvc DSM SA Connection Service dsm_om_connsvc DSM SM LSI Manager mptctl Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) None Remote Access Controller (DRAC 4) racsvc Remote Access Controller (DRAC 5) None What do the directories under srvadmin/linux/custom/ contain? The following table lists the names of the directories in the
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-isvc Server Administrator srvadmin-omilcore, srvadminInstrumentation Service — Server deng, and srvadmin-hapi Administrator provides a suite of systems management information for keeping supported systems on the network healthy. Server Administrator Instrumentation Service provides fault management information, prefailure information, and asset and inventory information to management applications.
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-idracadm iDRAC Command Interface — srvadmin-omilcore The command-line user interface to the Integrated Remote Access Controller. srvadmin-idracdrsc iDRAC Integration Layer — Integrated Remote Access CLI and Web Plug-in to Server Administrator. srvadmin-omilcore, srvadmindeng, srvadmin-rac4 components, and srvadminomacore add-RAC4 — Software for remote management of fourth-generation Remote Access Controllers.
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-storage Storage Management — Provides srvadmin-omilcore, srvadminSystems Management Storage deng, and srvadmin-omacore Services. SA-WebServer — Provides web access to manage the server.
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required Interface — This systems management package provides the device drivers and libraries needed by systems management software to access information about the hardware on supported systems. srvadmin-isvc Server Administrator srvadmin-omilcore, srvadminInstrumentation Service — Server deng, and srvadmin-hapi Administrator provides a suite of systems management information for keeping supported systems on the network healthy.
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-ssa Enables management of the system from a remote system on which Server Administrator Web Server is installed, using WS-Man interfaces. srvadmin-omacore, srvadminomhip, and srvadmin-isvc. srvadmin-syscheck Package that checks the level of systems management support.
What daemons run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems after Server Administrator is started? The daemons that run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems depend on what is installed and what is enabled to run. The following table displays the daemons that typically run for a full install: Table 9.
Driver Name Description For a TVM system dcdbas Systems Management Base Driver dell_rbu BIOS Update Driver For an ESM system dcdbas Systems Management Base Driver dell_rbu BIOS Update Driver For support of Server Administrator Storage Systems mptctl Device driver for LSI RAID When I run srvadmin-cm (Server Administrator Inventory Collector) it displays error messages.
6 Linux Installer Packages This section lists the Linux installer packages. Table 11. Meta RPMs RPM Description Dependent packages Complete Server Administrator features Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.
RPM Description Dependent packages Required for Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.
RPM Description Dependent packages Required for Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.
Table 13. Packages needed for local management that are used by GUI and CLI components RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 srvadmin- Common srvadminomcommo framework omilcore n or libraries for GUI/CLI Server Y Administrat or GUI/CLI Y Y Y srvadminomacore Provides srvadminplugins that omilcore act as interfaces between back end and GUI/ CLI. Also provides OM CLI tools.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 srvadminomacs Server srvadminAdministrat omcommo or OMACS n srvadminomilcore Common services bundled in helper library N Y Y Y srvadminominst Server None Administrat or Core Server N Instrument ation Componen ts Y Y Y Table 14.
RPM libwsman1 Descriptio n Dependant Required packages for Openwsma None n libraries used by client and server componen ts Systems Management Software 7.1 Openwsma Y n support library 7.2 7.3 7.4 Y Y Y *** — Obsolete and replaced with srvadmin-tomcat Table 15. Server Administrator Remote Enablement (Standard Agent) RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.2 7.3 7.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 g to the CIM Operations over HTTP protocol.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Storage Y instrument ation, SNMP monitoring and CLI (for storage manageme nt) Y Y Y * For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 manageme nt libraries srvadminmegalib LSI utility None libraries for storage manageme nt of PERC 4 controllers. *N/A for 64-bit OMSA installation, and VMware ESX.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages or SNMP Framework srvadminisvc-snmp Server SNMP module Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 N Y Y Y or SNMP Framework srvadminhapi, srvadminisvc Server and Operating System related SNMP Queries and SNMP Traps Table 17. RAC Instrumentation, SNMP Monitoring, GUI and CLI Plugins RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.
RPM Descriptio n OM Required Dependant for packages Systems Management Software 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 srvadmin- RAC Data srvadminrac4populator omilcore populator- for DRAC 4 DRAC 4 instrument ation Y Y Y Y srvadminargtable2 Library for None parsing GNU style commandline argument.
