Server Administrator Version 8.0.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 4 What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................. 4 Software Availability.........................................................................................................................4 Systems Management Software.................................................................
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.
Security Features Systems management software components provide these security features: • User ID and password configuration through the web-based interface or the command line interface (CLI), in most cases. • SSL encryption (Auto Negotiate and 128-bit or higher). NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption. • Session time-out configuration (in minutes) through the web-based interface. • Port configuration to allow systems management software to connect to a remote device through firewalls.
• The Server Update Utility User's Guide provides information on using the Server Update Utility. • The Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD contains readme files for applications found on the media. NOTE: If the product does not perform as expected or you do not understand a procedure described in this guide, see Getting Help in the system’s Hardware Owner’s Manual.
2 Installing Systems Management Software On Citrix XenServer The Server Administrator is installed on Citrix XenServer using the Supplemental Pack. The Supplemental Pack for Citrix XenServer can be installed in two ways: • During the installation of XenServer • On a running system During The installation Of XenServer To install the Supplemental Pack for Citrix XenServer during the installation of XenServer: 1. Start the installation of XenServer as usual and follow the instructions on the screen. 2.
If you burned the ISO file to a CD/DVD, insert it in the optical drive and run: $ mount /dev/cdrom /mnt 2. Install the supplemental pack: $ cd /mnt $ ./install.sh OR $ xe-install-supplemental-pack .iso NOTE: If a previous version of Server Administrator is already installed on the system, then the command to upgrade it to version 7.0 is ./install.sh.
or $ /etc/init.d/iptables save 2. Restart openwsman and sfcb services: $ /etc/init.d/openwsmand restart $ /etc/init.d/sfcb restart NOTE: In case the openwsman services do not start properly, you may need to reboot the server. 3. Open the port 5986: $ iptables -I RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 5986 -j ACCEPT 4.
Frequently Asked Questions 3 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.
