Reference Guide

Contents
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................6
What is new in this release....................................................................................................................6
Structure of this guide...........................................................................................................................6
Accessing documents from Dell support site...................................................................................... 7
Where can I find the Server Administrator one-to-one agent............................................................ 7
Supported GUI languages..................................................................................................................... 7
Documentation conventions for Dell systems.................................................................................... 8
2 In-band server management and monitoring...............................................10
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software........................................................10
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Windows Operating
Systems.......................................................................................................................................... 10
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Linux Operating
Systems..........................................................................................................................................20
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software On Virtualization
Operating Systems........................................................................................................................ 24
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator v8.2.....................................................................................32
Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for Server Administrator and Server
Administrator Web Server............................................................................................................. 32
Supported Linux Operating Systems for Server Administrator and Server Administrator
Web Server.....................................................................................................................................33
Supported Virtualization Operating Systems for Server Administrator and Server
Administrator Web Server............................................................................................................. 34
Supported Operating Systems for Server Administrator Web Server on your Managed System
(Servers)............................................................................................................................................... 34
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles....................................................... 35
Dell OpenManage Essentials v2.0.1.............................................................................................. 35
Dell OpenManage Mobile v1.3......................................................................................................35
Dell OpenManage Power Center v3.1.......................................................................................... 35
Supported web browsers for In-band management and monitoring..............................................36
3 Out-of-band server management and monitoring......................................38
Supported Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers and solutions.............................................38
iDRAC Service Module 2.2..................................................................................................................40
Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions for Blade Servers......................................... 40
Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions for Rack and Tower Servers........................ 41
Lifecycle Controller — Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems.........................................45
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