Reference Guide

Accessing documents from Dell support site
You can access the required documents in one of the following ways:
• Using the following links:
– For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals
– For OpenManage documents — Dell.com/OpenManageManuals
– For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/esmmanuals
– For iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller documents — Dell.com/idracmanuals
– For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/
OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement
– For Serviceability Tools documents — Dell.com/ServiceabilityTools
– For Client Command Suite Systems Management documents — Dell.com/DellClientCommandSuiteManuals
• From the Dell Support site:
a. Go to Dell.com/Support/Home.
b. Under Select a product section, click Software & Security.
c. In the Software & Security group box, click the required link from the following:
– Enterprise Systems Management
– Remote Enterprise Systems Management
– Serviceability Tools
– Dell Client Command Suite
– Connections Client Systems Management
d. To view a document, click the required product version.
• Using search engines:
– Type the name and version of the document in the search box.
Other Documents You May Need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/support/home.
• The Dell Systems Software Support Matrix provides information about the various Dell systems, the operating systems
supported by these systems, and the Dell OpenManage components that can be installed on these systems.
• The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide contains instructions to help you install Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator.
• The Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide contains instructions to help you install Dell
OpenManage management station software that includes Baseboard Management Utility, DRAC Tools, and Active Directory
Snap-In.
• The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator SNMP Reference Guide documents the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) management information base (MIB). The SNMP MIB defines variables that extend the standard MIB to cover the
capabilities of systems management agents.
• The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide documents the Common Information Model (CIM) provider,
an extension of the standard management object format (MOF) file. The CIM provider MOF documents supported classes of
management objects.
• The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide lists the messages that are displayed in your Server
Administrator home page Alert log or on your operating system’s event viewer. This guide explains the text, severity, and
causes of each Instrumentation Service Alert message that Server Administrator issues.
• The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface User's Guide documents the complete command-line
interface for Server Administrator, including an explanation of CLI commands to view system status, access logs, create reports,
configure various component parameters, and set critical thresholds.
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