Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 10.1.0.0
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation Setup
- Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux operating systems and VMware ESXi
- Software License Agreement
- RPM for individual components
- OpenIPMI Device Driver
- Installing Managed System Software
- Uninstalling Managed System Software
- Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Using the vSphere CLI
- Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant vMA
- Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM)
- Installing OpenManage Server Administrator using vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere Client
- Using The Power CLI
- Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi
- Uninstalling the existing Systems Management VIB
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running VMware ESXi
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Linux Installer Packages
Introduction
This topic provides information about:
● 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 or upgrade.
NOTE: If you are installing management station and managed system software on the same system, install identical
software versions to avoid system conflicts.
Topics:
• OMSA Customer Survey
• What is new in this release
• Systems Management Software
• Security Features
• Other Documents You Might Need
OMSA Customer Survey
Survey link: https://secure.opinionlab.com.
Dell Technologies is exclusively surveying OMSA customers, collecting feedback, and implementing suggestions. As a customer,
the above link is available for you to take the survey at various phases of OMSA usage such as Windows or Linux based
installation, while using the OMSA GUI and CLI, and VMware ESXi.
What is new in this release
The following are the release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator and Storage Management.
● New in Server Administrator are:
○ Oracle Java Runtime Environment 11.0.11 and Tomcat 9.0.45 bundled with Server Administrator.
○ For the YX2X to YX5X generation of PowerEdge servers, new memory events are supported that provide additional
recommendations about the resolution steps to resolve an event.
○ In Server Administrator, the About page displays the latest OpenJDK version and a link from Red Hat to download and
that can be used as an alternative system JRE with Server Administrator.
○
Server Administrator web server supports the subject alternative name (SAN) attribute for certificates.
○ SNMP Management Interface is not installed as part of the Typical Installation setup in Server Administrator.
○ Inventory collector is not bundled as part of Server Administrator.
○ OpenManage product nomenclature is updated to standard format of 4 digits.
● New in Storage Management are:
○ NVMe Telemetry feature for direct-attached NVMe devices.
○ Samsung PM1733/PM1735 v2, Intel Optane P5800x, and Hynix PE8010 drives are supported.
● New supported operating systems are:
○ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
○ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
NOTE:
For the list of supported operating systems and Dell EMC servers, see Dell EMC OpenManage Software Support
Matrix in the required version of OpenManage Software at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
NOTE: For more information about features, see Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Online Help.
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