Setup Guide

Managed System Requirements

Server In-Band Monitoring Requirements

To enable Server (In-band) Monitoring, install any supported Server Administrator versions from 6.4 to 7.3 (including the

Server Administrator Storage Management Service) on a managed node.

The following table lists the supported Server Administrator versions on the managed system and the corresponding

features.

Table 6. Server In-Band Monitoring Requirements

Feature Version 6.4 Version 6.5 Version 7.0 Version 7.1 Version 7.2 Version 7.3

Discovery,

inventory, and

monitoring of

Dell servers

running the

Windows

operating

system

Basic network

interface

attributes

Enriched

network

interface

attributes

Monitoring

iDRAC

View the

Express

Service code

NOTE: If a system has Server Administrator version lower than 6.4, the Dell servers are grouped under

Unmanaged

and monitoring is disabled.

NOTE: If you want to upgrade or uninstall Server Administrator on the managed system, the Alerts View of the

managed system may display the following error: Script or Executable failed to run. If the

managed system is not a management server, then switch the system to the Maintenance Mode until the upgrade

or uninstall completes. If the managed system is the

management server, you may manually close the alerts after

the upgrade or uninstall is complete.

NOTE: On systems using Server Administrator 7.2 DRAC tools, it is recommended to upgrade to Server

Administrator 7.3 DRAC tools.

DRAC Monitoring Requirements Using Server In-Band Feature

• Install Server Administrator (including the Server Administrator Storage Management Service) to enable in-band

troubleshooting tasks. To launch Server Administrator and enable Remote Desktop feature on systems with iDRAC 7

make sure that: