Administrator Guide

Managing your NAS system

The following management tools are pre-installed on your system:

• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

• Remote Desktop for Administration

Topics:

• Dell OpenManage server administrator

• Remote desktop for administration

• Reinstalling NAS operating system by using DVD

• Dell Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR)

Dell OpenManage server administrator

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one system management solution in two ways:

• Integrated web browser-based GUI—through the Server Administrator home page

• Command line interface (CLI)—through the OS

Server Administrator allows you to manage NAS systems on a network locally and remotely.

Server Administrator provides information about:

• Systems that are operating properly and systems that have problems

• Systems that require updates

• Systems that require remote recovery operations

NOTE

: For more information on Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, see the

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's

Guide

for the relevant version at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Remote desktop for administration

You can remotely administer a storage appliance by using Remote Desktop for Administration (formerly known as Terminal Services in

Remote Administration mode). You can use it to administer a system virtually from any system on your network. Based on the terminal

services technology, Remote Desktop for Administration is designed for server management.

NOTE

: Remote desktop for administration does not require you to purchase special licenses for client computers that access the

server. It is not necessary to install Terminal Server Licensing when using Remote Desktop for Administration.

You can use Remote Desktop for Administration to log in to the server remotely by using any of the tools listed here:

• Remote Desktop Connection

• Remote Web Administration

• Microsoft Windows Server Remote Administration Applet

NOTE

: For secure connections, Dell recommends obtaining a certicate for the server and use HTTPS connections to connect to

Windows Storage Server.

14 Managing your NAS system