Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.4 Owner's Manual, Quick User Guide
Summary
The Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide for Linux version 9.4 documents deploying server management software on Linux-based PowerEdge systems. It covers preinstallation setup, installation requirements, security features, and step-by-step installation procedures for Server Administrator components on managed Linux systems. Linux system administrators can follow this guide for deploying OpenManage agents, configuring SNMP, and integrating with enterprise monitoring frameworks.
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Dell EMC Open Manage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.4
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Dell EMC Open Manage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.4
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. What’s new in this release........................
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5 Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi......................................................... Using the v Sphere CLI.....................................................................
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Introduction This topic provides information about: Installing Server Administrator on managed systems. Installing and using the Remote Enablement feature. Managing remote systems using Server Adminis...
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For more information about any features, see the Dell EMC Open Manage Server Administrator Online Help. Software Availability The Server Administrator software can be installed from: Systems Managemen...
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Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on Administrator Web Server. Storage Management Server Administrator Storage Install to implement hardware Only those systems on whic...
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Security Features Systems management software components provide the following security features: Support for Network Information Services (NIS), Winbind, Kerberos, and Lightweight Directory Access Pr...
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Preinstallation Setup Ensure that you perform the following before installing Server Administrator: Read the installation instructions for the operating system. Read the Installation Requirements to e...
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Managed System Requirements One of the supported operating systems and web browser Minimum 2 GB RAM Minimum 512 MB free hard drive space Administrator rights TCP/IP connection on the managed system an...
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Remote Enablement Requirements The Remote Enablement feature is supported on: Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Enterprise Linux VMware v Sphere (ESXi) Dependent RPMs For Remote Enablement If you choose t...
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NOTE: On RHEL8, comment RANDFILE and change bits to 2048 in ssleay.cnf before running owsmangencert.sh for openwsman to run properly . Reusing An Existing Certificate If you have a self-signed or CA-s...
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auth required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so account required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so broken_shadow account sufficient /lib/security/$ISA/pam_succeed_if.so uid 100 quiet account [default=bad su...
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Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux and VMware ESXi operating systems The following table explains the operating system installation matrix for Systems Management. Table 3. Operating...
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Software License Agreement The software license for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version of the Systems Management software is located on the Dell EMC Open Mana...
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Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmin- install.sh (For systems running Red srvadmin-hapi dsm_sa_eventmgrd Hat Enterprise Linux, srvadmin-omilcore dsm_sa_snmpd install net-sn...
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Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmin- install.sh Linux Enterprise, install srvadmin-omcommon net-snmp) srvadmin-omacore srvadmin-cm srvadmin-smcommon srvadmin-itunnelprovid...
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Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmin- install.sh srvadmin-smcommon srvadmin-idracadm7 srvadmin-idrac-vmcli Storage Agent and PE Server, OS -t or --stragent srvadmin-xmlsup ...
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NOTE: When you upgrade server administrator from the previously installed version, and if you have installed other Dell system management products, for example DTK, you may see dependency errors. Dell...
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NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x operating system, DVDs are auto‑mounted with the -noexec mount option. You cannot run any executable program from the DVD. Manually mount the DVD and then run...
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Directory RPM Package SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/custom/RHEL7/Server- Server Instrumentation packages Instrumentation/<arch> Where <OS> is the supported operating system and <arch> is 64...
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NOTE: If you choose to install the Remote Enablement feature, ensure that you install the dependent RPMs before installing this feature. 5. Start the Server Administrator services after the installati...
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**—This option is applicable only for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x. Using The Shell Script To Perform The Installation In Interactive Mode This installation procedure uses the srvadmin-install.sh to p...
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Install drivers for all your Linux systems Install BIOS and firmware updates Setting Up The Linux Repository Before you can start using the Linux Repository for installing software or upgrades, you mu...
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Uninstalling Managed System Software Using The RPM Command The individual components of systems management software can be uninstalled without uninstalling all the systems management. To uninstall onl...
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Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems Software Support Matrix. Server Administrato...
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Troubleshooting Using the VMware v Sphere Management Assistant v MA The v MA enables administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESXi systems. For more information about v MA, se...
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12. Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline that is created in step 8 and follow the instructions. 13. Click Scan and select Patches & ...
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Hotname / IP address: —Is the hostname or IP address of the management station. Type the hostname or IP address in the format Hostname: Port Number, or IP address: Port Number. Username: Password: The...
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The SNMP trap configuration takes effect immediately without restarting any services. Troubleshooting When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed: unpacking c...
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Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi The Systems Management installer provides an upgrade from 9.3 version. Topics: Using the v Sphere CLI Using The Power CLI Using the VMware Update M...
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6. Create a folder OM-Srv Admin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i on ESXi host under /vmfs/ volumes/<datastore_name> directory. 7. Copy the ESXi .zip file on ESXi 6....
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Frequently Asked Questions What ports do systems management applications use? The Server Administrator uses the default port 1311. These ports are configurable. For port information of a particular co...
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When using the rpm -e 'rpm -qa | grep srvadmin' command to remove systems management software, some RPM utility versions may schedule an uninstallation in an incorrect order, which results in users en...
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Feature Name in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Systems Management SNMP dsm_sa_snmpd.service What do the directories under srvadmin/linux/custom/ <operating system&...
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Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-hapi Server Administrator Hardware Application srvadmin-omilcore Programming Interface — This systems management package provi...
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Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-omcommon Provides Common Framework required by srvadmin-omilcore Server Administrator. srvadmin-omilcore Server Administrator ...
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Table 11. Kernel Modules Loaded When Server Administrator Services are Started Driver Name Description For a system with IPMI dell_rbu BIOS Update Driver ipmi_devintf IPMI device driver ipmi_msghandle...
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Linux Installer Packages This section lists the Linux installer packages. Table 12. Meta RPMs RPM Description Dependent packages Required for Systems Management Software 9.4 srvadmin-all Meta package ...
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RPM Description Dependent packages Required for Systems Management Software 9.4 automatically pull in the Server Administrator Server CLI feature srvadmin- Meta package that storageservices, Storage S...
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| Published | June 28, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is required before installing Managed System Software?
Check the Installation Requirements, Supported Operating Systems, and System/Managed System requirements.
How do I configure SNMP monitoring?
Use srvadmin-deng-snmp (for queries/traps) or srvadmin-deng-snmp (for general SNMP Framework).
Which RPM provides CLI tools for iDRAC administration on RAC?
Yes, Managed System Software can be installed Using Third-Party Deployment Software.