Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.5 Owner's Manual
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This installation guide provides comprehensive documentation for the product. The document includes detailed information about setup, configuration, operation, and maintenance of the monitor. It covers key features, specifications, installation procedures, troubleshooting steps, and best practices. The manual is designed for system administrators, IT professionals, and end users who need to deploy, manage, or operate the equipment effectively. Readers will find step-by-step instructions, technical diagrams, safety information, and reference materials to ensure proper usage and optimal performance.
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Dell EMC Open Manage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.5
October 2020 Rev. A01
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Dell EMC Open Manage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.5 October 2020 Rev. A01
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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 Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. What’s new in this release...............................
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Uninstalling the existing Systems Management VIB.................................................................................................33 Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running VMware...
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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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NOTE: For the list of supported operating systems and Dell EMC servers, see the Dell EMC Open Manage Software Support Matrix in the required version of Open Manage Software at www.dell.com/Open Manage...
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Table 1. Managed System Software Components (continued) Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on Instrumentation, you must also install one of the Management Interfaces or...
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Table 1. Managed System Software Components (continued) Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on also logs event data and the most recent crash screen (available only on s...
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The Integrated Remote Access Controller User's Guide provides complete information about configuring and using an integrated Remote Access Controller to remotely manage and monitor the system and its ...
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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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NOTE: For the list of supported operating systems and Dell EMC servers, see the Dell EMC Open Manage Software Support Matrix in the required version of Open Manage Software at www.dell.com/openmanagem...
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Related Links: Installation Requirements Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards Remote Enablement Requirements The Remote Enablement feature is supported on: Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Ent...
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with a single command rpm -ivh rpm1 rpm2 rpm3 rpm4 … rpm N or individually NOTE: If you are installing RPMs individually, follow this sequence. rpm -ivh sblim-sfcb-x.x.x.rpm rpm -ivh sblim-sfcc-x.x.x....
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Reusing An Existing Certificate If you have a self-signed or CA-signed certificate, you can use the same certificate for the openwsman server by updating the ssl_cert_file and ssl_key_file values, whi...
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auth sufficient /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so likeauth nullok auth sufficient /lib/security/$ISA/pam_krb5.so use_first_pass auth sufficient /lib/security/$ISA/pam_winbind.so use_first_pass auth requi...
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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 4. 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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Table 5. RPM for Individual Components (continued) Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmin-install.sh SNMP PE Server, OS -m or --snmp srvadmin-xmlsup dsm_sa_datamgrd (For syst...
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Table 5. RPM for Individual Components (continued) Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmin-install.sh (For systems running srvadmin-deng-snmp Red Hat Enterprise srvadmin-isvc ...
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Table 5. RPM for Individual Components (continued) Prerequisite RPM Deamons Names Command-Line Options for srvadmin-install.sh Enterprise, install net- srvadmin-ominst snmp) srvadmin-omacore srvadmin-...
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Degradation Of Functionality When The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service Is Started After Server Administrator is installed, the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service performs a run‑t...
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In Red Hat Enterprise Linux or later and SLES, install the wsman and sblim packages from the operating system DVD. See, To install the wsman and sblim packages Install all the prerequisite RPMs requir...
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Remote enablement is not installed and Server Administrator services do not start automatically. After the selected features are installed, the following message is displayed: i DRAC is an out-of-band...
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Table 7. Meta RPMs (continued) Meta RPMs Details srvadmin-idrac Installs the i DRAC component. srvadmin-standard Agent Installs the Remote Enablement component. srvadmin-storageservices Installs the s...
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The basic usage of the script is: srvadmin-install.sh [OPTION]... Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility The Server Administrator utility runs in an interactive mode if you do not specify an...
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Running the command displays a list of component options. If any of the components are already installed, those components are listed separately with a check mark next to them. The Server Administrato...
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Install BIOS and firmware updates Setting Up The Linux Repository Before you can start using the Linux Repository for installing software or upgrades, you must set up the repository. For more informat...
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If there is a previous set of exported files, they are overwritten. The default folder preferences are always the last known set of preferences. Uninstalling Managed System Software Using The RPM Comm...
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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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NOTE: For ESXi7.x host, Server Administrator VIB name is change to openmanage. NOTE: After an ESXi Server Administrator VIB/Component installation, the CIM services are restarted automatically to load...
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Remote Access Controller Install the Server Administrator Web Server separately on a management station. After installing Server Administrator, enable the Server Administrator Services. Related Links:...
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To install the Open Manage Server Administrator using v Sphere Lifecycle Manager (v LCM) in v Sphere Client (VC), do the following: 1. Install v Sphere Client (VCSA) through a supported Microsoft Wind...
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10. Run the following command to check if Open Manage is installed successfully on the host: For ESXi 6.x esxcli software vib list|grep -i open For ESXi 7.0 run the following command to check if Open ...
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Configuring The System To Send Traps To A Management Station Using The v Sphere CLI Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parame...
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Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi The Systems Management installer provides an upgrade from 9.3 version. NOTE: Upgrading Server Administrator VIB from VMware ESXi 6.x to VMware ESXi...
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2. Copy the OM-Srv Admin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip file to the ESXi host. 3. Navigate to the bin directory. 4. Run Connect-VIServer and provi...
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NOTE: For more information about VUM, see the VMware official website. NOTE: You can install Server Administrator from the VUM repository, https://vmwaredepot.dell.com/. Server Administrator upgrade i...
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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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Why am I getting a warning concerning the RPM package key during installation? The RPM files are signed with a digital signature. To avoid this warning, you should mount the media or package, and impo...
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Table 9. Names of the Directories Under the srvadmin/linux/custom/<operating system> directory (continued) Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required software to access inf...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the prerequisites for installing the software?
Ensure supported OS and web browsers are installed, and meet system requirements.
Which Linux distributions are supported?
Supported operating systems include Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
What is the purpose of the RAC instrumentation packages?
Provides RAC CLI tools for iDRAC7, RAC5, and iDRAC virtual media management.
What are the dependencies for remote enablement?
Dependent RPMs are required for remote enablement on managed systems.