Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.2 User' s Guide
Summary
The Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator version 9.3.2 User's Guide documents the systems management application for monitoring and configuring Dell PowerEdge servers. It covers installation procedures, Storage Management Service for RAID and virtual disk management, Instrumentation Service for hardware monitoring, Remote Access Controller integration, and log management. Server administrators can use this guide for hardware inventory, health monitoring, and storage configuration on managed
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Dell EMC Open Manage Server Administrator Version 9.3.2 User's Guide
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Dell EMC Open Manage Server Administrator Version 9.3.2 User's Guide
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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................................................................................................................................. Installation......................................
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System Tree................................................................................................................................................................... Action Window...............
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8 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... Login Failure Scenarios.........................................
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Introduction Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, web browser- based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command...
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ESXi 6.7 U2 operating system supports the yx3x and yx4x generation of Power Edge servers. ESXi 6.7 U3 operating system supports the yx3x, yx4x, and yx5x generation of Power Edge servers. Support for t...
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Remote Access Controller The Remote Access Controller provides a complete remote system management solution for systems equipped with the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)/Integrated Dell Remote A...
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Server Administrator Home Page The Server Administrator home page provides easy-to-set up and easy-to-use Web browser-based system management tasks from the managed system or from a remote host throug...
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Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site You can access the required documents using the following links: For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/Software Securit...
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Setup And Administration Server Administrator provides security through role- based access control (RBAC), authentication, and encryption for both the Web- based and command line interfaces. Topics: R...
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Service User Privilege Level Required Remote Access User, Power User, Administrator, Elevated Administrator, Elevated Administrator Administrator Storage Management User, Power User, Administrator, El...
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NOTE: For instructions on assigning user privileges for each supported operating system, see your operating system documentation. NOTE: To add users to Open Manage software, add new users to the opera...
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NOTE: Set root as the primary group. 2. Type passwd <username> and press <Enter>. 3. When prompted, enter a password for the new user. NOTE: Assign a password to every user account that ca...
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Server Administrator uses the default operating system user privileges, if: a user is degraded in the omarolemap file there are duplicate entries of user names or user groups along with same <Host_...
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Configuring the SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported VMware ESXi 5.X and ESXi 6.X Operating Systems Configuring ...
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b) To add a trap destination for a trap community, select the community name from the Community Name drop-down box and click Add under the Trap Destinations box. The SNMP Service Configuration window ...
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3. Edit this line, replacing public with the new SNMP community name. When edited, the new line should read: com2sec publicsec default community_name or com2sec not Config User default community_name....
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To change the default SNMP community name used for retrieving management information from a system running Server Administrator: 1. Open the SNMP agent configuration file, /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf. 2. Fin...
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Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters. One or more trap...
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6. Press <Tab> to select OK and press <Enter> The Firewall Configuration screen appears. 7. Press <Tab> to select OK and press <Enter> The Choose a Tool menu appears. 8. Press ...
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Using Server Administrator To start a Server Administrator session, double-click the Server Administrator icon on your desktop. The Server Administrator Log in screen is displayed. The default port fo...
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NOTE: If you have provided the system name or FQDN, the Server Administrator Web Server host converts the system name or FQDN to the IP address of the managed system. You can also connect by providing...
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Using The Active Directory Login You should select Active Directory Login to log in using the Dell Extended Schema Solution in Active Directory. This solution enables you to provide access to Server A...
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7. Click OK to save the new settings. 8. Close the browser and log in to Server Administrator. Enabling Single Sign-On For Server Administrator On Internet Explorer To allow Single Sign-On for Server ...
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GUI Field Name Applicable System System Non-modular system Main System Chassis Non-modular system The following figure shows a sample Server Administrator home page layout for a user logged in with ad...
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Server Administrator user interface differences across modular and non-modular systems The following table lists the availability of Server Administrator features across modular and non-modular system...
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> System/Server Module, the major categories of system/server module components that may appear are Main System Chassis/ Main System, Software, and Storage. To expand a branch of the tree, click th...
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Clicking Refresh ( ) reloads the system component status information in the action window data area. Clicking Save As saves an HTML file of the action window in a .zip file. Clicking Clear Log erases ...
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The action window displays the available settings and preferences for the managed system or the Server Administrator Web Server. Managed system preferences When you log in to a remote system, the pref...
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Set up your user preferences: 1. Click Preferences on the global navigation bar. The Preferences home page is displayed. 2. Click General Settings. 3. To add a preselected email recipient, type the em...
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TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA, TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256, TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA...
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either from the instructions on the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) page or by copying the entire text in the text box on the CSR page and pasting it in the CA submit form. The text must be in the B...
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You can download the required version of Tomcat web server package and run the utility from a command prompt. Download the Tomcat web server core distribution package from tomcat.apache.org. The distr...
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Server Administrator services Server Administrator Instrumentation Service monitors the health of a system and provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry-...
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If Storage Management Service is installed, depending on the controller and storage attached to the system, the Storage tree object expands to display various objects. For detailed information on the ...
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following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Licensing, Properties, Shutdown, Logs, Alert Management, and Session Management Licensing Subtabs: Information | Licensing Under the Licensing...
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when the log file reaches 80 percent capacity. On Power Edge 11G systems, the status indicator icon next to the log name changes to critical status ( ) when the log file reaches 100 percent capacity. ...
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The available components are: • Batteries • BIOS • Fans • Firmware • Hardware Performance • Intrusion • Memory • Network • Ports • Power Management • Power Supplies • Processors • Remote Access • Remo...
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Monitoring and Power Monitoring features are available only for systems that have two or more redundant, hot- swappable powers supplies installed. These features are unavailable for permanently instal...
Manual Details
| Brand | Server |
|---|---|
| Pages | 66 |
| File Size | 1.20 MB |
| Published | June 28, 2026 |
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