Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.4 User's Guide
Summary
This document is the official manual for the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. The manual provides comprehensive guidance on setup, configuration, and operation. It includes step-by-step setup and installation instructions. Troubleshooting guidance and problem resolution steps are also provided. Designed for system administrators who need detailed guidance on using and maintaining this server.
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Dell Open Manage Server Administrator Version 6.4
User’s Guide
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book.book Page 2 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either ...
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book.book Page 3 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Contents Introduction Overview Installation Updating Individual System Components Storage Management Service Instrumentation Service Remote Access Co...
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book.book Page 4 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM VMware ESXi Server 4.X Encryption Assigning User Privileges Creating Server Administrator Users for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux...
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book.book Page 5 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Using Server Administrator Starting Your Server Administrator Session Logging In and Out Server Administrator Local System Login Server Administrator...
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book.book Page 6 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Server Administrator Services Overview Managing Your System Managing System/Server Module Tree Objects Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Obj...
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book.book Page 7 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations Server Administrator Logs Overview Integrated Features Log Window Task...
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book.book Page 8 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Login Failure Scenarios Fixing a Faulty Server Administrator Installation on Supported Windows Operating Systems Open Manage Server Administrator Ser...
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book.book Page 9 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Introduction Overview Dell Open Manage Server Administrator (OMSA) provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from...
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book.book Page 10 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM management station software components. Additionally, you can install Server Administrator on multiple systems through an unattended installation ac...
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book.book Page 11 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Instrumentation Service The Instrumentation Service provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry-standar...
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book.book Page 12 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM The Help icon is available with the Email, Export, and Refresh icons in the top right corner of the page. The custom buttons like Save as, Clear Log...
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book.book Page 13 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM See the Server Administrator context-sensitive online help for more information on features introduced in this release. Systems Management Standards...
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book.book Page 14 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Table 1-1. Systems Management Standards Availability Operating System SNMP CIM Windows Server 2008 family and Available from the operating Always in...
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book.book Page 15 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Other Documents You May Need In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at support.dell.com/manuals. On the Manuals pa...
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book.book Page 16 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM The Dell Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide provides detailed information on installing, configuring and using CMC. The Dell Online Diagnost...
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book.book Page 17 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM enhance remote operating system deployment capabilities. These capabilities are exposed through the web services based hardware management interface...
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book.book Page 18 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Introduction
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book.book Page 19 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Setup and Administration Security Management Dell Open Manage Server Administrator provides security through Role- Based Access Control (RBAC), auth...
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book.book Page 20 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Table 2-1. User Privileges User Privileges Access Type View Manage User Yes No Power User Yes Yes Administrator Yes Yes Elevated Administrator (Linu...
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book.book Page 21 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM process is running. This authentication scheme ensures that all Server Administrator functions, whether accessed through the Server Administrator ho...
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book.book Page 22 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM vmware-hostd process. To make sure that authentication works efficiently for your site, perform basic tasks such as setting up users, groups, permis...
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book.book Page 23 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Adding Users to a Domain on Windows Operating Systems NOTE: You must have Microsoft Active Directory installed on your system to perform the followi...
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book.book Page 24 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Creating Users With User Privileges Run the following command from the command line: useradd -d <home-directory> -g <group> <username...
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book.book Page 25 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Table 2-4 lists the legends for adding the role definition to the omarolemap file Table 2-4. Legends for adding the role definition in Open Manage S...
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book.book Page 26 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Server Administrator uses the default operating system user privilege, if a user is degraded in the omarolemap file. Do not use the loop back addres...
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book.book Page 27 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Disabling Guest and Anonymous Accounts in Supported Windows Operating Systems NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform t...
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book.book Page 28 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM command line interface (CLI) to enable or disable SNMP Set operations in Server Administrator. For more information about the Server Administrator C...
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book.book Page 29 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Enabling SNMP Access By Remote Hosts Windows Server 2003, by default, does not accept SNMP packets from remote hosts. For systems running Windows Se...
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book.book Page 30 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Click the Security tab to add or edit a community name. To add a community name, click Add under the Accepted Community Names list. The SNMP Service...
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book.book Page 31 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Set the Community Rights to READ WRITE or READ CREATE, and click OK. The SNMP Service Properties window appears. Click OK to save the changes. Confi...
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book.book Page 32 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Administrator uses the SNMP services provided by the net-snm...
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book.book Page 33 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM The second change is to modify the default access line to give read-only access to the entire MIB tree for the public community. Server Administrato...
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book.book Page 34 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Find the line that reads: com2sec publicsec default public com2sec not Config User default public Edit this line, replacing public with the new SNMP...
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book.book Page 35 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Edit this line, replacing the first none with all. When edited, the new line should read: access publicgroup "" any noauth exact all all n...
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book.book Page 36 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM a management station. To configure your SNMP agent for proper interaction with management applications such as IT Assistant, perform the procedures ...
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book.book Page 37 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Edit or copy this line, replacing 127.0.0.1 with the remote host IP address. When edited, the new line should read: rocommunity public IP_address NO...
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book.book Page 38 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Edit this line by replacing public with the new SNMP community name. When edited, the new line should read: rocommunity community_name 127.0.0.1 To ...
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book.book Page 39 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM Add the following line to the file: trapsink IP_address community_name where IP_address is the IP address of the management station and community_na...
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book.book Page 40 Monday, November 29, 2010 4:40 PM To enable VMWare SNMP service, run the following command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <ESX_IP_addr> --username root --password <password> -E ...
Manual Details
| Brand | Server |
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| Pages | 128 |
| File Size | 3.66 MB |
| Published | June 28, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What operating systems are supported?
Supported operating systems include Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and VMware ESX Server 4.X or ESXi 4.X.
How do I configure SNMP on Windows?
Configure the SNMP Agent on Windows by navigating to the specific configuration section in the Setup and Administration chapter.
Where can I find information on the new features?
The 'What’s New in Version 6.4' section details the new features included in this version of the software.