Page 3 - Contents; Introduction
Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................7 What Is New In This Release ................................................................................................................. 7 Software Availabil...
Page 5 - Linux Installer Packages
Why am I getting a warning concerning the RPM package key during installation? ................. 47 What are the names of all the Systems Management features under Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server? .................................................................................
Page 7 - What Is New In This Release
1 Introduction This topic provides information on: • Installing Server Administrator on managed systems.• Installing and using the Remote Enablement feature.• Managing remote systems using Server Administrator Web Server.• Configuring the system before and during a deployment or upgrade. NOTE: If yo...
Page 8 - Software Availability; Systems Management Software; Server Administrator Components On A Managed System
• A link to the complete overview of OpenManage products which provides more information on what is available in the Systems Management Tools and Documentation (SMTD) DVD, what is embedded in the server, and what can be downloaded from dell.com/support Software Availability The Server Administrator ...
Page 10 - Security Features
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on Administrator Web Server on another system. You can use the system with the Server Administrator to remotely monitor and manage the systems which have Remote Enablement installed. Operating System Logging (Management Interface) Op...
Page 11 - Other Documents You Might Need
• Session time-out configuration (in minutes) through the web-based interface.• Port configuration to allow systems management software to connect to a remote device through firewalls. NOTE: For information about ports that the various systems management components use, see the User Guide for that c...
Page 13 - Preinstallation Setup; Installation Requirements; Supported Operating Systems And Web Browsers; System Requirements
2 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 ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements. • Read the applicable readme f...
Page 14 - Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards; Configuring SNMP Agents
• Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution is at least 1024 x 768. • The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access controller (RAC) installed on the managed system. See the relevant Remote Access Controller User’s Gui...
Page 15 - Remote Enablement Requirements; Dependent RPMs For Remote Enablement; Installing Dependent RPMs
and how the operating system was installed. An installed supported systems management protocol standard, such as SNMP, is required before installing the systems management software.Configure the SNMP agent to change the community name, enable set operations, and send traps to a management station. T...
Page 16 - Post Installation Configuration For Remote Enablement
4. Check for the required dependencies for the openwsman and sfcbd RPMs listed in the following table. Table 3. Required Dependencies Packages Red Hat Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Openwsman OpenSSLLibXMLPkgconfigCURLChkconfigInitscriptSBLIM-SFCC LibOpenSSLLibXMLPkg-configlibCURLaaa...
Page 17 - Creating Server Certificate For WSMAN; Reusing An Existing Certificate
Execute the following command to configure sfbc and openwsman as per the default configurations: ./ autoconf_cim_component.sh NOTE: To configure openwsman on the managed node to run on a different port, use the -p < port > option with autoconf_cim_component.sh . This is optional and by default...
Page 18 - Workaround For The Libssl Issue
Winbind Configuration For openwsman And sfcb For Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems Follow the instructions mentioned below to configure openwsman and sfcb on 32-bit OMI installation. In case of a 64-bit installation, replace with . lib lib64 1. Back up these files: – /etc/pam.d/openwsman– /...
Page 19 - Winbind Configuration For openwsman And sfcb For
On a 64-bit installation, if you have libssl.so.0.9.8a and libssl.so.0.9.8b in /usr/lib, then create soft link with the latest libssl.so.0.9.8b : • ln -sf /usr/lib64/libssl.so.0.9.8b /usr/lib64/libssl.so • ldconfig Winbind Configuration For openwsman And sfcb For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operati...
Page 22 - Software License Agreement; RPM For Individual Components
NOTE: On systems running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (32-bit) operating system the Emulex driver is dependent on the following RPMs: • kernel-headers-2.6.18-346.el5.i386.rpm• glibc-headers-2.5-107.i386.rpm• glibc-devel-2.5-107.i386.rpm• gcc-4.1.2-54.el5.i386.rpm If any of the RPMs listed above ...
Page 27 - OpenIPMI Device Driver; Degradation Of Functionality When The Server Administrator; Installing Managed System Software
Prerequisite RPM Service Names Command Line Options for srvadmin-install.sh srvadmin-ominstsrvadmin- itunnelprovidersrvadmin-rac- components NOTE: To manage the server, select either Server Administrator Web Server or one of the Management Interfaces – CLI, SNMP or OS LOG along with Server Instrumen...
Page 28 - Prerequisites For Installing Managed System Software; Installing The wsman And sblim Packages; Installing Managed System Software Using The Provided Media
NOTE: If you have downloaded the managed system software installer (available as a .tar.gz file), the srvadmin-install.sh shell script is present as setup.sh in the root directory. • Using the RPM command Prerequisites For Installing Managed System Software The prerequisites are: • Log in as root . ...
Page 29 - Express Install; Component Specific Install Using RPM Commands
To review the software before you install it, follow this procedure: 1. Load the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the system's DVD drive. 2. Mount the DVD, if required. 3. When you have mounted the DVD, navigate to: <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/The installatio...
Page 31 - Custom RPMs Based Installation; Using The Shell Script To Perform The Custom Installation
Meta RPMs Details srvadmin-server-cli Installs the server Command Line Interface (CLI) component. srvadmin-storageservices-snmp Installs the storage SNMP component. srvadmin-storageservices-cli Installs the storage CLI component. Related Links: Linux Installer Packages Custom RPMs Based Installation...
Page 32 - Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility
Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility The Server Administrator utility runs in an interactive mode if you do not specify any options, and runs silently if you provide one or more options.The options are: • [-c|--cimagent] — Installs Remote Enablement components.• [-d|--dellagent] — Instal...
Page 33 - Using The Install Script To Run In Silent Mode; Determining The Server Administrator Architecture; Software
3. Mount the DVD, if required. 4. Navigate to <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts. 5. Execute the script with the sh srvadmin-install.sh command and accept the terms of the end- user license agreement.Executing the command displays a list of component options. If any of ...
Page 34 - Installation Using Linux Repository
5. Schedule the job to run on the supported systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment Solution. NOTE: For more information on VMWare Update Manager, see Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM) . Linux Repository The Linux Repository is the official repository for all related software and up...
Page 35 - Using RUG; Using ZYPPER; Uninstalling Managed System Software; Uninstalling Managed System Software Using The RPM Command
Using RUG You can install Server Administrator using rug for SLES 10 or higher. rug install srvadmin-base rug install srvadmin-webserver rug install srvadmin-storageservices NOTE: You must have setserial installed, if you want to install srvadmin-all . Using ZYPPER You can install Server Administrat...
Page 37 - Using The vSphere CLI
4 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 . Use Server Administrator Web Server version 7.0 to access VMware ESXi 4.0 U3, VMware ESXi 4.1 U2, VMware ESXi 5.0 U1...
Page 38 - Using The VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
• Server Administrator Instrumentation Service• Remote Enablement• Server Administrator Storage Management• Remote Access Controller Related Links: Troubleshooting Using The VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) The vMA allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESX...
Page 39 - Using The Power CLI
5. Right-click the ESXi host added in the previous step and click Maintenance Mode . 6. From Plug-ins select Manage Plug-ins → download VMware Update Manager (The status is enabled if the download is successful.) Follow the instructions to install the VUM client. 7. Select the ESXi host. Click Updat...
Page 40 - Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi
11. Run the following command to check if OpenManage is installed successfully on the host. esxcli software vib list|grep -i open OpenManage is displayed. NOTE: For more information on Power CLI, see the VMWare official website. Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi To manage Server Administ...
Page 42 - Uninstalling The Existing Systems Management VIB; Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running; vSphere CLI
Uninstalling The Existing Systems Management VIB To uninstall the existing Systems Management VIB: 1. Run the following command to uninstall the VIB: On ESXi 4.x: vihostupdate.pl --server < IP > -r -B < VIB Name > On ESXi 5.x: esxcli --server < IP > software vib remove < VIB Nam...
Page 45 - Frequently Asked Questions; After installing Server Administrator, I cannot log in.
5 Frequently Asked Questions What ports do systems management applications use? The default port used by Server Administrator is 1311. These ports are configurable. For port information of a particular component, see the User Guide of that respective component. When I run virtual media on the DRAC c...
Page 47 - misleading warning or error messages. What is the solution?; Why am I getting a warning concerning the RPM package key during
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 encountering misleading warning or error messages. What is the solution? The solution is to use the sy...
Page 53 - already has Server Administrator installed?
Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin-syscheck Package that checks the level of systems management support. srvadmin-omilcore What are the additional components that can be installed on a system that already has Server Administrator installed? There are a few addi...
