Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- What’s New for Version 5.1
- Setup and Administration
- Installing Server Administrator
- Using Server Administrator
- Instrumentation Service
- Remote Access Service
- Overview
- Hardware Prerequisites
- Software Prerequisites
- Adding and Configuring DRAC Users
- Configuring an Existing DRAC User
- Configuring the DRAC Network Properties
- Configuring the DRAC Alert Properties
- Configuring DRAC III Dial-in (PPP) Users and Modem Settings
- Configuring the DRAC Remote Features Properties
- Configuring DRAC Security
- Accessing and Using a Dell Remote Access Controller
- Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Storage Management Service
- Server Administrator Logs
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
Introduction 11
Storage Management Service
The Storage Management Service provides storage management information in an integrated graphical view.
The Storage Management Service of Server Administrator:
• Enables you to view the status of local and remote storage attached to a monitored system.
• Supports SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS. Does not support Fibre Channel.
• Allows you to perform controller and enclosure functions for all supported RAID and non-RAID
controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command line interface without the use of
the controller BIOS utilities.
• Protects your data by configuring data redundancy, assigning hot spares, or rebuilding failed drives.
• Provides features for configuring storage.
On supported Windows operating systems, Storage Management is installed using the Typical Setup.
On systems running supported Red Hat
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Enterprise Linux and SUSE
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Linux Enterprise Server
operating systems, you can either install the Storage Management Service through the Red Hat Package
Manager (RPM) or use the srvadmin-install.sh script—a menu driven script that installs the
appropriate RPMs based on the options you choose.
For more information on the Storage Management Service, see the Storage Management online help
and the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide. For information on
how to launch the online help, see "Displaying Online Help.
NOTICE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager is no longer supported. If you are upgrading a system (installed with
Dell OpenManage version 4.3 or later) with Array Manager installed, Array Manager will be removed during the
upgrade process. You can use Storage Management instead.
NOTE: Installing Storage Management replaces any previous installation of the Array Manager managed system
(server software) and console (client software) that resides on the system. If only the Array Manager console is
installed on the system, then installing the Storage Management does not replace the Array Manager console.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager Console (for Management Station) is available under Windows, only if
previous Dell OpenManage Management Station software (with Array Manager Console installed) is detected. It is
only available for upgrade.
Diagnostic Service
NOTE: The Diagnostic Service is no longer available through Server Administrator.
To run diagnostics on your system, install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from your Dell PowerEdge Service
and Diagnostic Utilities CD or download and install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com. Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics is a stand-alone application that can be run
without installing Server Administrator. See the Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics User’s Guide for more
information.