User's Manual

Introduction 13
Introduction
Using Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator’s graphical user interface
(GUI) or the command line interface (CLI) you can perform essential
systems management tasks.
The reporting and viewing features allow retrieval of overall health status for
systems on your network. At the component level, you can view information
about voltages, temperatures, fan’s
revolutions per minute ( RPM), memory
functioning, and many other critical component details. You can see a
detailed account of many relevant cost of ownership (COO) facts about your
system in a summary view. Version information for BIOS, firmware, operating
system, and all installed software is easy to retrieve.
Configuration features allow Server Administrator to perform essential tasks
described in detail in the following sections.
NOTE: You can use the CLI instead of the Server Administrator home page, and
turn the Server Administrator Web server off if you have security concerns. The CLI
does not use the Web server. Use the omconfig system webserver action=stop
command to turn off the Web server. The Web server starts automatically after a
reboot, so this command must be issued each time a system starts up.
See ""omconfig system webserver/omconfig servermodule webserver" on page 109"
for more information.
What's New for Version 5.4
The following features are new in this release of Server Administrator:
• The Dell OpenManage systems management software kit is now available
on a single DVD titled
Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
.
NOTE: The root of the DVD also contains ISO images of the Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility (version 5.3) and the Dell Systems Console and Agent CD (Dell
OpenManage software version 5.3.0.1). You can use these ISO images to create CDs
for systems that do not have DVD drives. However, if you need version 5.4 of the Dell
Systems Build and Update Utility (to support x6xx and x7xx Dell systems and
Windows Server 2008 operating systems), you can download the ISO image from
the Dell Support site at support.dell.com. You can also download the ISO images of