book.book Page 1 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator Version 6.0.3 User’s Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
book.book Page 2 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
book.book Page 3 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Server Administrator for VMware ESXi 3.5 . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Integrated Features Installation Browser Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrumentation Service 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Remote Access Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 4 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Assigning User Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabling Guest and Anonymous Accounts in Supported Windows Operating Systems . 4 Using Server Administrator . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . 21 Starting Your Server Administrator Session Logging In and Out . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Managing a Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Server Administrator Web Server . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 5 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 5 Server Administrator Services Managing Your System . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Managing System/Server Module Tree Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unsupported Features in OpenManage Server Administrator . . . . . . . . . . Modular Enclosure . . . . . . 43 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . .
book.book Page 6 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 7 Server Administrator Logs Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Integrated Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Log Window Task Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Server Administrator Logs . Hardware Log Alert Log Command Log 8 73 . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 7 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Introduction Server Administrator for VMware ESXi 3.5 This release of Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator provides support for VMware® ESXi 3.5 systems. The benefits of this operating system using Server Administrator are: • Comprehensive 1-to-1systems management solution from an integrated, web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) • The next generation hypervisor, VMware® ESXi 3.
book.book Page 8 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Integrated Features Server Administrator provides easy-to-use management and administration of remote systems through a comprehensive set of integrated management services. Server Administrator is the sole installation on the system being managed and is accessible remotely from the Server Administrator home page. Remotely monitored systems may be accessed by dial-in, LAN, or wireless connections.
book.book Page 9 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 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 through a LAN, dial-up service, or wireless network.
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book.book Page 11 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM • The Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller User’s Guide provides detailed information on configuring and using the iDRAC. • The Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller Utilities User Guide provides additional information about using Server Administrator to configure and manage your system's BMC. • The Dell Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide provides detailed information on installing, configuring and using CMC.
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book.book Page 13 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM What’s New for Version 6.0.3 The 6.0.3 release of Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator supports the VMware® ESXi 3.5 virtualization operating system. This release provides OpenManage Server Administrator support for VMware® ESXi 3.5 - based managed systems. With the introduction of VMware® ESXi 3.5 you can deploy Server Administrator on a single system, and still perform remote 1-to-1 systems management.
book.book Page 14 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Feature Highlights 14 • Support for new xx1x systems.
book.book Page 15 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM • • Enhanced power monitoring support: – Reporting of power consumption values in BTU (British Thermal Unit), as well as Watt.
book.book Page 16 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 16 What’s New for Version 6.0.
book.book Page 17 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Setup and Administration Security Management Server Administrator provides security through role-based access control (RBAC), authentication, and encryption. Role-Based Access Control RBAC manages security by determining the operations that can be executed by persons in particular roles. Each user is assigned one or more roles, and each role is assigned one or more user privileges that are permitted to users in that role.
book.book Page 18 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Table 3-1. User Privileges User Privileges Access Type View Manage User Yes No Power User Yes Yes Administrator Yes Yes Privilege Levels to Access Server Administrator Services Table 3-2 summarizes which user levels have privileges to access and manage Server Administrator services. Table 3-2.
book.book Page 19 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Microsoft Windows Authentication For supported Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, Server Administrator authentication uses Integrated Windows Authentication (formerly called NTLM) to authenticate. This authentication system allows Server Administrator security to be incorporated in an overall security scheme for your network. NOTE: Microsoft integrated authentication is supported only when managing the Server Administrator Web server.
book.book Page 20 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Adding Users to a Domain on Windows Operating Systems NOTE: You must have Microsoft Active Directory® installed on your system to perform the following procedures. See "Microsoft Active Directory" for more information about using Active Directory. 1 Navigate to Control Panel→Administrative Tools→Active Directory Users and Computers.
book.book Page 21 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Using Server Administrator Starting Your Server Administrator Session To start a Server Administrator session, click the Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator icon on your desktop. The Server Administrator Log in screen displays. The default port for Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator is 1311. You can change the port, if required.
book.book Page 22 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Method 2 Open your Web browser and type one of the following in the address field and press : https://hostname:1311 where hostname is the assigned name for the managed node system and 1311 is the default port number or https://IP address:1311 where IP address is the IP address for the managed system and 1311 is the default port number You should type https:// (and not http://) in the address field to receive a valid response in your browser.
book.book Page 23 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Managing Server Administrator Web Server To manage the OpenManage Server Administrator Web server: 1 Click on the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator icon on your desktop. The remote login page is displayed. 2 Click on the Manage Web Server Link, located at the top right corner of the screen. 3 Enter the User Name, Password and Domain name (If you are accessing Server Administrator from a defined domain) and click OK.
book.book Page 24 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Single Sign-On Server Administrator does not support login by default from the desktop icon. For local machine access, you must have an account on the machine with the appropriate privileges (Administrator). Other users are authenticated against the Microsoft Active Directory. NOTE: Single Sign-On is available only for Server Administrator Web server management.
book.book Page 25 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Security Settings for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 You must configure the security settings for your browser to log in to Server Administrator from a remote management system that is running a supported Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 operating system. The security settings for your browser might prevent the execution of client-side scripts that are used by Server Administrator.
book.book Page 26 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM To allow Single Sign-On for Server Administrator without prompts for user credentials, perform the following steps: 1 Start your browser. 2 Click Tools→Internet Options→Security. 3 Click the Trusted Sites icon. 4 Click Sites. 5 Copy the Web address used to access the remote managed system from the browser’s address bar and paste it onto the Add this Web Site to the Zone field. 6 Click Custom Level.
book.book Page 27 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM With only a few exceptions, the Server Administrator home page has three main areas: • The global navigation bar provides links to general services. • The system tree displays all visible system objects based on the user's access privileges. • The action window displays the available management actions for the selected system tree object based on the user's access privileges.
book.book Page 28 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Figure 4-1. Sample Server Administrator Home Page — Non-Modular System system tree action tab action tab subcategories global navigation bar action window Figure 4-2 shows a sample Server Administrator home page layout for a user logged in with administrator privileges on a modular system. Figure 4-2.
book.book Page 29 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Clicking an object in the system tree opens a corresponding action window for that object. You can navigate in the action window by clicking action tabs to select major categories and clicking the action tab subcategories to access more detailed information or more focused actions. The information displayed in the data area of the action window can range from system logs to status indicators to system probe gauges.
book.book Page 30 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM System Tree The system tree appears on the left side of the Server Administrator home page and lists the components of your system that are viewable. The system components are categorized by component type. When you expand the main object known as Modular Enclosure→System/Server Module, the major categories of system/server module components that may appear are Main System Chassis/Main System, Software, and Storage.
book.book Page 31 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Table 4-2. System/Server Module Component Status Indicators A green check mark indicates that a component is healthy (normal). A yellow triangle containing an exclamation point indicates that a component has a warning (noncritical) condition. A warning condition occurs when a probe or other monitoring tool detects a reading for a component that falls within certain minimum and maximum values. A warning condition requires prompt attention.
book.book Page 32 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM • Clicking Save As saves an HTML file of the action window in a .zip file. • Clicking Clear Log erases all events from the log displayed in the action window data area. NOTE: The Export, Email, Save As, and Clear Log buttons are only visible for users logged in with Power User or Administrator privileges. Underlined Items Clicking an underlined item in the action window data area displays additional details about that item.
book.book Page 33 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Using the Online Help Context-sensitive online help is available for every window of the Server Administrator home page. Clicking Help on the global navigation bar opens an independent help window that contains detailed information about the specific window you are viewing. The online help is designed to help guide you through the specific actions required to perform all aspects of the Server Administrator services.
book.book Page 34 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Figure 5-4 shows a typical Preferences home page layout. Figure 4-4. Sample Preferences Home Page Managed System Preferences When you log in to a remote system, the Preferences home page defaults to the Node Configuration window under the Preferences tab. Click the Server Administrator object to enable or disable access to users with User or Power User privileges.
book.book Page 35 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Dell Systems Management Server Administration Connection Service and Security Setup You can set user and system preferences and manage X.509 certificates when you are logged in to the Server Administrator Web server. See "Managing Server Administrator Web Server" for details. Once you log in to manage the Server Administrator Web server, you can perform the following: • Setting User and System Preferences • X.
book.book Page 36 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 3 In the Server Preferences window, set options as necessary. • The Session Timeout feature can set a limit on the amount of time that a Server Administrator session can remain active. Select the Enable radio button to allow Server Administrator to time out if there is no user interaction for a specified number of minutes. Users whose session times out must log in again to continue.
book.book Page 37 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM • The Custom Delimiter field specifies the character used to separate the data fields in the files created using the Export button. The ; character is the default delimiter. Other options are !, @, #, $, %, ^, *, ~, ?, :,|, and ,. • The SSL Encryption field specifies the encryption levels for the secured HTTPS sessions. The available encryption levels include Auto Negotiate and 128-bit or higher.
book.book Page 38 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM X.509 Certificate Management Web certificates are necessary to ensure the identity of a remote system and ensure that information exchanged with the remote system cannot be viewed or changed by others. To ensure system security, it is strongly recommended that: • You generate a new X.509 certificate, reuse an existing X.509 certificate, or import a root certificate or certificate chain from a Certification Authority (CA).
book.book Page 39 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Starting Server Administrator Web Server Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems To start Server Administrator Web Server on systems running a supported Microsoft Windows operating system, perform the following steps: 1 Open the Services window. 2 Right-click the Dell Systems Management Server Administration (DSM SA) Connection Service icon. 3 Click Start.
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book.book Page 41 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Server Administrator Services Overview The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service monitors the health of a system and provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry standard systems management agents. The reporting and viewing features allow retrieval of overall health status for each chassis that comprises your system.
book.book Page 42 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Managing Your System The Server Administrator home page defaults to the System object of the system tree view. The default for the System object opens the Health components under the Properties tab. NOTE: For detailed information on every window of Server Administrator, see the context-sensitive online help.
book.book Page 43 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Server Administrator Home Page System Tree Objects Unsupported Features in OpenManage Server Administrator Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi version 3.5 operating system, some features available with earlier versions of OpenManage Server Administrator are not available in this release.
book.book Page 44 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Properties Subtabs: Information Under the Properties tab, you can: • View the chassis information for the modular system being monitored. • View detailed Chassis Management Controller (CMC) information for the modular system being monitored.
book.book Page 45 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM • View and configure asset information for the system being monitored. • View and set the Automatic System Recovery (OS watchdog timer) actions for the system being monitored. NOTE: Automatic System Recovery options may not be available because the operating system watchdog timer is enabled in BIOS. To configure the auto recovery options, the operating system watchdog timer must be disabled.
book.book Page 46 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Logs Subtabs: Hardware | Alert | Command Under the Logs tab, you can: • View the Embedded System Management (ESM) log or the System Event Log (SEL) for a list of all events related to your system's hardware components. The status indicator icon next to the log name will change from normal status ( ) to noncritical status( ) when the log file reaches 80 percent capacity.
book.book Page 47 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Session Management The Session Management tab can be accessed only when you are logged in to the Server Administrator Web Server. See 'Managing Server Administrator Web Server' for details. Subtabs: Session Under the Session Management tab, you can: • View session information for current users that have logged in to Server Administrator. • Terminate user sessions.
book.book Page 48 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM – Slots – Temperatures – Voltages NOTE: AC Switch is supported on limited systems, Batteries is supported only on Dell PowerEdge x9xx and Dell xx0x systems, Hardware Performance is supported only on Dell xx0x systems, Power Management is supported on limited Dell xx0x systems, while Power Supplies is not available on Dell PowerEdge 1900 systems. The system/server module may contain one main system chassis or several chassis.
book.book Page 49 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM – Temperatures – Voltages • View information about the main system chassis attributes. • View detailed information about the field-replaceable units (FRUs) installed in your system (under the System Components (FRU) subtab.) • Enable or disable the managed system's front panel buttons, namely Power button and Non-Masking Interrupt (NMI) button (if present on the system).
book.book Page 50 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM such as system messages. The BIOS object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and Setup. Properties Subtab: Information Under the Properties tab, you can view BIOS information. Setup Subtab: BIOS Under the Setup tab, you can set the state for each BIOS setup object.
book.book Page 51 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Fans Click the Fans object to manage your system fans. Server Administrator monitors the status of each system fan by measuring fan rpms. Fan probes report rpms to the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service. When you select Fans from the device tree, details appear in the data area in the right-hand pane of the Server Administrator home page. The Fans object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges.
book.book Page 52 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Properties. Table 5-1 lists the possible values for status and cause of a probe: Table 5-1. Possible Values for Status and Cause of a Probe Status Values Cause Values Degraded User Configuration Insufficient Power Capacity Unknown Reason Normal [N/A] Properties Subtab: Information Under the Properties tab, you can view the details of system’s performance degradation.
book.book Page 53 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Properties Subtab: Memory Under the Properties tab, you can view memory attributes, memory device details, and memory device status. NOTE: If a system with spare bank memory enabled enters a redundancy lost state, it may not be apparent which memory module is the cause. If you cannot determine which DIMM to replace, see the switch to spare memory bank detected log entry in the ESM system log to find which memory module failed.
book.book Page 54 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Power Management Monitoring Subtabs: Consumption | Statistics Under the Consumption tab you can view and manage your system’s Power Consumption information in Watts and BTU/hr. BTU/hr=Watt X 3.413 (Value rounded off to the nearest whole number) Server Administrator monitors power consumption status, amperage, and tracks power statistic details. You can also view the System Instantaneous Headroom and System Peak Headroom.
book.book Page 55 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Properties Subtab: Elements Under the Properties tab, you can: • View information about your power supply redundancy attributes. • Check the status of individual power supply elements, including the Rated Input Wattage and Maximum Output Wattage. The Rated Input Wattage attribute will be displayed only on PMBus systems starting xx1x. Processors Click the Processors object to manage your system's microprocessor(s).
book.book Page 56 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM DRAC allows you to access your system's remote system management capabilities. The Server Administrator DRAC provides remote access to inoperable systems, alert notification when a system is down, and the ability to restart a system. The Remote Access object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties, Configuration, and Users.
book.book Page 57 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Users Subtab: Users Under the Users tab, you can modify the remote access user configuration. You can add, configure, and view information about Remote Access Controller users. NOTE: On the Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems: • Ten user IDs are displayed. If a DRAC card is installed, sixteen user IDs are displayed. • Serial Over LAN Payload column is displayed.
book.book Page 58 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Properties Subtab: Temperature Probes Under the Properties tab, you can view the current readings and status for your system's temperature probes and configure minimum and maximum values for temperature probe warning threshold. NOTE: Some temperature probe fields differ according to the type of firmware your system has: BMC or ESM. Some threshold values are not editable on BMC-based systems.
book.book Page 59 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Software Click the Software object to view detailed version information about the managed system's essential software components, such as the operating system and the systems management software. The Software object action window has the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties. Properties Subtab: Summary Under the Properties tab, you can view a summary of the monitored system's operating system and system management software.
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book.book Page 61 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Working With Remote Access Controller NOTE: Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is supported on Dell™ PowerEdge™ x8xx and x9xx systems and the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is supported on Dell xx0x and xx1x systems. Overview This chapter provides information on accessing and using the remote access features of BMC/iDRAC and DRAC.
book.book Page 62 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM You can log in to the Remote Access Controller through the Server Administrator home page or by directly accessing the controller's IP address using a supported browser. When using the Remote Access Controller, you can click Help on the global navigation bar for more detailed information about the specific window you are viewing.
book.book Page 63 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM • Configure the remote access device on a serial over LAN connection • Configure the remote access device on a serial port connection • Configure Additional remote access device properties • Configure users on the remote access device • Set platform event filter alerts You can view BMC/iDRAC or DRAC information based on which hardware is providing the remote access capabilities for the system.
book.book Page 64 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM IPv4 Address • IP Address Source • IP Address • IP Subnet • IP Gateway IPv6 Address • IP Address Source • IPv6 Address 1 • Default Gateway • IPv6 Address 2 • Link Local Address • DNS Address Source • Preferred DNS Server • Alternate DNS Server NOTE: You will be able to view IPv4 and IPv6 address details only if you enable the IPv4 and IPv6 address properties under Additional Configuration in the Remote Access tab.
book.book Page 65 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 3 Click LAN. The LAN Configuration window appears. NOTE: BMC/iDRAC management traffic will not function properly if the LAN on motherboard (LOM) is teamed with any network adapter add-in-cards. 4 Configure the following NIC configuration details: • Enable NIC (This option is available on Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems and when DRAC is installed. Select this option for NIC teaming. In Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems, you can team NICs for added redundancy.
book.book Page 66 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 5 Configure the following optional VLAN configuration details: NOTE: VLAN configuration is not applicable for systems with iDRAC.
book.book Page 67 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Configuring the Remote Access Device to use a Serial Port Connection You can configure the BMC for communication over a serial port connection. To do this: 1 Click the Modular Enclosure→System/Server Module→Main System Chassis/Main System→Remote Access object. 2 Click the Configuration tab. 3 Click Serial Port. The Serial Port Configuration window appears.
book.book Page 68 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM • New Line Sequence • Input New Line Sequence 8 Click Apply Changes. 9 Click Back To Serial Port Configuration Window to go to back to the Serial Port Configuration window. Configuring the Remote Access Device to use a Serial Over LAN Connection You can configure the BMC/iDRAC for communication over a serial over LAN (SOL) connection. To do this: 1 Click the Modular Enclosure→System/Server Module→Main System Chassis/Main System→Remote Access object.
book.book Page 69 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Additional Configuration for iDRAC You can configure the IPv4 and IPv6 properties using the Additional Configuration tab. To do this: 1 Click the Modular Enclosure→System/Server Module→Main System Chassis/Main System→Remote Access object. 2 Click the Configuration tab. 3 Click Addtional Configuration. 4 Configure the IPv4 and IPv6 properties as Enabled or Disabled. 5 Click Apply Changes.
book.book Page 70 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM 5 Specify the following user privileges: • Select the maximum LAN user privilege level limit. • Select the maximum serial port user privilege granted. • On Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems, select Enable Serial Over LAN to enable Serial Over LAN. 6 Specify the following iDRAC user privileges. 7 Click Apply Changes to save changes. 8 Click Back to Remote Access User Window to go back to the Remote Access Users window.
book.book Page 71 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM NOTE: System Power Probe Warning and System Power Probe Failure are not supported on Dell systems without PMBus support although Server Administrator allows you to configure them. NOTE: On Dell PowerEdge 1900 systems, the PS/VRM/D2D Warning, PS/VRM/D2D Failure, and Power Supply Absent Platform Event Filters are not supported even though Server Administrator allows you to configure these Event Filters.
book.book Page 72 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations You can also use the Platform Event Filters window to select a destination where an alert for a platform event is to be sent. Depending on the number of destinations that are displayed, you can configure a separate IP address for each destination address. A platform event alert will be sent to each destination IP address that you configure. 1 Click Configure Destinations in the Platform Event Filters window.
book.book Page 73 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Server Administrator Logs Overview Server Administrator allows you to view and manage hardware, alert, and command logs. All users can access logs and print reports from the Server Administrator home page. Users must be logged in with Administrator privileges to clear logs or must be logged in with Administrator or Power User privileges to e-mail logs to their designated service contact.
book.book Page 74 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Server Administrator Logs Server Administrator provides the following logs: • "Hardware Log" • "Alert Log" • "Command Log" Hardware Log Use the hardware log to look for potential problems with your system's hardware components. On Dell PowerEdge™ x8xx, x9xx, and xx1x systems, the hardware log status indicator will change to critical status ( ) when the log file reaches 100 percent capacity.
book.book Page 75 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Alert Log NOTE: If the Alert log displays invalid XML data (for example, when the XML data generated for the selection is not well formed), click Clear Log and then redisplay the log information. Use the Alert log to monitor various system events. The Server Administrator generates events in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters.
book.book Page 76 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM To access the Command log, click System, click the Logs tab, and click Command. Information displayed in the Command log includes: • The date and time that the command was invoked • The user that is currently logged in to the Server Administrator home page • A description of the command and its related values NOTE: The log history may be required for future troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes.
book.book Page 77 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Setting Alert Actions BMC/iDRAC Platform Events Filter Alert Messages All possible Platform Event Filter (PEF) messages along with a description of each event is listed in Table 8-1. Table 8-1. PEF Alert Events Event Description Fan Probe Failure The fan is running too slow or not at all. Voltage Probe Failure The voltage is too low for proper operation. Discrete Voltage Probe Failure The voltage is too low for proper operation.
book.book Page 78 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Table 8-1. PEF Alert Events (continued) Event Description Hardware log is full or emptied Either an empty or a full hardware log requires administrator attention. Automatic System Recovery The system is hung or is not responding and is taking an action configured by Automatic System Recovery. System Power Probe Warning The power consumption is approaching the failure threshold.
book.book Page 79 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Troubleshooting Login Failure Scenarios You may not be able to login to the Managed System if: • you enter an invalid/incorrect IP address. • you enter incorrect credentials (user name and password). • the Managed System is not powered on. • the Managed System is not reachable due to an invalid IP address or a DNS error. • the Managed System has an untrusted certificate and you do not select the "Ignore Certificate Warning" in the login page.
book.book Page 80 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Fixing a Faulty Server Administrator Installation on Supported Windows Operating Systems To fix a faulty installation of Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator: 1 Go to Add/remove programs, click on Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and select the Repair option. Or 1 Download the required version of Server Administrator from the support site. Run the installation package (double click the MSI). This installs the package in a maintenance mode.
book.book Page 81 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Table A-2. Managed system services Service Name Description Impact of failure Recovery Mechanism Severity DSM SA Data Manager Monitors the system, provides (dsm_sa_datam quicker access to detailed fault gr32d) and performance information and (This service allows remote runs on the administration Managed of monitored system.) systems, including shutdown, startup, and security.
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book.book Page 83 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Frequently Asked Questions This section lists the frequently asked questions about OpenManage™ Server Administrator: NOTE: These questions are not specific to this release of Server Administrator. 1 What is the minimum permission level a user would need to install OMSA? You need to have a minimum permission level of Administrator to install OMSA. Power Users and Users do not have permissions to install OMSA.
book.book Page 84 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Note that changing the port number to an invalid or in-use port number might prevent other applications or browsers from accessing Server Administrator on the managed system. See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for the list of default ports. 6 Can I install OMSA on Fedora, College Linux, Mint, Ubuntu, Sabayon or PClinux? Ans: No, Server Administrator does not support any of these Operating Systems.
book.book Page 85 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM For many other devices such as network printers, the standard is still SNMP to communicate with (primarily discover) the device. Devices such as EMC storage have proprietary protocols. Some information about this environment can be gathered from looking at the ports used tables in the OpenManage documentation. 9 Are there any plans for SNMP v3 support? No, there are no plans for SNMP v3 support in this release.
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book.book Page 87 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in your system documents. authentication The Server Administrator remote access controller has two methods of authenticating user access: RAC authentication and local operating system authentication. RAC authentication is always enabled. Administrators can set up specific user accounts and passwords that allow access to the RAC.
book.book Page 88 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM CHAP Acronym for Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol, an authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the identity of the originator of the connection upon connection or any time later. CIM Acronym for Common Information Model, which is a model for describing management information from the DMTF. CIM is implementation independent, allowing different management applications to collect the required data from a variety of sources.
book.book Page 89 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM DMTF Abbreviation for Distributed Management Task Force, a consortium of companies representing hardware and software providers that develops and maintains standards for systems management of IT environments in enterprises and the Internet. DRAC 4 Acronym for Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4. DRAC 5 Acronym for Dell Remote Access Controller 5. DRAM Acronym for dynamic random-access memory. A system's RAM is usually made up entirely of DRAM chips.
book.book Page 90 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM ERA/MC Abbreviation for embedded remote access modular computer. See modular system. ERA/O Abbreviation for embedded remote access option. ESM Abbreviation for embedded systems management. Fibre Channel A data transfer interface technology that allows for high-speed I/O and networking functionality in a single connectivity technology.
book.book Page 91 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM HPFS Abbreviation for the High Performance File System option in the Windows NT operating systems. HTTP Abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents. HTTPS Abbreviation for HyperText Transmission Protocol, Secure. HTTPS is a variant of HTTP used by Web browsers for handling secure transactions.
book.book Page 92 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM IPMI Abbreviation for Intelligent Platform Management Interface, which is an industry standard for management of peripherals used in enterprise computers based on Intel architecture. The key characteristic of IPMI is that inventory, monitoring, logging, and recovery control functions are available independent of the main processors, BIOS, and operating system. IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6. IRQ Abbreviation for interrupt request.
book.book Page 93 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM LRA Abbreviation for local response agent. managed system A managed system is any system that is monitored and managed using Server Administrator. Systems running Server Administrator can be managed locally or remotely through a supported Web browser. See remote management system. memory module A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board. MIB Acronym for management information base.
book.book Page 94 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM NTFS Abbreviation for the Windows NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system. NTFS is an advanced file system designed for use specifically within the Windows NT operating system. It supports file system recovery, extremely large storage media, and long file names. It also supports object-oriented applications by treating all files as objects with user-defined and system-defined attributes. See also FAT and FAT32.
book.book Page 95 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM PKCS #7 Abbreviation for Public Key Cryptography Standard #7. PKCS #7 is an RSA Data Security, Inc., standard for encapsulating signed data such as a certificate chain. PMBus Power Management Bus power supply An electrical system that converts AC current from the wall outlet into the DC currents required by the system circuitry. The power supply in a personal computer typically generates multiple voltages. ppm Abbreviation for pages per minute.
book.book Page 96 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM ROM Acronym for read-only memory. Your system contains some programs essential to its operation in ROM code. Unlike RAM, a ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your system. Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your system's boot routine and the POST. RPM Abbreviation for Red Hat® Package Manager. SAS Acronym for Secure Authentication Services or Serial-attached SCSI.
book.book Page 97 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM server module A modular system component that functions as an individual system. To function as a system, a server module is inserted into a chassis which includes power supplies, fans, a system management module, and at least one network switch module. The power supplies, fans, system management module, and network switch module are shared resources of the server modules in the chassis. See modular system.
book.book Page 98 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM switch On a system board, switches control various circuits or functions in your computer system. These switches are known as DIP switches; they are normally packaged in groups of two or more switches in a plastic case. Two common DIP switches are used on system boards: slide switches and rocker switches. The names of the switches are based on how the settings (on and off) of the switches are changed.
book.book Page 99 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM TFTP Abbreviation for Trivial File Transfer Protocol. TFTP is a version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that has no directory or password capability. threshold values Systems are normally equipped with various sensors that monitor temperature, voltage, current, and fan speed. The sensor's threshold values specify the ranges (min and max values) for determining whether the sensor is operating under normal, noncritical, critical or fatal conditions.
book.book Page 100 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM utility A program used to manage system resources—memory, disk drives, or printers, for example. utility partition A bootable partition on the hard drive that provides utilities and diagnostics for your hardware and software. When activated, the partition boots and provides an executable environment for the partition's utilities. UUID Abbreviation for Universal Unique Identification. variable A component of a managed object.
book.book Page 101 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM XMM Abbreviation for extended memory manager, a utility that allows application programs and operating systems to use extended memory in accordance with the XMS. XMS Abbreviation for eXtended Memory Specification. X Window System The graphical user interface used on Linux® based distributions. ZIF Acronym for zero insertion force.
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book.book Page 107 Thursday, February 5, 2009 2:45 PM T task button, home page, 31 temperature, manage, 57 thermal, shutdown, 45 tree objects, home page, 43 U underlined item, home page, 32 user preferences, 35 user privileges security, 17 user privileges, assigning, 19 users adding, 20 disabling, for Windows, 20 uses of server, 7 V viewing, BMC basic details, 63 VMware ESXi 3.5, 7 VMware ESXi 3.5 ISO, 8 VMware® ESXi 3.
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