Server Administrator 7.3.
Release Type and Definition Server Administrator This document contains updated information for the "Server Administrator User's Guide" and any other technical documentation included with Server Administrator. NOTE: System Management software, including the Server Administrator (Server Administrator), is available only on the "Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD.
What is Supported Hardware Requirements • Minimum of 2 GB RAM • Minimum of 512 MB free hard drive space • Administrator rights • Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution is at least 1024 x 768 Software Requirements • Supported operating system and web browser. • TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote system management. • Supported systems management protocol standard.
• Security fixes and enhancements o Fixed CVE-2012-6272, CSRF, XSS and generic path manipulation o Upgraded the JRE to version 1.7 update 21 o Upgraded the Apache Tomcat to version 7.0.39 • Added support for Google Chrome version 21 and 22 • Added support for Safari 5.1.7 browser on Apple Mac OSX • Added support for the following Network Interface Cards (NICS): • Broadcom 57840S Quad Port 10G SFP+ Rack NDC • Broadcom 57840S-k Quad Port 10GbE Blade KR NDC • On 12G systems with iDRAC7 1.30.
Important Notes Notes for Server Administrator On 12G systems with iDRAC7 1.30.30 and later versions, you can set the Platform Event Destination as IPv4, IPv6, or FQDN. Notes for Instrumentation Service • On 11G systems, if conflicting BIOS settings exist while configuring BIOS setup options through Server Administrator, the update attempt may fail at system reboot and none of the BIOS setup options may be updated.
Notes for Remote Access Service • The remote access service is available on supported systems only in this release. It enables remote access to a server that has lost its network connection or that has become unresponsive. In the current release of Server Administrator, the Remote Access Service uses Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). • iDRAC also has its own CLI that is accessed through the "racadm" command.
Issues for Server Administrator Web Server running on all Linux Operating Systems • DF275424 and DF332775: Domain users unable to login to Windows MN from Linux Web Server. o Negotiate authentication is not supported while remotely managing a Windows-based managed node from a Linux-based Server Administrator Web server. If you run the Server Administrator Web server on a Linux based operating system and try to manage a remote Windows managed system as domain user, a "login failed" message is displayed.
• Some complex "omconfig" CLI commands that contain multiple set operations have been modified to avoid the above problem. While executing a CLI command if the message, "Error! Illegal combination of parameters" is displayed, modify your command into several simpler commands. Each command should change only one setting. • When running Server Administrator on a system with a traditional Chinese operating system, the application pages are displayed in simplified Chinese.
• On some systems, temperature probe values and settings are only supported for whole degrees, not tenths of a degree. On those systems, setting a fractional value for the minimum warning temperature threshold results in the set value being rounded off to the next whole number value. This behavior may cause the minimum warning threshold to have the same value as the minimum failure threshold.
• DF277439: Persistence of Configuration and Log File Changes in VMware ESXi On systems running the VMware ESXi operating system, the file system is ramdisk. Modifications made to the files within the file system are generally not persistent across reboots, with the exception of designated configuration and log files. These files are updated to the disk periodically and on system shutdown.
• If a new certificate imported to Server Administrator is not active after restarting the Web server, restore the previous certificate. To restore the previous certificate, do the following: 1. Stop the Web server. 2. Perform one of the following as applicable: On systems running Windows: o Delete the file keystore.db at \Dell\SysMgt\apachetomcat\conf\ o Rename the file keystore.db.bak at \Dell\SysMgt\apachetomcat\conf\to keystore.
• BITS054513: On a system running Windows, while running CLI commands using telnet from a system running Linux, the telnet session may terminate if the amount of data being transferred is huge.
• 4. Under "Logon", choose the option "Automatic logon with current user name and password". If Server Administrator is running in the "Local Intranet Zone", you may choose the option "Automatic log on only in Intranet zone" instead. 5. Click "Ok" to open dialog boxes to complete the setting. DF103661: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Alert Action -> Execute Application For security reasons, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is configured to not to allow interactive services.
Issues for Server Administrator running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems • When starting Server Administrator from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux console, kernel log messages may appear. To avoid these messages, perform the following steps: Edit the "/etc/sysconfig/syslog" file and modify KLOGD_OPTIONS to KLOGD_OPTIONS="-c 4". Restart "syslog" by executing "/etc/init.d/syslog restart".
• The RAC does not support local RAC user IDs with special characters. When adding a local RAC user, use only alphanumeric characters for the user name. • While the RAC is being reset, the Instrumentation Service cannot read sensor data for certain systems. As a result, the voltage, temperature, and other probes may not be visible on the Server Administrator home page until the RAC has completed resetting. • The RAC may not send traps when your system is locked up.
• DF384362: "Redundancy Status" displays as "Not Applicable" in ESXi even when NICs are teamed. On VMware ESXi systems, NIC teaming status may not display up in the Server Administrator network section. This is an expected behavior due to operating system limitation and has no functional impact to the system. • DF384061: Self-signed certificate does not enable the compatibility listener in Windows 2008 R2 managed node.
• DF531509: The setup and/or system password configuration from Server Administrator GUI or CLI is successful, but the password is displayed as blank instead of asterisk (*) on the F2 BIOS page. • DF532055: From Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, when an administrator manages Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 (64-bit) or 5.7 (32 and 64-bit) operating systems, Server Administrator reports connection error intermittently. Workaround: Perform the following and manage the remote system from webserver. 1.
• Physical disk properties such as Manufacture day, Manufacture week, and Manufacture year are available for SAS drives only. • Creating many sliced span virtual disks using the spun-down drives through the command line or GUI result may be delayed. Workaround: After creating one sliced span virtual disk, wait for some time to create the next sliced span virtual disk. • In ESX4 Classic,’ deprecated SCSI ioctl' message is displayed on the console. Description: In VMware ESX 4.
Solution: If the "Import Foreign Configuration" task is unable to import an inconsistent virtual disk, then the physical disks that belong to the virtual disk continue to display a "Foreign" state after the "Import Foreign Configuration" task completes. In this case, repeat the "Import Foreign Configuration" task until one of the following occurs: • o There are no longer any physical disks in "Foreign" state after the "Import Foreign Configuration" task completes.
o CLI Command to connect to Fluid Cache: omconfig storage fluid cache action=connect o GUI Command to connect to Fluid Cache: Although Fluid Cache details are not enumerated in GUI after system reboot, Fluid Cache component is enumerated in Storage component tree. Steps to connect: 1. Click Fluid Cache component listed under storage tree. 2. Click “Connect Fluid Cache” option to connect to Fluid Cache. • DAS Fluid Cache License cannot be applied through DWS Client.
2. Click "Internet Options". 3. Click the "Security" tab. 4. Select "Trusted sites". 5. Click the "Custom Level" button. 6. Under "User Authentication", select the "Automatic Logon with current username and password" radio button. Click ‘OK’ to exit the "Custom Level" window. 7. Select the "Advanced" tab and in "HTTP 1.1 settings", make sure "Use HTTP 1.1" is checked. 8. Select "Trusted sites". Click "Sites". Add the server to the website. 9. Click "Close". 10.
• Following are the Server Administrator CLI commands for which the response time may have increased: o omreport chassis remoteaccess config=user o omreport system platformevents o omreport system pedestinations The amount of time varies depending on the hardware and operating system Firmware for PERC controllers Firmware for PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i Integrated, PERC 5/i Adapter, SAS 5/iR Integrated, SAS 5/iR Adapter, SAS 5/i Integrated, SAS 5/E Adapter, PERC 6/E Adapter, PERC 6/i Integrated, PERC 6/i Ada
PERC H310 Mini Blades 20.12.0-0004 PERC H710 Adapter 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710 Mini Blades 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710 Mini Monolithic 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710P Adapter 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710P Mini Blades 21.2.0-0007 PERC H710P Mini Monolithic 21.2.0-0007 PERC H810 Adapter 21.2.0-0007 PERC S110 3.0.0.0139 PERC S100 2.0.0-0162 PERC S300 2.0.
LSI 1020 on a PowerEdge 1600SC Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable LSI 1030 on a PowerEdge 1750 Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable PERC H800 Adapter 4.31.1.32 4.31.1.64 4.31.1.64 Native PERC H700 Integrated 4.31.1.32 4.31.1.64 4.31.1.64 Native PERC H700 Adapter 4.31.1.32 4.31.1.64 4.31.1.64 Native PERC H700 Modular 4.31.1.32 4.31.1.64 4.31.1.64 Native PERC H200 Adapter 2.0.35.10 2.0.35.10 2.0.35.
Adapter, SAS 6/int. Modular, LSI 1020, LSI 1030, PERC H800 Adapter, PERC H700 Integrated, PERC H700 Adapter, PERC H700 Modular, PERC H200 Adapter, PERC H200 Integrated, PERC H200 Modular, 6Gbps SAS HBA Controllers, PERC H310 Adapter, PERC H310 Mini Blades, PERC H310 Mini Monolithic, PERC H710 Adapter, PERC H710 Mini Blades, PERC H710 Mini Monolithic, PERC H710P Adapter, PERC H710P Mini Blades, PERC H710P Mini Monolithic, and PERC H810 Adapter Controllers Controller Red Hat Linux Driver 6.
PERC H200 Integrated Native Native Native Native PERC H200 Modular Native Native Native Native 6Gbps SAS HBA Native 5.2.220.
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