Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Setup And Administration
- Role-Based Access Control
- Authentication
- Encryption
- Assigning User Privileges
- Adding Users To A Domain On Windows Operating Systems
- Creating Server Administrator Users For Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems
- Disabling Guest And Anonymous Accounts In Supported Windows Operating Systems
- Configuring The SNMP Agent
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems
- Enabling SNMP Access On Remote Hosts (Windows Server 2003 Only)
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring Your System To Send SNMP Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SNMP Agent Access Control Configuration
- Server Administrator SNMP Agent Install Actions
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Sever Administrator SNMP Install Actions
- Enabling SNMP Access From Remote Hosts
- Changing The SNMP Community Name
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported VMware ESX 4.X Operating Systems To Proxy VMware MIBs
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running Supported VMware ESXi 4.X And ESXi 5.X Operating Systems
- Configuring Your System To Send Traps To A Management Station
- Firewall Configuration On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Using Server Administrator
- Logging In And Out
- Server Administrator Local System Login
- Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon
- Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using The Web Browser
- Central Web Server Login
- Using The Active Directory Login
- Single Sign-On
- Configuring Security Settings On Systems Running A Supported Microsoft Windows Operating System
- The Server Administrator Home Page
- Using The Online Help
- Using The Preferences Home Page
- Using The Server Administrator Command Line Interface
- Logging In And Out
- Server Administrator Services
- Working With Remote Access Controller
- Viewing Basic Information
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A LAN Connection
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Port Connection
- Configuring The Remote Access Device To Use A Serial Over LAN Connection
- Additional Configuration For iDRAC
- Configuring Remote Access Device Users
- Setting Platform Event Filter Alerts
- Server Administrator Logs
- Setting Alert Actions
- Setting Alert Actions For Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems
- Setting Alert Actions In Microsoft Windows Server 2003 And Windows Server 2008
- Setting Alert Action Execute Application In Windows Server 2008
- BMC/iDRAC Platform Events Filter Alert Messages
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions
Using The Preferences Home Page
The left-hand pane of the Preferences home page (where the system tree is displayed on the Server Administrator home page)
displays all available configuration options in the system tree window.
The available Preferences home page configuration options are:
● General Settings
● Server Administrator
You can view the Preferences tab after you log in to manage a remote system. This tab is also available when you log in to
manage the Server Administrator Web server or manage the local system.
Like the Server Administrator home page, the Preferences home page has three main areas:
● The global navigation bar provides links to general services.
○ Click Home to return to the Server Administrator home page.
● The left-hand pane of the Preferences home page (where the system tree is displayed on the Server Administrator home
page) displays the preference categories for the managed system or the Server Administrator Web server.
● The action window displays the available settings and preferences for the managed system or the Server Administrator Web
Server.
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. Depending on the
user’s group privileges, the Server Administrator object action window may have the Preferences tab.
Under the Preferences tab, you can:
● Enable or disable access to users with User or Power User privileges
● Select the format of alert messages
NOTE:
The possible formats are traditional and enhanced. The default format is traditional, which is the legacy
format.
● Configure the Command Log Size
● Configure SNMP
Server Administrator Web Server Preferences
When you log in to manage the Server Administrator Web server, the Preferences home page defaults to the User Preferences
window under the Preferences tab.
Due to the separation of the Server Administrator Web server from the managed system, the following options are displayed
when you log in to the Server Administrator Web server, using the Manage Web Server link:
● Web Server Preferences
● X.509 Certificate Management
For more information about accessing these features, see Server Administrator Services Overview.
Dell Systems Management Server Administration Connection
Service And Security Setup
Setting User And System Preferences
You can set user and secure port system preferences from the Preferences home page.
NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to set or reset user or system preferences.
Set up your user preferences:
Using Server Administrator
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