9. Can Server Administrator send e-mails when there is a problem?
No, Server Administrator is not designed to send e-mails when there is a problem.
10. Is SNMP required for ITA discovery, inventory, and software updates on PowerEdge systems? Can CIM be used by
itself for discovery, inventory, and updates or is SNMP required?
ITA
communicating with Linux systems:
SNMP is required on the Linux system for discovery, status polling, and inventory.
Software updates are done through an SSH session and secure FTP and root level permissions/credentials are
required for this discrete action and asked for when the action is setup or requested. Credentials from the
discovery range are not assumed.
ITA
communicating with Windows systems:For servers (systems running Windows Server operating systems), the system may be configured with either or
both of SNMP and CIM for discovery by ITA. Inventory requires CIM.
Software updates, as in Linux, are not related to discovery and polling and the protocols used.
Using Administrator level credentials asked for at the time the update is scheduled or performed, an administrative
(drive) share is established to a drive on the target system, and file(s) copying from somewhere (possibly another
network share) is done to the target system. WMI functions are then invoked to execute the software update.
As Server Administrator is not installed on Clients/Workstations, so CIM discovery is used when the target is
running the OpenManage Client Instrumentation.
For many other devices such as network printers, SNMP is the standard 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.
11. Are there any plans for SNMP v3 support?
No, there are no plans for SNMP v3 support.
12. Does an Underscore character in the domain name cause Server Admin login issues?
Yes, an underscore character in the domain name is invalid. All other special characters (except the hyphen) are
invalid too. Use case-sensitive alphabets and numerals only.
13. How does selecting/deselecting 'Active Directory' on the login page of Server Administrator impact privilege
levels?
If you do not select the Active Directory check box, you will only have access that is configured in the Microsoft
Active Directory. You cannot log in using the Extended Schema Solution in Microsoft Active Directory.
This solution enables you to provide access to Server Administrator; allowing you to add/control Server
Administrator users and privileges to existing users in your Active Directory software. For more information, see
"Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide
available at
dell.com/support/manuals.
14. What actions do I follow while performing Kerberos authentication and trying to login from Web server?
For authentication, the contents of the files /etc/pam.d/openwsman and /etc/pam.d/sfcb, on the managed node,
must be replaced with:
For 32-bit:
auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth auth required /lib/security/
pam_nologin.so account required pam_stack.so service=system-auth
For 64-bit:
auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth auth required /lib64/
security/pam_nologin.so account required pam_stack.so service=system-auth
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