Dell Version 7.3 manual Server Administrator Home, Other Documents You May Need, Operating System

Server Administrator adds considerable security to these systems management standards. All attributes set operations (for example, changing the value of an asset tag) must be performed with Dell OpenManage IT Assistant while logged in with the required privileges.

The following table shows the systems management standards that are available for each supported operating system.

Table 1. Systems Management Standards Availability

Operating System	SNMP	CIM
Windows Server 2008 family and	Available from the operating system installation	Always installed
Windows Server 2003 family	media
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Available in the net-snmp package from the	Unavailable
	operating system installation media
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server	Available in the net-snmp package from the	Unavailable
	operating system installation media
VMware ESX	Available in the net-snmp package installed by	Available
	the operating system
VMware ESXi	SNMP trap support available	Available
	NOTE: While ESXi supports SNMP traps, it
	does not support hardware inventory
	through SNMP.
Citrix XenServer 6.0	Available in the net-snmp package from the	Unavailable
	operating system installation media

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. When the Dell Systems Management Server Administrator Connection Service (DSM SA Connection Service) is installed and configured on the managed system, you can perform remote management functions from any system that has a supported Web browser and connection. Additionally, the Server Administrator home page provides an extensive, context-sensitive online help.

Other Documents You May Need

In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/support/manuals.

•The Dell Systems Software Support Matrix provides information about the various Dell systems, the operating systems supported by these systems, and the Dell OpenManage components that can be installed on these systems.

•The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide contains instructions to help you install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator.

•The Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide contains instructions to help you install Dell OpenManage management station software.

•The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator SNMP Reference Guide documents the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB).

•The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide documents the Common Information Model (CIM) provider, an extension of the standard management object format (MOF) file.

•The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide lists the messages that are displayed in your Server Administrator home page Alert log or on your operating system’s event viewer.

•The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface Guide documents the complete command line interface for Server Administrator.

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