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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.1 Installation Manual

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1. required ona 64bit operatin g system manually install the same Required for OpenManage 6 4 6 5 7 0 Server Y Y Y Administrato r GUI CLI Server Y y Y Administrato r GUI CLI Software y y Y inventory amp updates using ITA Table 33 Server Administrator Web Server GUI for Local and Remote Management RPM Description Dependant packages srvadmin jre Provides srvadmin JAVA omilcore Runtime for web server srvadmin Server srvadmin iws Administrato omilcore r Web server srvadmin 94 Required for OpenManage 6 4 6 5 7 0 Server Y y y Administrato r GUI Server y Y y Administrato r GUI 7 1 o RPM Description and GUI package srvadmin Server tomcat Administrato r Web server openwsman Openwsman client client libraries Openwsman libraries used by client and server components libwsman1 Not applicable for OM 7 0 supplemental pack for Citrix Xen 6 0 Should be installed from the OS media for RHEL6 and SLES11 Dependant packages omcommon srvadmin jre openwsman client libwsman1 srvadmin jre srvadmin omcommon srvadmin omilcore None None Required for Server Administrato r GUI Server Administrato r GUI to manage remote nodes using WSMAN Openwsman support library Obsolete and replaced with srvadmin tomcat y y 7 0 7 1 95 Table 34 Server Administrator Remote Enablement Standard Agent RPM srvadm
2. the prerequisite check The Temp directory is located at X Documents and Settings username Local Settings Temp To find TEMP go to a command line prompt and type echo TEMP The results are written under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Dell Computer Corporation OpenManage PreReqChecks MN key for a managed system While running the prerequisite checker silently the return code from runprereqchecks exe is the number associated with the highest severity condition for all the software products The return code numbers are the same as those used in the registry The following table details the return codes Table 2 Return Codes While Running the Prerequisite Checker Silently Return Code Description 0 No condition or conditions is associated with the software 1 An informational condition or conditions is associated with the software It does not prevent a software product from being installed 13 Return Code 2 10 D A escription warning condition or conditions is associated with the software It is recommended that you resolve the c onditions causing the warning before proceeding with the installation of the software To continue select and install the software using the custom installation A n error condition or conditions is associated with the software Resolve the conditions causing the error before p n A p T c T p roceeding with the installation of the software If
3. 4 DRAC 5 instrumentati on and SNMP monitoring RAC CLI tools for DRAC 5 iDRAC7 instrumentati on and SNMP monitoring OpenManage 6 4 Y 7 0 7 1 99 RPM srvadmin idracadm srvadmin idracadm7 srvadmin racdrsc srvadmin rac components srvadmin rac4 populator srvadmin argtable2 srvadmin idrac ivmcli 100 Description Provides CLI tools for iDRAC administratio n Provides CLI tools for iDRAC7 administratio n RAC CLI and Web Plugin to Server Administrato r for RAC 4 5 and iDRAC RAC SNMP components for RAC 4 5 and iDRAC RAC Data populator for DRAC 4 Library for parsing GNU style command line argument Used by RAC 5 and iDRAC packages Provides CLI tools that provide virtual media features from the management station to the OM Dependant packages racadm4 srvadmin racdrsc srvadmin argtable2 srvadmin omilcore srvadmin argtable2 srvadmin omilcore None None srvadmin omilcore None None Required for RAC CLI tools for iIDRAC RAC CLI tools for iDRAC7 RAC management using Server Administrato r GUI CLI RAC instrumentati on and SNMP monitoring DRAC 4 instrumentati on RAC CLI tools for RAC 5 and iDRAC management RAC CLI tools for virtual media feature OpenManage 6 4 7 0 7 1 RPM srvadmin idrac vmeli Description OM Dependant packages iDRAC in the remote modular
4. Administrator Instrumentation srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng and srvadmin omacore srvadmin omilcore srvadmin omilcore srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng and srvadmin hapi 87 Name of RPM srvadmin omacore srvadmin omcommon srvadmin omhip srvadmin omilcore srvadmin ssa srvadmin syscheck Description Instrumentation Service provides fault management information prefailure information and asset and inventory information to management applications The Instrumentation Service monitors the health of the system and provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information about the hardware on supported systems The Instrumentation Service requires installation of systems management device drivers Server Administrator Systems management managed mode core and CLI Provides Common Framework required by Server Administrator Server Administrator Instrumentation Service Integration Layer Provides Instrumentation CLI Server Administrator Install Core This is the core install package that provides the tools necessary for the rest of the Systems management install packages All Server Administrator RPMs require this RPM Enables management of the system from a remote system on which Server Administrator Web Server is installed using WS Man interfaces Package that checks the level of Dell OpenManage support Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin omil
5. De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD e lt DVD drive gt drive gt SYSMGMT ManagementStation support OMActiveDirect ory_Tools lt installation type gt LDIF Files e lt DVD drive gt SYSMGMT ManagementStation support OMActiveDirect op Tools lt installation type gt Schema Extender The following table lists the folder names and lt nsta lation type gt Table 12 Folder Names and Installation Types Folder Name Installation Type ITA7 IT Assistant version 8 9 OMSA Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Remote_Management RAC 5 CMC and iDRAC on xx0x Blade systems Remote_Management_Advanced iDRAC on xx1x and xx2x systems 68 Folder Name Installation Type K NOTE Only iDRAC6 is supported on xx1x systems and iDRAC7 is supported on xx2X systems To use the LDIF files see the instructions in the readme that is in the LDIF files directory To use the Dell Schema Extender to extend the Active Directory Schema perform the steps in Using the Dell Schema Extender Copy and run the Schema Extender or LDIF files from any location Using the Dell Schema Extender To use the Dell Schema Extender perform the following tasks A CAUTION The Dell Schema Extender uses the SchemaExtenderOem ini file To ensure that the Dell Schema Ei Ps Sa ba gt Extender utility functions properly do not modify the name or the contents of this file Click Next on the Welcome screen Read the warning and click Next Select Use Curren
6. Finish to exit the Server Administrator installation If you are prompted to reboot the system select from the following reboot options Yes reboot my system now No will reboot my system later Uninstalling Managed System Software You can uninstall managed system software features by using the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD or the operating system You can simultaneously perform unattended uninstallation on multiple systems Uninstalling Managed System Software Using Dell Provided Media Insert the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the system s DVD drive If the setup program does not start automatically run the setup exe in the SYSMGMT srvadmin windows directory on the DVD The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator prerequisite status screen is displayed and runs the prerequisite checks for the managed system Any relevant informational warning or error messages detected during checking are displayed Resolve all error and warning situations if any Click the Install Modify Repair or Remove Server Administrator option The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen is displayed Click Next This dialog enables you to modify repair or remove the program The Program Maintenance dialog box is displayed Select the Remove option and click Next The Remove the Program dialog box is displayed Click Remove The Uninstalling Dell OpenMan
7. Priv1 and Priv2 in which Priv1 has all privileges Administrator and Priv2 has Login privileges Group sys2 into Group1 The group scope of Group must be Universal Add User and User as Members in Association Object 1 A01 Priv1 as Privilege Objects in A01 and both sys1 and Group as Products in A01 Add User3 as a Member in Association Object 2 A02 Priv2 as a Privilege object in A02 and Group as a Product in A02 E NOTE Neither of the Association objects needs to be of Universal scope Configuring Active Directory to Access the Systems Before you can use Active Directory to access the systems you must configure both the Active Directory software and the systems SS PON gt Extend the Active Directory schema Extend the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap in Add system users and their privileges to Active Directory For RAC systems enable SSL on each of the domain controllers Configure the system s Active Directory properties using either the Web based interface or the CLI Related Links e Extending the Active Directory Schema 67 e Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap In e Adding Users and Privileges to Active Directory e Configuring the Systems or Devices Configuring the Active Directory Product Name To configure the Active Directory product name 1 Locate the omsaoem ini file in the installation directory 2 Edit the file to ad
8. a privilege 1 Select the Privileges Object tab and click Add 2 Type the Privilege Object name or browse and click OK Click the Products tab to add one or more systems or devices to the association The associated objects specify the products connected to the network that are available for the defined users or user groups 74 K NOTE Add multiple systems or RAC devices to an Association Object To add Products 1 Select the Products tab and click Add 2 Type the system device or group name and click OK 3 Inthe Properties window click Apply and then OK Configuring the Systems or Devices For instructions on configuring the Server Administrator or IT Assistant systems using CLI commands see Configuring Active Directory Using CLI on Systems Running Server Administrator For DRAC users see the Dell Remote Access Controller 4 User s Guide or Dell Remote Access Controller 5 User s Guide For iDRAC users see the ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide K NOTE The systems on which Server Administrator and or IT Assistant are installed must be a part of the Active Directory domain and should also have computer accounts on the domain Configuring Active Directory Using CLI on Systems Running Server Administrator You can use the omconfig preferences dirservice command to configure the Active Directory service The productoem ini file is modified to reflect these changes If the adproductname is not present in the
9. base XenServer image is installed 5 10 minutes depending on the speed of the system you are prompted to insert the Supplemental Pack CD Eject the XenServer installation CD from the optical drive insert the Dell OpenManage Supplemental Pack CD and click OK The message OpenManage Supplemental Pack was found is displayed To confirm installation click Use and click OK NOTE If you have more than one Supplemental Pack either the Linux Supplemental Pack from Citrix or other third party applications you can install them in any order although it is recommended that you install the Dell OpenManage Supplemental Pack last After completing the Dell OpenManage Supplemental Pack installation 2 5 minutes depending on the speed of the system you are prompted to install other Supplemental Packs If you do not want to install other supplemental packs click Skip and press lt Enter gt The XenServer is installed successfully NOTE When installing RPM packages to avoid warnings concerning the RPM GPG key import the key with a command similar to the following rpm import lt OM DVD mountpoint gt SYSMGMT srvadmin 1linux RPM GPG KEY On a Running System To install the OpenManage Supplemental Pack for Citrix XenServer 6 0 on a running system 1 Burn the Supplemental Pack ISO file to a CD DVD or download the ISO file to the server If you are downloading the ISO file mount it on a temporary directory as follows mount o loop lt op
10. can however go to Custom Setup and select the Remote Access Controller software module for installation 30 E NOTE The Remote Enablement feature is available only through the Custom Setup option NOTE Server Administrator installation also installs some of the required Visual C runtime components on the system Custom Installation The sections that follow describe how to install Server Administrator and other managed system software using the Custom Setup option K NOTE Management station and managed system services can be installed in the same or in different directories You can select the directory for installation Log in with built in administrator privileges to the system on which you want to install the system management software Close all open applications and disable any virus scanning software Insert the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the system s DVD drive The autorun menu is displayed Select Dell OpenManage Server Administrator from the autorun menu and click Install The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator prerequisite status screen is displayed and runs the prerequisite checks for the managed system Any relevant informational warning or error messages are displayed Resolve all error and warning situations if any Click the Install Modify Repair or Remove Server Administrator option The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen is dis
11. create an Association Object choose the Association Scope that applies to the type of objects you intend to add Selecting Universal for example means that Association Objects are only available when the Active Directory Domain is functioning in Native Mode 1 In the Console Root MMC window right click a container Select New won Select a RAC Server Administrator or IT Assistant object depending on what you have installed The New Object window is displayed Type in a name for the new object Select the scope for the Association Object 4 5 Select Association Object 6 7 Click OK Adding Objects to an Association Object By using the Association Object Properties window you can associate users or user groups privilege objects systems RAC devices and system or device groups K NOTE RAC users must use Universal Groups to span domains with their users or RAC objects You can add groups of Users and Products You can create Dell related groups in the same way that you created other groups To add Users or User Groups 1 Right click the Association Object and select Properties Select the Users tab and click Add Type the User or User Group name or browse to select and click OK Click the Privilege Object tab to add the privilege object to the association that defines the user s or user group s privileges when authenticating to a system E NOTE Add only one Privilege Object to an Association Object To add
12. create from Baselines tab mention baseline name and select Host Extension as baseline type Complete the rest as per instructions Click Admin View Click Add to Baseline against the uploaded patch name and select the baseline name that you have created in step 8 Click Compliance view Select the Update Manager tab Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline created in step 8 and follow the instructions Click Scan and select Patches amp Extensions if not selected by default and click on Scan Click Stage select created Host Extension and follow the instructions Click Remediate and follow the instructions once the staging is completed Server Administrator installation is complete Reboot the host Using the Power CLI To install Server Administrator using Power CLI rer P pa h gt 11 Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on Windows System Copy the OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt bldno gt VIB ESX lt version gt i_ lt bld revno gt zip file to the ESXi host Navigate to the bin directory Run Connect VIServer and provide the server and other credentials Log on to the ESXi host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi 5 0 U1 and create a datastore Create a folder OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt bldno gt VIB ESX lt version gt I on ESXi 5 0 U1 host under vmfs volumes lt datastore_name gt directory Copy the ESXi zip file on ESXi 5 0 U1 host to vmfs volumes lt datastore_name gt OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt
13. local and remote storage attached toa Storage Management managed system and obtain storage management information in an integrated graphical view 29 You want to Select Remotely access an inoperable system receive alert Remote Access Controller notifications when a system is down and remotely restart a system NOTE Install the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP agent on the managed system using the operating system medium before installing the managed system software Installing Server Administrator This section explains how to install the Server Administrator and other managed system software using two installation options e Using the setup program at SYSMGMT srvadmin windows on the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD e Using the unattended installation method through the Windows Installer Engine msiexec exe K NOTE SNMP service is stopped and started during Systems Management installation and uninstallation As a result services like DSM IT Assistant Connection Service DSM IT Assistant Network Monitor and other third party services dependent on SNMP stop IT Assistant services is started at the end of Systems Management installation or uninstallation If the third party services are stopped manually restart these services K NOTE For Blade systems you must install Server Administrator on each server module installed in the chassis K NOTE During installation of Server Administrator on s
14. productoem ini file a default name is assigned The default value is system name software product name where system name is the name of the system running Server Administrator and softwareproduct name refers to the name of the software product defined in omprv32 ini that is computerName omsa E NOTE This command is applicable only on Windows K NOTE Restart the Server Administrator service after you have configured Active Directory The following table shows the valid parameters for the command Table 24 Active Directory Service Configuration Parameters name value pair Description prodname lt text gt Specifies the software product to which you want to apply the Active Directory configuration changes Prodname refers to the name of the product defined in omprv32 ini For Server Administrator itis omsa enable lt true false gt true Enables Active Directory service authentication support false Disables Active Directory service authentication support adprodname lt text gt Specifies the name of the product as defined in the Active Directory service This name links the product with the Active Directory privilege data for user authentication 75 76 Frequently Asked Questions How do install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator with only the CLI features By choosing not to install the Server Administrator Web Server you get CLI features only What ports do Dell OpenManage applications use The d
15. provides information on supported operating systems and web browsers E NOTE Prerequisites specific to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers For information on supported operating systems and web browsers see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix located at support dell com manuals K NOTE Ensure that the web browser is configured to bypass the proxy server for local addresses 15 Multilingual User Interface Support The Dell OpenManage installer provides Multilingual User Interface MUI support available on the following operating systems e Windows Server 2008 64 bit e Windows Server 2008 64 bit R2 e Windows Server 2008 64 bit R2 SP1 e Windows Small Business Server 2011 64 bit The MUI Pack are a set of language specific resource files that you can add to the English version of a supported Windows operating system The Dell OpenManage 7 1 installer supports only six languages English German Spanish French Simplified Chinese and Japanese K NOTE When the MUI Pack is set to non Unicode languages like Simplified Chinese set the system locale to Simplified Chinese This enables display of the prerequisite checker messages This is because any non Unicode application runs only when the system locale also called Language for non Unicode Programs on XP is set to match the application s language Viewing Localized Versions of
16. same directory have installed Server Administrator using remote Server Administrator deploy on Windows Server 2008 do not see Server Administrator icon on the desktop On an initial Server Administrator install using remote Server Administrator deploy OMSA push on a server running Windows Server 2008 the Server Administrator icon is not visible until the desktop is refreshed manually by pressing the lt F5 gt key see a warning message while uninstalling Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008 as the installer tries to remove the shortcut While uninstalling Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008 you might see a warning message as the installer tries to remove the shortcut Click OK to continue the uninstallation Where can find the MSI log files By default the MSI log files are stored in the path defined by the TEMP environment variable downloaded the Server Administrator files for Windows from the Dell Support website and copied it to my own media When tried to launch the SysMgmt msi file it failed What is wrong MSI requires all installers to specify the MEDIAPACKAGEPATH property if the MSI file does not reside on the root of the DVD This property is set to SYSMGMT srvadmin windows SystemsManagement for the managed system software MSI package If you want to make the own DVD you must ensure that the DVD layout stays the same The SysMgmt msi file 79 must be located in the SYSMGMT srvadmin wind
17. setup program installs or upgrades all of the managed system software features that are appropriate for the particular system s hardware configuration K NOTE All user settings are preserved during upgrades The following procedures show how to upgrade Server Administrator and other managed system software Upgrading Guidelines e You can upgrade to the latest version of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator from any of the previous three versions For example upgrade to Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 7 1 is supported only for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator versions 6 4 and later e To upgrade from versions earlier than 6 3 uninstall the existing Server Administrator and reinstall the latest Server Administrator E NOTE Uninstalling Server Administrator deletes its user settings Reinstall Server Administrator and apply the user settings e When upgrading an operating system to a major version uninstall the existing OpenManage software and reinstall the latest OpenManage software When upgrading only to an update level change for example Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 upgrade to the latest OpenManage software all user settings are preserved E NOTE Uninstalling OpenManage software deletes its user settings Reinstall OpenManage software and apply the user settings e If you have installed Server Administrator Web Server version 7 1 ensure that you install Server Instrument
18. shows the unattended uninstall command line settings available for unattended uninstallation Type the optional settings on the command line after msiexec exe x SysMgmt msi with a space between each setting For example runningmsiexec exe x SysMgmt msi qb runs the unattended uninstallation and displays the unattended uninstallation status while it is running Running msiexec exe x SysMgmt msi qn runs the unattended uninstallation but silently without displaying messages 41 42 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux and VMware ESX The Dell OpenManage installer supports both 32 bit and 64 bit architecture The following table explains the operating system installation matrix for Dell OpenManage Table 9 Operating System Installation Matrix for Dell OpenManage Operating System Architecture OpenManage 32 bit Architecture OpenManage 64 bit Architecture Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 64 bit Not supported Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2 64 bit Not supported Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Upgrade Upgrade is supported from Install or Upgrade Upgrade is 10 SP4 64 bit N 1 N 2 and N 3 supported from N 1 and N 2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Not supported Install 11 SP 2 64 bit ESX 4 0 U3 64 bit Install or Upgrade Not supported ESX 4 1 U2 64 bit Install or Upgrade Not supported ESXi 4 0 U3 64 bit Not supported Install ESXi 4 1 U2 64 bit Not supported Install ESXi 5 0 U1 64 bit No
19. specific components 1 Login as root to the system running the supported operating system where you want to install the managed system components 2 Insert the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive 3 Mount the DVD if required 50 4 Navigate to lt OM DVD mount point gt SYSMGMT srvadmin linux supportscripts 5 Execute the script with the sh srvadmin install sh command and accept the terms of the end user license agreement Executing the command displays a list of component options If any of the components are already installed then those components are listed separately with a check mark next to them The Server Administrator installation options are displayed 6 Press lt c gt to copy lt i gt to install lt r gt to reset and start over or lt q gt to quit If you press lt c gt you are prompted to enter the absolute destination path When the installation is complete the script has an option for starting the services 7 Press lt y gt to start the services or lt Enter gt to exit Using the Install Script To Run in the Silent Mode Perform these steps for a silent installation using the srvadmin install sh shell script 1 Login as root to the system running the supported operating system where you want to install the managed system components 2 Insert the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive Mount the DVD if required gt e 9 Na
20. system Provides CLI None tools that provide virtual media features from the management station to the iDRAC in the remote Rack and Tower system Required for OpenManage 6 4 6 5 RAC CLI tools Y Y for virtual media feature Table 37 Enable Software inventory and updates using IT Assistant RPM srvadmin cm Change Description OM Dependant packages srvadmin management omacore inventory collector Feeds software inventory data to management station applications like ITA Required for OpenManage 6 4 6 5 Software Y Y inventory and updates using ITA 7 0 7 0 7 1 7 1 101
21. system For these cases use the package GUIDs to uninstall the product For managed systems using the command msiexec exe x B1BCFFAB 7D90 4633 BDC3 3087F1E00F6D Unattended Uninstallation of Managed System Software The Dell OpenManage installer features an unattended uninstallation procedure Unattended uninstallation enables you to simultaneously uninstall managed systems software from multiple systems The unattended uninstallation package is distributed to the remote systems using a software distribution tool from an ISV When the package is distributed the uninstallation script executes to uninstall the software Distributing the Unattended Uninstallation Package The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD is pre configured to act as the unattended uninstallation package To distribute the package to one or more systems 1 40 Configure the ISV distribution software to execute the msiexec exe x DVD Drive SYSMGMT srvadmin windows SystemsManagement SysMgmt msi qb command if you are using the DVD after the unattended uninstallation package has been distributed Use the ISV distribution software to distribute the typical unattended uninstallation package to the remote systems The program executes to uninstall managed systems software on each remote system 3 Reboot each remote system to complete uninstallation Unattended Uninstall Command Line Settings The Command Line Settings for MSI Installer table
22. the entire set or you can select individual RPMs to install specific components The RPMs are available at SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS metaRPMS The following list of RPMs enables the installation of a particular RPM set Table 11 Meta RPMs Meta RPMs Details srvadmin all Installs all the components srvadmin base Installs the Server Instrumentation component This component has to be installed before installing any of the other specific components srvadmin idrac Installs the iDRAC component srvadmin rac4 Installs the DRAC 4 component srvadmin rac5 Installs the DRAC 5 component srvadmin standardAgent Installs the Remote Enablement component srvadmin storageservices Installs the storage services component srvadmin webserver Installs the web server component Related Links Dell OpenManage Linux Installer Packages Custom RPMs based installation The following is an example of custom RPMs based installation of Server Administrator including the installation of the Remote Enablement feature and the Storage Management Service components K NOTE On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x operating system DVDs are automounted with the noexec mount option This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD You have to manually mount the DVD and then run executables 1 Loginas root to the system running the supported operating system where you want to install the managed system components Insert the De
23. 12 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 2 2 Distinguished Name LDAPTYPE_DN 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 12 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 2 14 Distinguished Name LDAPTYPE_DN 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 12 Single Valued FALSE FALSE FALSE 71 Attribute Name Description Assigned OID Syntax Object Single Valued Identifier dellProductMembers Linked attribute Link ID 12071 Table 22 Server Administrator Specific Attributes Added to the Active Directory Schema Attribute Name Description Assigned OID Syntax Object Single Valued Identifier dellOMSAIsReadOnlyUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 2 2 1 TRUE TRUE if the User has Read Only Boolean LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN rights in Server Administrator 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 7 dellOMSAlsReadWriteUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 2 2 2 TRUE TRUE if the User has Read Write Boolean LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN rights in Server Administrator 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 7 dellOMSAlsAdminUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 2 2 3 TRUE TRUE if the User has Administrator rights in Server Administrator Boolean LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 7 Table 23 IT Assistant Specific Attributes Added to the Active Directory Schema Attribute Name Description Assigned OID Syntax Object Single Valued Identifier dellltalsReadWriteUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 3 2 1 TRUE TRUE if the User has Read Write Boolean LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN rights in IT Assistant 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 7 dell
24. A01 6 Add User3 as Member in Association Object 2 A02 Priv2 as Privilege Object in A02 and RAC2 as RAC Product in A02 Related Links Adding Users and Privileges to Active Directory Active Directory objects in multiple domains The following figure shows the setup of the Active Directory objects in multiple domains for RAC In this scenario you have two DRAC 4 cards RAC1 and RAC2 and three existing Active Directory users User1 User2 and User3 User1 is in Domain1 but User2 and User3 are in Domain2 You want to give User1 and User2 Administrator privileges on both the RAC1 and RAC2 card and give User3 Login privilege on the RAC2 card 65 Domain1 Domain2 Figure 3 Setting Up RAC Active Directory Objects In Multiple Domains Setting Up RAC Active Directory Objects in Multiple Domain To set up the objects for this multiple domain scenario perform the following tasks 1 2 3 4 On Ensure that the domain forest function is in Native mode Create two Association Objects A01 of Universal scope and A02 in any domain Create two RAC Device Objects RAC1 and RAC2 to represent the two remote systems Create two Privilege Objects Priv1 and Priv2 in which Priv1 has all privileges Administrator and Priv2 has Login privileges Group User and User into Group The group scope of Group1 must be Universal Add Group as Member in Association Object 1 A01 Priv1 as Privilege Object in A01 and bot
25. Administrator You can install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator in the following ways e Install the Server Administrator Web Server on any system Dell PowerEdge system laptop or desktop and the Server Instrumentation on another supported Dell PowerEdge system In this method the Server Administrator Web Server performs the function of a central web server and you can use it to monitor a number of managed systems Using this method reduces the Server Administrator footprint on the managed systems e Continue to install the Server Administrator Web Server and the Server Instrumentation on the same system The following table lists the deployment scenarios for installing and using Server Administrator and helps you make the right choice while selecting the various installation options Table 6 Deployment Scenarios You want to Select Remotely manage and monitor the entire network of Server Administrator Web Server You must then install managed systems from the system laptop desktop or Server Instrumentation on the managed systems server Manage and monitor the current system Server Administrator Web Server and Server Instrumentation Manage and monitor the current system using some other Remote Enablement remote system For systems running on Microsoft Windows Remote Enablement is under the Server Instrumentation option You must then install the Server Administrator Web Server on the remote system View the status of
26. Custom Installation section Modify If you want to add or remove Server Administrator components 1 2 3 38 Navigate to the Windows Control Panel Click Add Remove Programs Click Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and click Change The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator dialog box is displayed Click Next The Program Maintenance dialog box is displayed Select the Modify option and click Next The Custom Setup dialog box is displayed To select a specific managed system software application click the drop down arrow beside the listed feature and select either This feature will be installed to install the feature or This feature will not be available to ignore the feature A selected feature has a hard drive icon depicted next to it A deselected feature has a red X next to it By default if the prerequisite checker finds a software feature with no supporting hardware the checker deselects the feature Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation The Ready to Modify the Program dialog box is displayed Click Install to install the selected software features The Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen is displayed Messages give the status and progress of the software features being installed When the selected features are installed the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator installa
27. De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD to the target systems Configure the ISV distribution software to execute the msiexec exe i DVD Drive SYSMGMT srvadmin windows SystemsManagement SysMgmt msi qb command from the DVD image The program executes to install Server Administrator on each remote system Reboot each remote system to enable Server Administrator Creating Custom Unattended Installation Packages To create a custom unattended installation package perform the following steps 1 2 3 Copy the SYSMGMT srvadmin windows directory from the DVD to the system hard drive Create a batch script that executes the installation using the Windows Installer Engine msiexec exe NOTE For Customized Unattended Installation each required feature must be included as a command line interface CLI parameter for it to be installed An example ismsiexec exe i SysMgmt msi ADDLOCAL SA IWS BRCM qb Place the batch script in the windows directory on the system hard drive Related Links Customization Parameters Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages For distributing custom unattended installation packages E 3 NOTE The SysMgmt msi installation package for Server Administrator used in the Custom Setup unattended installation is located in the SYSMGMT srvadmin windows SystemsManagement directory in the DVD Configure the ISV distribution software to execute the batch script once the install
28. Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7 1 Installation Guide Notes Cautions and Warnings K 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 A WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2012 Dell Inc Trademarks used in this text Dell the Dell logo Dell Precision OptiPlex Latitude PowerEdge PowerVault PowerConnect OpenManage EqualLogic Compellent KACE FlexAddress Force10 and Vostro are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel Pentium Xeon Core and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom and AMD Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Server Internet Explorer MS DOS Windows Vista and Active Directory are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the United States and or other countries Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporat
29. Directory Class Type SuperClasses Attributes Table 19 delllta7AuxClass Class OID Description Class Type SuperClasses Attributes Table 20 dellltaApplication Class OID Description Class Type SuperClasses Attributes Structural Class dellProduct dellAssociationMembers 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 3 1 1 This class is used to define the privileges Authorization Rights for IT Assistant Auxiliary Class None dellltalsReadOnlyUser dellltalsReadWriteUser dellltalsAdminUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 3 1 2 This class represents the IT Assistant application Configure IT Assistant as dellltaApplication in Active Directory This configuration enables IT Assistant to send LDAP queries to Active Directory Structural Class dellProduct dellAssociationMembers Table 21 General Attributes Added to the Active Directory Schema Attribute Name Description dellPrivilegeMember List of dellPrivilege Objects that belong to this Attribute dellProductWMembers List of dellRacDevices Objects that belong to this role This attribute is the forward link to the dellAssociationMembers backward link Link ID 12070 dellAssociationMembers List of dellAssociationObjectMembers that belong to this Product This attribute is the backward link to the Assigned OID Syntax Object Identifier 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 2 1 Distinguished Name LDAPTYPE_DN 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1
30. EN 77 MietosettVWmtlwge e titel genge Edge A tt ett saad dulce crversties 77 How do fix a faulty installation of Server Administrator 77 What do do when the creation of WinRM listener fails with the following error message 78 What are the firewall related configuration that needs to be done for WinbM E 78 When launching the Dell OpenManage Install an error message may display stating a failure to load a specific library a denial of access or an initialization error An example of installation failure during Dell OpenManage Install is failed to load OMIL32 DLL What do do 78 get a misleading warning or error message during Dell OpenManage installation s sessssessrerseeersrenreeee 78 am getting the following error message while launching Dell OpenManage Instalt 78 When I run Dell OpenManage Install see unreadable characters on the Prerequisite check IKELITE a PAE AA AEA EEE A EE EE E EE lees gderg 79 have installed Server Administrator and Dell Online Diagnostics in the same directory and Dell Online Diagnostics fails to work What dO do 79 have installed Server Administrator using remote Server Administrator deploy on Windows Server 2008 do not see Server Administrator icon on the desktop een 79 see a warning message while uninstalling Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008 as the installer tries to remove the shorteut ANEN 79 Where can I find the MSI log files ENNEN 79 downloaded the Serve
31. I device driver is not found the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service degrades itself so that it does not provide any of the IPMI based information or functionality Primarily this means that it does not provide any probe data for example fans temperatures and voltage probe data Installing Managed System Software This section explains how to install managed system software using the following installation options e Using the srvadmin install sh shell script NOTE If you have downloaded the managed system software installer available as a tar gz file from support dell com the srvadmin install sh shell script is present as setup sh in the root directory e Using the RPM command Related Links Deployment Scenarios for Server Administrator Prerequisites for Installing Managed System Software The prerequisites are e Log in as root e The running kernel must have loadable module support enabled e The opt directory must have at least 250 MB of free space and the tmp etc and ar directories must each have at least 20 MB of free space 46 Install the ucd snmp or net snmp package that is provided with the operating system if you use SNMP to manage the server If you want to use supporting agents for the ucd snmp or net snmp agent you must install the operating system support for the SNMP standard before you install Server Administrator For more information about installing SNMP see the installation instructi
32. Manage Install it is recommended that you run the OMClean exe program under the SYSMGMT srvadmin support OMClean directory to remove an older version of Server Administrator on the system 78 Do need to uninstall previous versions of Server Administrator before installing Citrix Metaframe Yes Uninstall previous versions of Server Administrator before installing Citrix Metaframe all versions As errors may exist in the registry after the Citrix Metaframe installation you must reinstall Server Administrator When run Dell OpenManage Install see unreadable characters on the Prerequisite check information screen When you run Dell OpenManage Install in English German French or Spanish and get unreadable characters on the Prerequisite Check Information screen ensure that the browser encoding has the default character set Resetting the browser encoding to use the default character set resolves the problem have installed Server Administrator and Dell Online Diagnostics in the same directory and Dell Online Diagnostics fails to work what do do If you have installed Server Administrator and Online Diagnostics in the same directory Online Diagnostics may fail to work On uninstalling Server Administrator you may also lose all Online Diagnostics files To avoid this problem install Server Administrator and Online Diagnostics in different directories In general it is recommended not to install more than one application in the
33. Management Tools and Documentation DVD contains readme files for applications found on the media NOTE If the product does not perform as expected or you do not understand a procedure described in this guide see Getting Help in the system s Hardware Owner s Manual Getting Technical Assistance NOTE If you do not have an active Internet connection you can find contact information on the purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product catalog Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues visit support dell com and select the support category If you are not a U S customer select your country code at the bottom of the support dell com page or select All to see more choices Preinstallation Setup Ensure that you perform the following before installing Server Administrator e Read the installation instructions for the operating system e Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements e Read the applicable Dell OpenManage readme files and the De Systems Software Support Matrix located at support dell com manuals e Close all applications running on the system before installing the Server Administrator applications On Linux ensure that all operating system RPM Package Man
34. OpenManage configuration settings saved on the server is lost For more information on using Dell OpenManage with Citrix XenServer Dell Edition see the Citrix XenServer Dell Edition Solution Guide at support dell com support edocs software Citrix K NOTE If you are connecting to a XenServer 6 0 managed node using server administrator web server use port 5986 in the format Hostname Port Number or IP address Port Number Post Installation Tasks After the installation or upgrade of OpenManage 1 Execute the post installation configuration scripts of Remote Enablement feature cd opt dell srvadmin etc autoconf cim component sh p 5986 2 Restart openwsman and sfcb services etc init d openwsmand restart S etc init d sfcb restart 3 Open the port 5986 iptables I RH Firewall 1 INPUT p tcp destination port 5986 j ACCEPT 4 Startthe Server Administrator services sh srvadmin services start 62 8 Using Microsoft Active Directory If you use Active Directory service software configure it to control access to the network Dell has modified the Active Directory database to support remote management authentication and authorization Dell OpenManage IT Assistant and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator as well as Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers iDRAC Dell Remote Access Controllers DRAC can now interface with Active Directory With this tool you can add and control users and privileges fro
35. Privilege Object IT Assistant Privilege Object RAC Device Object Server Administrator Application Object IT Assistant Application Object Figure 1 Typical Setup for Active Directory Objects In addition you can set up Active Directory objects in a single domain or in multiple domains Setting up objects in a single domain does not vary whether you are setting up RAC Server Administrator or IT Assistant objects When multiple domains are involved however there are some differences The following figure shows the set up of the Active Directory objects in a single domain In this scenario you have two DRAC 4 cards RAC1 and RAC2 and three existing Active Directory users User1 User2 and User3 You want to give User and User administrator privilege on both DRAC 4 cards and give User3 login privilege on the RAC2 card 64 Figure 2 Setting Up RAC Active Directory Objects in a Single Domain Setting Up Objects in a Single Domain To set up the objects in a single domain scenario perform the following tasks 1 Create two Association Objects Create two RAC Product Objects RAC1 and RAC2 to represent the two DRAC 4 cards Create two Privilege Objects Priv1 and Priv2 in which Priv1 has all privileges administrator and Priv2 has login privileges Group User1 and User into Group 5 Add Group as Member in Association Object 1 A01 Priv1 as Privilege Object in A01 and both RAC1 and RAC2 as RAC Products in
36. RM Open Control Panel Click Windows Firewall 1 2 3 Click Exceptions tab 4 Select Windows Remote Management check box If you do not see the check box click Add Program to add Windows Remote Management Configuring the Envelope Size for WinRM To configure the envelope size for WinRM K NOTE On WinRM version 2 0 enable the compatibility mode for WinRM version 2 0 to use port 443 WinRM version 2 0 uses port 5986 by default To enable the compatibility mode type the following command winrm s winrm config Service EnableCompatibilityHttpsListener true 1 Open a command prompt Type winrm g winrm config Check the value of the MaxEnvelopeSizekb attribute If the value is less than 4608 type the following command winrm s winrm config MaxEnvelopeSizekb 4608 4 Set the value of MaxTimeoutms to 3 minutes winrm s winrm config MaxTimeoutms 180000 Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement If you choose to install the Remote Enablement feature you have to install certain dependent RPMs and configure these RPMs before installing the feature Install the following RPMs e libcmpiCpplmpl0 e libwsman1 e openwsman server e sblim sfcb e sblim sfcc The dependent RPMs are available on the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD at srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS opensource components lt OS gt lt arch gt NOTE On supported SLES 11 and above and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and prece
37. Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive Navigate to the operating system specific directory corresponding to the system Type the following command rpm ivh Server Instrumentation lt arch gt rpm add StorageManagement lt arch gt rpm RemoteEnablement lt arch gt rpm Server Administrator services do not start automatically 49 K NOTE Ensure that you install Server Instrumentation or Remote Enablement before installing Remote Access Controller or Storage Management K NOTE If you choose to install the Remote Enablement feature ensure that you install the dependent RPMs before installing this feature 5 Start the Server Administrator services after the installation by using the command sh srvadmin services start E NOTE You can install Server Administrator on any system that meets operating system dependencies However after installation certain Server Administrator services may not be started on unsupported systems K NOTE When Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is installed on a system dependency issues related to RPMs may occur To resolve these issues install the missing RPMs from SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS opensourcecomponents If the RPMs are not available in this directory install these RPMs from the operating system media If not available on the media search for these RPMs on the Internet Related Links Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement Using the S
38. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 0 Y 10 91 RPM srvadmin rac5 srvadmin idrac Description Meta RPM for RAC5 components Meta RPM for iDRAC components Dependent packages components srvadmin rac4 populator srvadmin racadm4 srvadmin racdrsc srvadmin racsvc srvadmin isvc srvadmin omilcore srvadmin rac components srvadmin racadm4 srvadmin racadm5 srvadmin racdrsc srvadmin argtable2 srvadmin deng srvadmin idrac ivmcli srvadmin idrac vmcli srvadmin idracadm srvadmin isvc srvadmin omcommon srvadmin omilcore srvadmin rac components srvadmin racadm4 srvadmin racdrsc Table 31 Server Instrumentation and SNMP monitoring RPM srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng 92 Description OM Dependant packages Core Install pciutils smbi package that os utils bin provides tools for the systems management install packages Data Engine srvadmin stores and omilcore manages Required for Installing Y and functioning of Server Administrato gt Server Y Instrumentati on and Required for 6 4 Administrator GUI CLI RAC4 tools RAC 5 management Y using Server Administrator GUI CLI RAC5 tools iDRAC Y management using Server Administrator GUI CLI iDRAC tools OpenManage 6 4 6 5 7 0 Y Y OpenManage 7 0 7 1 Y Y Y Y 7 1 Y Y RPM Description OM Required for OpenManage Dependant packages 6 4 6 5 objects for SNMP systems monitor
39. age Server Administrator screen is displayed and provides the status and progress of the software features being uninstalled 39 6 When the selected features are uninstalled the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator uninstallation If you are prompted to reboot the system select from the following reboot options Yes reboot my system now No l will reboot my system later All Server Administrator features are uninstalled Uninstalling Managed System Software Features Using the Operating System Navigate to the Windows Control Panel Click Add Remove Programs Click Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and click Remove The Add or Remove Programs dialog box is displayed Click Yes to confirm uninstallation of Server Administrator The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen is displayed and provides the status and progress of the software features being uninstalled If you are prompted to reboot the system select from the following reboot options e Yes reboot my system now e No will reboot my system later All Server Administrator features are uninstalled Unattended Uninstall Using the Product GUID If you do not have the installation DVD or the MSI package available during an uninstallation use the following command line to uninstall Dell OpenManage systems management software on managed systems or management stations running Windows operating
40. ager RPM packages required by the Server Administrator RPMs are installed If the system had VMware ESX factory installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server see the Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement section for information on any RPMs that you need to manually install prior to installing managed system software Typically manual installation of RPMs is not required Prerequisite Checker The setup exe located at SYSMGMT srvadmin windows starts the prerequisite checker program The prerequisite checker program examines the prerequisites for software components without launching the actual installation This program displays a status window that provides information about the system s hardware and software that may affect the installation and operation of software features NOTE To use supporting agents for the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP install the operating system support for the SNMP standard before or after you install Server Administrator For more information about installing SNMP see the installation instructions for the operating system you are running on the system Run the prerequisite checker silently by executing runprereqchecks exe s fromthe SYSMGMT srvadmin windows PreReqChecker directory on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD After running the prerequisite checker a HTML file omprereg htm is created in the Temp directory This file contains the results of
41. anagement Web certificates are necessary to ensure that the identity and information exchanged with a remote system is not viewed or changed by others To ensure system security it is strongly recommended that you either generate a new X 509 certificate reuse an existing X 509 certificate or import a root certificate or certificate chain from a Certificate Authority CA Authorized CAs include Verisign Entrust and Thawte K NOTE Log in with administrator privileges to perform certificate management You can manage X 509 certificates for Server Administrator and IT Assistant from the respective Preferences page Click General Settings select the Web Server tab and click X 509 Certificate Best Practices for X 509 Certificate Management For the security of the system while using server administrator ensure the following Unique host name All systems that have Server Administrator installed should have unique host names Change localhost to unique For systems with host name set to localhost change the host name to a unique host name 20 Remote Enablement Requirements The Remote Enablement feature is currently supported on e Microsoft Windows e Microsoft Hyper V e Hyper V Server e Red Hat Enterprise Linux e SUSE Enterprise Linux e VMware ESXi and ESX e Citrix XenServer 6 0 To install the Remote Enablement feature configure the following on the system e Windows Remote Management WinRM e CA Self Signed C
42. and the following error may be displayed unpacking c OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt bldno gt VIB ESX lt version gt i_ lt bld revno gt zip metadata zip sig does not exist signature mismatch metadata zip Unable to unpack update package This error is displayed if you are using an older version of the Remote CLI To resolve this issue download and install the latest vSphere version of the CLI e When attempting to use the vihostupdate command the following error may be displayed Unable to create write or read a file as expected I O Error 28 on file Errno 28 No space left on device See the VMware KB article 1012640 at kb vmware com to fix this error 60 7 Installing Dell OpenManage Software on Citrix XenServer The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is installed on Citrix XenServer using the Dell OpenManage Supplemental Pack The OpenManage Supplemental Pack for Citrix XenServer 6 0 can be installed in two ways During the installation of XenServer On arunning system During the installation of XenServer To install the OpenManage Supplemental Pack for Citrix XenServer 6 0 during the installation of XenServer 1 2 E Start the installation of XenServer as usual and follow the instructions on the screen One of the early questions during the installation process of XenServer is if you want to install any Supplemental Packs click Yes and continue with the installation process After the
43. ation version 7 1 on the managed system Accessing an earlier version of Server Administrator using Server Administrator Web Server version 7 1 may display an error Upgrade For an unattended upgrade the msiexec exe i SysMgmt msi qb command accesses the DVD to accept the software license agreement and upgrades all the required Server Administrator features on selected remote systems All major user settings are retained during an unattended upgrade 1 Insert the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the system s DVD drive The autorun menu is displayed 2 Select Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and click Install If the autorun program does not start automatically go to the SYSMGMT srvadmin windows directory on the DVD and run the setup exe file 37 The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator prerequisite status screen is displayed and runs the prerequisite checks for the managed station Any relevant informational warning or error messages are displayed Resolve all error and warning situations if any 3 Click the Install Modify Repair or Remove Server Administrator option The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen is displayed 4 Click Next The Dell Software License Agreement is displayed 5 Click accept the terms in the license agreement and Next if you agree The Setup Type dialog box is displayed 6 Continue the installation from step 8 as mentioned in the
44. ation Object The Association Object provides the connection between the users and the devices or products Class Type Structural Class 69 70 SuperClasses Attributes Table 15 dellPrivileges Class OID Description Class Type SuperClasses Attributes Table 16 dellProduct Class OID Description Class Type SuperClasses Attributes Table 17 dellOmsa2AuxClass Class OID Description Class Type SuperClasses Attributes Table 18 dellOmsaApplication Class OID Description Group dellProductWembers dellPrivilegeMember 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 1 4 This class is used as a container Class for the Dell Privileges Authorization Rights Structural Class User dellRAC4Privileges dellRAC3Privileges dellOmsaAuxClass dellltaAuxClass 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 1 5 This is the main class from which all Dell products are derived Structural Class Computer dellAssociationMembers 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 2 1 1 This class is used to define the privileges Authorization Rights for Server Administrator Auxiliary Class None dellOmsalsReadOnlyUser dellOmsalsReadWriteUser dellOmsalsAdminUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 2 1 2 This class represents the Server Administrator application Server Administrator must be configured as dellOmsaApplication in Active Directory This configuration enables the Server Administrator application to send LDAP queries to Active
45. ation package is distributed Use the ISV distribution software to distribute the custom unattended installation package to the remote systems The batch script installs Server Administrator along with specified features on each remote system The batch script installs Server Administrator along with specified features on each remote system Reboot each remote system to enable Server Administrator Related Links e Creating Custom Unattended Installation Packages 33 e Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages Specitying Log File Locations For managed system MSI installation run the following command to perform an unattended installation while specifying the log file location msiexec exe i SysMgmt msi 1 v C openmanage logs SysMgmt log Unattended Installation Features Unattended installation provides the following features e A set of optional command line settings to customize an unattended installation e Customization parameters to designate specific software features for installation e A prerequisite checker program that examines the dependency status of selected software features without having to perform an actual installation Optional Command Line Settings The following table shows the optional settings available for the msiexec exe MSI installer Type the optional settings on the command line after msiexec exe with a space between each setting E NOTE See support microsoft com for details about al
46. bldno gt VIB ESX lt version gt I directory Unzip the zip file in the above specified directory Run the following command in Power CLI Install VMHostPatch VMHost 10 94 171 97 HostPath vmfs volumes lt datastore name gt name gt OMSrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt build ID gt VIBESX lt version gt i cross_oem dell openmanage esxi_7 1 0000 metadata zip Reboot the ESXi host Run the following command to check if OpenManage is installed successfully on the host esxcli software vib list grep i open OpenManage is displayed Enabling Server Administrator Services on the Managed System The Server Administrator Web Server communicates with the VMware ESXi system through the Server Administrator Common Interface Model CIM provider The Server Administrator CIM provider is an Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM provider on the VMware ESXi system CIM OEM providers are disabled by default on VMware ESXi 4 0 and ESXi 57 4 1 Enable the CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi system before accessing it using Server Administrator Web Server K NOTE In ESXi 4 1 U2 ESXi 5 0 U1 Dell OpenManage CIM OEM provider is enabled by default Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vSphere Client for VMware ESXi4 0 ESXi 4 1 To enable CIM OEM providers using VMware vSphere Client you must have the vSphere Client tool installed You can download and install the tool from https lt P_address of ESXi host where lt ip_address gt is the IP address o
47. by the supported server roles For example the Explorer shell is not installed as part of a Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper V Server installation Instead the default user interface for a Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper V Server installation is the command prompt K NOTE Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper V Server operating system does not support a graphical user interface GUI based installation of Dell OpenManage software components Install OpenManage software in the Command Line Interface CLI mode on Server Core For more information on Server Core see microsoft com K NOTE On Windows 7 to install the systems management software successfully log in using an account which belongs to the Administrators Group and must execute the setup exe using the option Run as administrator from the right click menu K NOTE Log in as a built in administrator to install the systems management software on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista For more information about the built in Administrator account see the Windows Server 2008 Help Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode You must run the prerequisite checker in the CLI mode as Windows Server 2008 and Hyper V Server does not support the GUI mode Related Links Prerequisite Checker Installing Managed System Software in CLI Mode Launch the MSI file from the command prompt using the command msiexec i SysMgmt msi The MSI file SysMgmt msi is located at SYSMGMT srvadmin windows S
48. core and srvadmin deng srvadmin omilcore srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng srvadmin hapi srvadmin isvc and srvadmin omacore srvadmin omacore srvadmin omhip and srvadmin isvc srvadmin omilcore What are the additional components that can be installed on a system that already has Server Administrator installed There are a few additional components that can be installed on a system that already has Server Administrator installed For example you can install Online Diagnostics on a system that has previously been installed with managed system software On such a system while uninstalling Server Administrator only those RPM packages that are not required by any of the newly installed components are uninstalled In the above example Online Diagnostics requires packages such as srvadmin omilcore X Y Z N and srvadmin hapi X Y Z N These packages are not uninstalled during an uninstallation of Server Administrator 88 In this case if you try to install Server Administrator later by running the sh srvadmin install sh command the following message is displayed Server Administrator version X Y Z is currently installed Installed components are e srvadmin omilcore X Y Z N e srvadmin hapi X Y Z N Do you want to upgrade Server Administrator to X Y Z Press y for yes lt Enter gt to exit On pressing lt y gt only those Server Administrator packages in the above example srvadmin omilcore X Y Z N and srvadmin hap
49. d line interface CLI feature of Server Administrator you must open a new console window and execute the CLI commands from there Executing CLI commands from the same console window in which Server Administrator was installed does not work You can make the DVD image available to the remote system by either distributing the entire contents of the media or by mapping a drive from the target system to the location of the DVD image 32 3 Mapping a Drive to Act as the Typical Unattended Installation Package Share an image of the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD with each remote system on which you want to install Server Administrator You can accomplish this task by directly sharing the DVD or by copying the entire DVD to a drive and sharing the copy Create a script that maps a drive from the remote systems to the shared drive described in step 1 This script should execute msiexec exe i Mapped Drive SYSMGMT srvadmin windows SystemsManagement SysMgmt msi qb after the drive has been mapped Configure the ISV distribution software to distribute and execute the script created in step 2 Distribute this script to the target systems by using the ISV software distribution tools The script executes to install Server Administrator on each remote system Reboot each remote system to enable Server Administrator Distributing the Entire DVD as the Typical Unattended Installation Package Distribute the entire image of the
50. d progress of the software features being installed After the selected features are installed the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator installation 31 If you are prompted to reboot the system select from the following reboot options to make the installed managed system software services available for use Yes reboot my system now No will reboot my system later K NOTE If you have selected Remote Enablement during installation an error message A provider WinTunnel has been registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace ROOT dcim sysman to use the LocalSystem account This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests islogged in Windows Event Log You can safely ignore this message and continue with installation Related Links System Recovery on Failed Installation Server Administrator Installation With Citrix Application Server Citrix remaps all the hard drive letters when installed For example if you install Server Administrator on drive C and then install Citrix it may change the drive letter C to M Server Administrator may not work properly because of the remapping In order to avoid this problem select one of the following options Option 1 1 Uninstall Server Administrator 2 Install Citrix 3 Reinstall Server Administrator Optio
51. d the line adproductname text where text is the name of the product object that you created in Active Directory For example the omsaoem ini file contains the following syntax if the Active Directory product name is configured to omsaApp productname Server Administrator startmenu Dell OpenManage Applications autdbid omsa accessmask 3 adsupport true adproductname omsaApp 3 Restart the Dell Systems Management Server Administrator DSM SA Connection Service after saving the omsaoem ini file Extending the Active Directory Schema The schema extensions for RAC Server Administrator and IT Assistant are available Extend the schema for software or hardware that you are using Apply each extension individually to receive the benefit of its software specific settings Extending the Active Directory schema adds schema classes and attributes example privileges and association objects and a Dell organizational unit to the schema NOTE Before you extend the schema you must have Schema Admin privileges on the Schema Master Flexible Single Master Operation FSMO Role Owner of the domain forest Extend the schema using two different methods Use the Dell Schema Extender utility or use the Lightweight Directory Interchange Format LDIF script file K NOTE The Dell organizational unit is not added if you use the LDIF script file The LDIF script files and the Dell Schema Extender utility are located in the following directories on the
52. ding operating systems it is recommended that you install the RPMs from the operating system media if available 24 Installing Dependent RPMs To install the dependent RPMs not available on the operating system media 1 2 5 Make sure that Pegasus RPMs are uninstalled Check if the openwsmand and sfcbd binaries are already installed using make install Check by running the commands openwsman or sfcbd or you can check the existence of the binaries in the usr local sbin directory If the binaries are installed uninstall these binaries Check for the required dependencies for the openwsman and sfcbd RPMs listed in the following table Table 5 Required Dependencies Packages Openwsman SBLIM SFCC SBLIM SFCB Red Hat Enterprise Server OpenSSL LibXML Pkgconfig CURL Chkconfig Initscript SBLIM SFCC CURL zlib CURL PAM OpenSSL Chkconfig Initscript Install the dependent RPMs You can install the RPMs witha single command rpm ivh rpml rpm2 rpm3 rpm4 or individually K NOTE If you are installing RPMs individually follow this sequence rpm ivh sblim sfcb x x x rpm rpm ivh sblim sfcc x x x rpm SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LibOpenSSL LibXML Pkg config libCURL aaa_base aaa_base SBLIM SFCC LibCURL zlib LibCURL PAM LibOpenSSL aaa_base aaa_base rpmN K NOTE Install the libwsman and openwsman client RPMs simultaneously as they have cyclic dependency rpm iv
53. dmin command to remove Dell OpenManage systems management software some RPM utility versions may schedule an uninstallation in an incorrect order which results in users encountering misleading warning or error messages What is the lu KEE 83 Why am getting a warning concerning the RPM package key during nstallatton ue 83 What are the names of all the Dell OpenManage features under Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE EAA TEETAR EERSTEN 84 What do the directories under srvadmin linux custom lt operating system gt Contain 84 What are the additional components that can be installed on a system that already has Server Administrator installed Za a e a a e aa ra aa a a aeara ra aaraa D a ra aada anana edek Taada anina 88 What happens if install the RPM package on an unsupported system or on an unsupported OPEratingG ES E EE 89 What daemons run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems after Server Administrator is starte 89 What kernel modules are loaded when Server Administrator is starte EE 90 10 Dell OpenManage Linux Installer Packages EEN 91 Introduction This topic provides information on e Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator QMSA on managed systems e Installing and using the Remote Enablement feature e Managing remote systems using OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server e Configuring the system before and during a deployment or upgrade NOTE If you are installi
54. e None None srvadmin omcommon srvadmin smcommon Required for OpenManage 6 4 Storage Y instrumentati on Storage Y instrumentati on Storage Y instrumentati on of PERC 4 controllers Storage Y management using Server Administrato r GUI CLI Storage Y management using Server Administrato r GUI Obsolete merged with srvadmin storage 98 6 5 7 0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y y 7 1 Not applicable for OM 7 0 supplemental pack for Citrix Xen 6 0 Table 36 RAC Instrumentation SNMP Monitoring GUI and CLI Plugins RPM srvadmin racsvc srvadmin rac components srvadmin racadm4 srvadmin rac5 components srvadmin racadm5 srvadmin idrac7 Description RAC services to manage DRAC 4 RAC data populator for DRAC 4 Provides CLI tools for DRAC 4 administratio n RAC Data populator for DRAC 5 Provides CLI tools for DRAC 5 administratio n RAC data populator for iDRAC7 OM Dependant packages setserial srvadmin omilcore None None srvadmin omilcore srvadmin hapi srvadmin deng srvadmin hapi srvadmin omilcore srvadmin argtable2 srvadmin deng srvadmin idrac vmcli srvadmin idracadm7 srvadmin ISVC srvadmin omcommon srvadmin omilcore srvadmin rac components srvadmin Required for DRAC 4 instrumentati on DRAC 4 instrumentati on and SNMP monitoring RAC CLI tools for DRAC
55. e command prompt to force a reinstall msiexec i SysMgmt msi REINSTALL ALL REINSTALLMODE vomus 7 4 Select Custom Setup and choose all the features that were originally installed If you are not sure which features were installed select all of them and perform the installation NOTE If you installed Server Administrator in a non default directory make sure to change it in Custom Setup as well Once the application is installed you can uninstall it from Add Remove Programs What do do when the creation of WinRM listener fails with the following error message The CertificateThumbprint property must be empty when the SSL configuration will be shared with another service This error occurs when the Internet Information Server IIS is already installed and configured for HTTPS communication Details about coexistence of IIS and WinRM is available at technet microsoft com en us library cc782312 aspx In this case use the following command to create a HTTPS Listener with the CertificateThumbprint empty winrm create winrm config Listener Address Transport HTTPS Hostname lt host_name gt CertificateThumbprint What are the firewall related configuration that needs to be done for WinRM With firewall turned ON WinRM must be added to the firewall exclusion list to allow TCP port 443 for HTTPS traffic When launching the Dell OpenManage Install an error message may display stating a failure to load a specif
56. efault port used by Server Administrator is 1311 The default ports used by Dell OpenManage IT Assistant are 2607 for the connection service and 2606 for the network monitoring service These ports are configurable For port information of a particular component see the User Guide of that respective component When run virtual media on the DRAC controller over a Wide Area Network WAN with low bandwidth and latency launching Dell OpenManage Install directly on the virtual media failed what do do Copy the web install package available on support dell com to the local system and then launch Dell OpenManage Install Do need to uninstall the Adaptec Fast Console application installed on the system before installing the Server Administrator Storage Management Service Yes if you already have Adaptec Fast Console installed on the system you must uninstall this application before installing the Server Administrator Storage Management Service Microsoft Windows How do fix a faulty installation of Server Administrator You can fix a faulty installation by forcing a reinstall and then performing an uninstall of Server Administrator To force a reinstall 1 Find out the version of Server Administrator that was previously installed 2 Download the installation package for that version from support dell com 3 Locate SysMgmt msi from the SYSMGMT srvadmin windows SystemsManagement directory and enter the following command at th
57. elated Links Using Microsoft Active Directory Configuring SNMP Agents Dell OpenManage software supports the SNMP systems management standard on all supported operating systems The SNMP support may or may not be installed depending on the operating system and how the operating system was installed An installed supported systems management protocol standard such as SNMP is required before installing Dell OpenManage software Configure the SNMP agent to change the community name enable set operations and send traps to a management station To configure the SNMP agent for proper interaction with management applications such as IT Assistant perform the procedures described in the De OpenManage Server Administrator User s Guide at support dell com manuals Related Links e Installation Requirements e Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards Secure Port Server and Security Setup This section contains the following topics e Setting User and Server Preferences e x 509 Certificate Management Setting User and Server Preferences You can set user and secure port server preferences for Server Administrator and IT Assistant from the respective Preferences web page Click General Settings and click either the User tab or Web Server tab Setting User Preferences To set up user preferences E NOTE Log in with administrator privileges to set or reset user or server preferences 1 Click Preferences on the
58. ements e Microsoft Software Installer MSI version 3 1 or later K NOTE Dell OpenManage software detects the MSI version on the system If the version is lower than 3 1 the prerequisite checker prompts you to upgrade to MSI version 3 1 After upgrading the MSI to version 3 1 reboot the system to install other software applications such as Microsoft SQL Server Related Links Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards Install a supported systems management protocol on the managed system before installing the management station or managed system software On supported Windows and Linux operating systems Dell OpenManage software supports e Common Information Model CIM Windows Management Instrumentation WMI e Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Install the SNMP package provided with the operating system If SNMP is installed post OMSA installation restart OMSA services NOTE For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on the managed system see the operating system documentation The following table shows the availability of the systems management standards for each supported operating system Table 4 Availability of Systems Management Protocol by Operating Systems Operating System Supported Microsoft Windows operating systems Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Ser
59. enmanange supplemental pack filename gt iso mnt If you burned the ISO file to a CD DVD insert it in the optical drive and run mount dev cdrom mnt Install the supplemental pack cd mnt install sh 61 OR xe install supplemental pack lt openmanange supplemental pack filename gt iso K NOTE If a previous version of OpenManage is already installed on the system then the command to upgrade it to version 7 0is install sh After the installation or upgrade of OpenManage execute the following post installation configuration script of Remote Enablement feature cd opt dell srvadmin etc autoconf cim component sh p 5986 3 When the installation is complete unmount the ISO file or CD SoC 44 umount mnt BA CAUTION Removal of the Dell OpenManage Supplemental Pack or any Dell OpenManage RPMs is not supported by Dell or Citrix and it is not recommended Manual removal of any RPM leaves the system in an inconsistent state which could make any potential issue debugging effort difficult or impossible A future Supplemental Pack release supports removal of the Dell OpenManage Supplemental Pack XenServer Upgrade If the XenServer image is upgraded to a newer XenServer update or release the Dell OpenManage Supplemental Pack must be reinstalled since the new XenServer image is placed on a different partition from the original In this case follow the same installation instructions as before However any Dell
60. ers or drivers has outdated firmware or driver See firmwaredriverversions_ lt lang gt html where lt ang gt stands for language or firmwaredriverversions txt found in the TEMP folder To find TEMP run echo TEMPS RAC component software version 4 is not selected for a default install unless the device is detected on the system The prerequisite checker generates a warning message in this case Intel and Broadcom agents are selected for a default install only if the corresponding devices are detected on the system If the corresponding devices are not found prerequisite checker generates a warning message Domain Name System DNS or Windows Internet Name Service WINS server running on the system can cause a warning condition for RAC software See the r information elevant section in Server Administrator readme for more e Do not install managed system and management station RAC components on the same system Install only the managed system RAC components as they offer the required functionality Common causes for a return code of 3 failure from the prerequisite checker e You are not logged in with built in Administrator privileges e The MSI package is corrupt or one of the required XML files is corrupt e Error during copying from a DVD or network access problems while copying from a network share e Prerequisite checker detects that another MSI package installation is currently running or that a reboo
61. ertificate e WinRM HTTPS Listener Port e Authorization for WinRM and Windows Management Instrumentation WMI Servers Installing WinRM On Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 WinRM 2 0 is installed by default On Windows Server 2008 WinRM 1 1 is installed by default Certificate Authority Signed Self Signed Certificate You need a certificate signed by a CA or a self signed certificate generated using the SelfSSL tool to install and configure the Remote Enablement feature on the system E NOTE It is recommended that you use a certificate signed by a CA Using a Certificate Signed by a CA To use a Certificate signed by a CA 1 Request a valid CA signed certificate 2 Create a HTTP listener with the CA signed certificate Requesting a Valid CA Signed Certificate To request a valid CA signed certificate Click Start Run Type mmc and click OK Click File Add Remove Snap in Select Certificates and click Add In the Certificates snap in dialog box select Computer account click Next Select Local Computer and click Finish Click Close and click OK On the Console window expand Certificates Local Computer in the left navigation pane eon SOS OY gt 21 9 Right click Personal select All tasks Request New Certificate 10 Click Next 11 Select the appropriate certificate type Mostly Computer and click Enroll 12 Click Finish Creating the HTTPS Listener Wi
62. erver lt IP gt r B lt VIB Name gt On ESXi 5 x esxcli server lt IP gt software vib remove lt VIB Name gt 2 Reboot the system after uninstalling Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running VMware ESXi Server Administrator generates Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters You must configure one or more trap destinations on the system running Server Administrator to send SNMP traps to a management station Server Administrator supports SNMP traps on VMware ESXi but does not support SNMP Get and Set operations because VMware ESXi does not provide the required SNMP support You can use the VMware vSphere CLI to configure VMware ESXi to send SNMP traps to a management application such as IT Assistant NOTE For more information about using the VMware vSphere CLI see the VMware support site at vmware com support Configuring the System to Send Traps to a Management Station Using the vSphere CLI Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters One or more trap destinations must be configured on the system running Server Administrator to send SNMP traps to a management station Configure the ESXi system running Server Administrator to send traps to a management station 1 Install the VMware vSphere CLI 2 Open a command prompt on the system in which the vSphere CLI is
63. erver Administrator and other managed system software components These installation scripts and RPMs are located in the SYSMGMT srvadmin linux supportscripts directory available in the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD The install script srvadmin install sh allows silent or interactive installation By including the srvadmin install sh script in the Linux scripts install Server Administrator locally or across a network on single or multiple systems 43 The second install method uses the Server Administrator RPM packages provided in the custom directories and the Linux rpm command Write Linux scripts that install Server Administrator locally or across a network on single or multiple systems Using a combination of the two install methods is not recommended and may require that you manually install the required Server Administrator RPM packages provided in the custom directories using the Linux rpm command For information on supported platforms and supported operating systems see the De Systems Software Support Matrix at support dell com manuals Software License Agreement The software license for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version of the Dell OpenManage software is located on the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Read the license txt file By installing or copying any of the files on the Dell provided media you are agreeing to the terms in this file This file is a
64. f the VMware ESXi system To enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi system using vSphere Client 1 Log on to the VMware ESXi host system using vSphere Client 2 Click the Configuration tab 3 Under the Software section on the left side click Advanced Settings 4 Inthe Advanced Settings dialog box click UserVars on the left pane 5 Change the value of the CIMOEMProvidersEnabled for ESXi 4 0 or CIMoemProviderEnabled for ESXi 4 1 field to 1 6 Click OK 7 For the changes to take effect without restarting the system use the Restart Management Agents option in the Direct Console User Interface DCUI on the local console of the VMware ESXi system K NOTE This option is available under Troubleshooting Options in ESXi 4 1 If the changes are not effective and you cannot connect to the VMware ESXi host using Server Administrator restart the VMware ESXi host system Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vSphere CLI for VMware ESXi 4 0 ESXi 4 1 To enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi system using vSphere CLI 1 If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows navigate to the directory where you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities On Linux proceed to step 2 2 Execute the command vicfg advcfg pl server lt ip address of ESXi host gt username lt user name gt password lt password gt set 1 UserVars CIMOEMProvidersEnabled E NOTE For ESXi 4 0 use CIMOEMProvidersEnabled and for ESXi 4 1 use CIMoemProviderE
65. fault Association objects created by the Dell Schema Extender utility are domain Local Groups and do not work with Universal type Product Groups from other domains 1 In the Console Root MMC window right click a container 2 Select New 3 Select a RAC Server Administrator or IT Assistant object depending on what you have installed The New Object window is displayed 4 Type in a name for the new object This name must match the Active Directory product name as discussed in Configuring Active Directory Using CLI on Systems Running Server Administrator 5 Select the appropriate Product Object 6 Click OK Creating a Privilege Object Privilege Objects must be created in the same domain as the Association Object to which they are associated 73 1 Inthe Console Root MMC window right click a container Select New oN Select a RAC Server Administrator or IT Assistant object depending on what you have installed The New Object window is displayed Type in a name for the new object Select the appropriate Privilege Object Click OK Right click the privilege object that you created and select Properties ES zl a Svs Click the appropriate Privileges tab and select the privileges that you want the user to have Creating an Association Object The Association Object is derived from a Group and must contain a group Type The Association Scope specifies the Security Group Type for the Association Object When you
66. gement Assistant vMA to the ESXi host Using the vSphere CLI To install Dell OpenManage software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI 1 Copy and unzip the OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt bldno gt VIB ESX lt version gt i_ lt bld revno gt zip file to a directory on the system For ESXi 5 0 and ESXi 5 0 P1 copy the unzipped file to the var log vmware folder on the ESXi 5 0 U1 server K NOTE For ESX 4 x you do not have to unzip the file 2 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode 3 Ifyou are using vSphere CLI on Windows navigate to the directory where you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux execute the command from any directory 4 Execute the following command For VMware ESXi4 0 ESXi 4 1 vihostupdate pl server lt IP address of ESXi host gt i b lt path to Dell OpenManage file gt For VMware ESXi5 0U1 esxcli server lt IP Address of ESXi 5 0 host gt software vib install d var log vmware lt Dell OpenManage file gt K NOTE The pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux 5 Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted The command output displays a successful or a failed update 6 Restart the ESXi host system To get or list the information about the installed VIBs e For ESXi 4 x use vihostupdate pl server lt IP gt queryor q e For ESXi 5 x use esxc
67. global navigation bar 2 Click General Settings 3 To add a preselected e mail recipient type the e mail address of the designated service contact in the Mail To field and click Apply Changes NOTE Clicking Email in any window sends an e mail message with an attached HTML file of the window to the designated e mail address 4 To change the home page appearance select an alternative value in the skin or scheme fields and click Apply Changes Setting Secure Port Server Preferences To set up secure port server preferences K NOTE Log in with administrator privileges to set or reset user or server preferences 1 Click Preferences on the global navigation bar 2 Click General Settings and the Web Server tab 3 Set options as necessary in the Server Preferences window Session Timeout Sets the time limit for a session to remain active Select Enable to set a time out if there is no user interaction for a specified time in minutes After a session time out the user must log in again to continue Select Disable to disable the Server Administrator session time out feature HTTPS Port Specifies the secure port for Server Administrator The default secure port for Server Administrator is 1311 19 NOTE Changing the port number to an invalid or in use port number may prevent other applications or browsers from accessing Server Administrator on the managed system IP Address to Specifies the IP address es for the managed syste
68. gned or CA signed certificate you can use the same certificate for the openwsman server by updating the ssl cert fileandssl key file values grouped under server tag in etc openwsman openwsman conf with the existing certificate values Configuring CRL for the openwsman Client You need to configure the Certificate Revocation List CRL used by Server Administrator Web Server To do this 1 Mention a valid CRL file in etc openwsman openwsman_client conf 2 left blank the CRL check is ignored E NOTE CRL support is only present on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version 5 update 5 For other operating systems contact the operating system vendor to provide the required CURL library with CRL support Running sfcb and openwsman Run sfcb and openwsman e etc init d sfcb start e etc init d openwsmand start K NOTE On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 replace sfcb with sblim sfcb On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for the sblim sfcb and openwsman to start automatically after a reboot you need to change the run levels using the chkconfig utility For example if you want to run solim sfcb in run levels 3 and 5 use the following command chkconfig sblim sfcb on level 35 K NOTE For more information on chkconfig and its usage see the operating system documentation The managed system is configured and is ready to be used by the Server Administrator Web Server Winbind Configuration fo
69. h RAC1 and RAC2 as Products in A01 Add User3 as Member in Association Object 2 A02 Priv2 as Privilege Object in A02 and RAC2 as a Product in A02 Setting up Server Administrator Active Directory Objects in Multiple Domains For Server Administrator or IT Assistant the users in a single Association can be in separate domains and need not be in a Universal group The following is a very similar example to show how Server Administrator or IT Assistant systems in separate domains affect the setup of directory objects Instead of RAC devices you will have two systems running Server Administrator Server Administrator Products sys1 and sys2 sys1 and sys2 are in different domains You can use any existing Users or Groups that you have in Active Directory The following figure shows how to set up the Server Administrator Active Directory objects for this example 66 Figure 4 Setting up Server Administrator Active Directory Objects In Multiple Domains Setting Up Server Administrator Active Directory Objects for Multiple Domain To set up the objects for this multiple domain scenario perform the following tasks 1 Ensure that the domain forest function is in Native mode Create two Association Objects A01 and A02 in any domain The figure shows the objects in Domain Create two Server Administrator Products sys1 and sys2 to represent the two systems sys1 is in Domain and sys2 is in Domain2 Create two Privilege Objects
70. h libwsmanl x x x rpm openwsman client x x x rpm rpm ivh openwsman server x x x rpm Post Installation Configuration for Remote Enablement This section details the steps to configure the dependent RPMs if you have installed the Remote Enablement feature The post installation configuration script is available at opt dell srvadmin etc on the server file system After installing all the dependent RPMs and the Remote Enablement feature execute the autoconf_cim_component sh script Before executing the autoconf_cim_component sh script make sure that Dell OpenManage is installed 25 Execute the following command to configure sfbc and openwsman as per the default configurations autoconf cim_component sh NOTE To configure openwsman on the managed node to run on a different port use the p lt por option with autoconf_cim_component sh This is optional and by default the openwsman is configured to run on port 443 Related Links Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux and VMware ESX Creating Server Certificate for WSMAN You can either create a new certificate for WSMAN or reuse an existing certificate Creating a New Certificate You can create a new server certificate for WSMAN by executing the owsmangencert sh script located at etc openwsman This script is provided by the openwsman RPM Follow the steps in the wizard to create the server certificate Reusing an Existing Certificate If you have a self si
71. he installation When using the rpm e rpm qa grep srvadmin command to remove Dell OpenManage systems management software some RPM utility versions may schedule an uninstallation in an incorrect order which results in users encountering misleading warning or error messages What is the solution The solution is to use the Dell OpenManage uninstall script srvadmin uninstall sh provided on the DVD What do do when am asked to authenticate using the root user account Dell Systems Build and Update Utility adds a script to the root user s bash_profile file that prompts for the installation of Dell OpenManage systems management software This script may interfere with remote client applications that authenticate using the root user account on the system but do not have a means to handle user prompts To remedy this limitation edit the bash_profile file and comment the line SHLVL During uninstallation error preun srvadmin NAME X Y Z N i386 scriptlet failed exit status 1 error message is displayed There may be problems uninstalling Server Administrator after an unsuccessful upgrade during a manual RPM upgrade The following error message is displayed error Spreun srvadmin NAME X Y Z N i386 scriptlet failed exit status 1 In this case NAME is a feature name for example omacore X Y 2Z N is the version and build number of the feature Some possible solutions to rectify this problem 1 Attempt to uninsta
72. hell Script to Perform the Custom Installation You can run the Server Administrator Custom Install script in an interactive mode The basic usage of the script is srvadmin install sh OPTION Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility This utility runs in interactive mode if you do not specify any options and runs silently if you provide one or more options The options are e x express Installs all components including RAC if available any other options passed are ignored e d dellagent Installs Server Instrumentation components e c cimagent Installs Remote Enablement components e s storage Installs Storage Management including Server Instrumentation s r rac Installs applicable RAC components including Server Instrumentation e w web Installs Server Administrator Web Server e Lut upgdatel Updates applicable Server Administrator components e h help Displays the help text e p preserve Preserves the screen without clearing off K NOTE If you do not use the p preserve option during the installation the history information on the screen gets cleared off e a autostart Starts the installed services after components have been installed Using the Shell Script to Perform the Installation in Interactive Mode This installation procedure uses the srvadmin install sh to prompt you for the installation of
73. i X Y Z N residing on the system are upgraded If you have to install other Dell OpenManage components as well the sh srvadmin install sh command has to be run once again What happens if install the RPM package on an unsupported system or on an unsupported operating system If you try to install the RPM packages on an unsupported system or an unsupported operating system you may see unpredictable behavior during the install uninstall or during use of the RPM package Most of the RPM packages have been written and tested for Dell PowerEdge systems and the Linux versions listed in the readme What daemons run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems after Server Administrator is started The daemons that run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems depend on what is installed and what is enabled to run The following table displays the daemons that typically run for a full install Table 28 Daemons that Run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Once Server Administrator is Started Daemon Name Name in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For RPMs in the srvadmin base directory dsm_sa_datamgr32d DSM SA Data Manager Server Administrator data manager daemon started by DSM SA Data Engine service dsm_sa_eventmgr32d DSM SA Event Manager Server Administrator event and logging daemon started by DSM SA Data Engine
74. ic library a denial of access or an initialization error An example of installation failure during Dell OpenManage Install is failed to load OMIL32 DLL What do do This is most likely due to insufficient Component Object Model COM permissions on the system To remedy this situation see the article support installshield com kb view asp articleid Q 104986 The Dell OpenManage Install may also fail if a previous installation of Dell OpenManage systems management software or some other software product was unsuccessful Delete the following temporary windows installer registry if present HKLM Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Installer InProgress get a misleading warning or error message during Dell OpenManage installation If you have insufficient disk space on the Windows system drive you may encounter misleading warning or error messages when you run Dell OpenManage Install Additionally windows installer requires space to temporarily extract the installer package to the TEMP folder Ensure that you have sufficient disk space 100 MB or more on the system drive prior to running Dell OpenManage Install am getting the following error message while launching Dell OpenManage Install An older version of Server Administrator software is detected on this system You must uninstall all previous versions of Server Administrator applications before installing this version If you see this error when trying to launch Dell Open
75. ien E N E Hiel Post Installation Tasks 8 Using Microsoft Active Dire Ctory sscsssssssssssssssscssssscsssesssssssssscsesesscsesesscsesesacseseneces 63 Active Directory Schema Extensions EE 63 Overview of the Active Directory Schema Evtensions El 63 Active Directory Object Dvgerview EE 63 Active Directory objects in multiple domaine 65 Setting up Server Administrator Active Directory Objects in Multiple Domaims s ss sssssssssssrssssesrrsrsrrsrrrrerenn 66 Configuring Active Directory to Access the Systems 67 Configuring the Active Directory Product Name 68 Extending the Active Directory Schema 68 Using the Dell Schema Etendet gebieden ei Eege ae aa ae a e aai nunneeereceelecspdsvenaetelinracttnanndenaloearal 69 Active Directory Users and Computers Snap Jn me wel Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap Jn 72 Adding Users and Privileges to Active Direction 73 9 Freq ently Asked Hesse ee a are eee 77 How do install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator with only the CLI features ue 77 What ports do Dell OpenManage applications use EE 77 When I run virtual media on the DRAC controller over a Wide Area Network WAN with low bandwidth and latency launching Dell OpenManage Install directly on the virtual media failed what do do 77 Do I need to uninstall the Adaptec Fast Console application installed on the system before installing the Server Administrator Storage Management Service E
76. ile is missing or the stored checksum value does not match the calculated value fa This option forces all files to be reinstalled fu This option rewrites all required user specific registry entries fm This option rewrites all required system specific registry entries fs This option overwrites all existing shortcuts fv This option runs from the source and re caches the local package Do not use this reinstall option for the first installation of an application or feature INSTALLDIR lt path gt This command installs a product in a specific location If you specify an install directory with this switch it must be created manually prior to executing the CLI install commands or they fail without displaying an error message D SysMgmt msi INSTALLDIR c O0penManage qn installs a product to a specific location where c OpenManage is the install location For example runningmsiexec exe i SysMgmt msi qn installs Server Administrator features on each remote system based on the system s hardware configuration This installation is done silently and unattended Customization Parameters REINSTALL and REMOVE customization CLI parameters provide a way to customize the exact software features to install reinstall or uninstall when running a silent or unattended installation With the customization parameters you selectively install reinstall or uninstall software features for different systems using the sa
77. in itunnelprovid er libwsman1 openwsman server sblim sfcb sblim sfcc 96 Description OM Dependant packages The Dell libcmpiCppl OpenManag_ mpl0 e Small openwsman Footprint server CIM Broker sblim sfcb SFCB sblim sfcc provider that enables remote management of the server Openwsman None libraries used by client and server components Openwsman None server and service libraries N A on VMware ESX Small None Footprint CIM Broker sfcb CIM server conforming to the CIM Operations over HTTP protocol N A on VMware ESX Small None Footprint Common Information Model CIM Client Library sfcc Runtime Libraries Required for OpenManage 6 4 6 5 Enabling Y Y remote management of server Openwsman Y Y support library Enabling Y y remote management of server Enabling Y y remote management of server Enabling Y y remote management of server 7 0 7 1 RPM libempiCppl mpl0 Description N A on VmWare ESX Provides helper library to implement Common Manageabilit y Programmin g Interface CMPI C plugins into SFCB N A on VmWare ESX OM Dependant packages None Required for OpenManage 6 4 6 5 7 0 Enabling Y Y Y remote management of server Should be installed from the OS media for RHEL6 and SLES11 Table 35 Storage Instrumentation SNMP Monitoring GUI and CLI Plugins RPM srvadmin real
78. ing management srvadmin Provides None Server Y Y hapi low level Instrumentati hardware on interface for systems management srvadmin Provides srvadmin Server Y Y isvc systems deng Instrumentati management srvadmin on and interface to omilcore SNMP local and monitoring remote systems management libsmbios Provides None Installation Y Y SMBIOS and software library to get updates standard using ITA BIOS tables smbios utils Provides None Installation Y Y bin SMBIOS Utility to get system information Table 32 Packages needed for local management that are used by GUI and CLI components RPM Description OM Required for OpenManage Dependant packages 6 4 6 5 srvadmin Common srvadmin Server Y Y omcommon framework omilcore Administrato or libraries r GUI CLI for GUI CLI srvadmin Provides srvadmin Server Y Y omacore plugins that omilcore Administrato actas r GUI CLI and interfaces infrastructur between e for back end software and GUI CLI updates Also using ITA RPM Description OM Dependant packages provides OM CLI tools srvadmin XML support None xmlsup library srvadmin XSLT support None libxslt library Applicable on VMware ESX only srvadmin cm Change srvadmin E NOTE Management omacore inventory Ona scripted collector install feeds software srvadmin Inventory cm is i data to installed EE on 32bit g station operatin EE applications S like ITA systems only If
79. inistrator Messages Reference Guide lists the messages that are displayed on the Server Administrator home page Alert log or on the operating system s event viewer This guide explains the text severity and cause of each alert message that the Server Administrator displays e The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface Guide documents the complete command line interface for Server Administrator including an explanation of CLI commands to view system status access logs create reports configure various component parameters and set critical thresholds e The Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User s Guide has information about installing configuring and using the IT Assistant e The Dell Remote Access Controller 5 User s Guide provides complete information about installing and configuring a DRAC 5 controller and using DRAC 5 to remotely access an inoperable system e The ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide provides complete information about configuring and using an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller to remotely manage and monitor the system and its shared resources through a network e The Dell Update Packages User s Guide provides information about obtaining and using the Dell Update Packages for Windows and Linux as part of the system update strategy e The Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility User s Guide provides information on using the Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility e The Dell Systems
80. installed 3 Navigate to the directory in which the vSphere CLI is installed The default location on Linux is usr bin and on Windows is C Program Files VWMware VMware vSphere CLI bin 4 Configure the SNMP setting using the command vicfg snmp pl server lt server gt username lt username gt password lt password gt c lt community gt t lt hostname gt 162 lt community gt where lt server gt is the hostname or IP address of the ESXi system lt username gt is a user on the ESXi system lt password gt is the password of the ESXi user lt community gt is the SNMP community name and lt ostname gt is the hostname or IP address of the management station 59 E NOTE If you do not specify a user name and password you are prompted to specify the same 5 Enable SNMP using the command vicfg snmp pl server lt server gt username lt username gt password lt password gt E 6 View the SNMP configuration using the command vicfg snmp pl server lt server gt username lt username gt password lt password gt s 7 Test the SNMP configuration using the command vicfg snmp pl server lt server gt username lt username gt password lt password gt T E NOTE The pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux or using vMA The SNMP trap configuration takes effect immediately without restarting any services Troubleshooting e When attempting to use the vihostupdate comm
81. ion and or its affiliates Citrix Xen XenServer and XenMotion are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems Inc in the United States and or other countries VMware Virtual SMP vMotion vCenter and vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware Inc in the United States or other countries IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2012 06 Rev A00 Contents Notes Cautions and Warmings EEN 2 Ree e e 9 Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software 9 Server Administrator Components on a Managed System 9 OT RTE Other Documents You Might Need Getting Technical Assletance ENEE vie BE Prerequisite Che TE Installation Heng retten ergeet edd deed Eege NEE geed Ee oder Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers Multilingual User Interface Support Viewing Localized Versions of the Web Based Interface 16 ek GUTE UE 16 Digital GertffGates eu Edel ee EENEG SEENEN 17 Enabling Windows Installer Logging Service 17 Microsoft Active D ppe gege EA Eeer Eeer 18 Configuring SNMP Agents Secure Port Server and Security Setup Setting User and Server Preterenrces EE X 509 Certificate Management Remote Enablement Regurements EE Installing WINRM csicccscecen ett ie edel Seet degt ENEE ean aul de Certificate Authority Signed Self Signed Certificate Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement ssssssessseeseens Post Installation Configu
82. l the command line switches for the Windows Installer Tools Table 7 Command Line Settings for MSI Installer Setting Result i lt Package Product Code gt This command installs or configures a product D SysMgmt msi Installs the Server Administrator software i SysMgmt msi qn This command carries out a fresh installation of version 7 1 x lt Package Product Code gt This command uninstalls a product x SysMgmt msi Uninstalls the Server Administrator software q nlblrif This command sets the user interface UI level Jo or qn no Ul This option is used for silent and unattended installation qb basic UI This option is used for unattended but not silent installation Jor reduced UI This option is used for unattended installation while displaying a modal dialog box showing install progress qf full UI This option is used for standard attended installation E ploleldiclalu m s v lt Package This command repairs a product EES fp This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing fo This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if an older version of a file is installed e This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or an equal or older version of a file is installed fd This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or a different version of a file is installed 34 Setting Result fc This option reinstalls a product if a f
83. li server lt IP gt software vib get orsoftware vib list The VIB contains the following items e Server Administrator Instrumentation Service e Remote Enablement 55 e Server Administrator Storage Management e Remote Access Controller Related Links Troubleshooting Us ing the VMware vSphere Management Assistant vMA The vMA allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESX ESXi systems For more information on vMA see vmware com support developer vima 1 2 6 Log on to vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted Copy and unzip the OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt bldno gt VIB ESX lt version gt i_ lt bld revno gt zip file to a directory on the vMA Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode In vMA execute the following command For VMware ESXi4 0 ESXi 4 1 vihostupdate server lt IP address of ESXi Host gt i b lt path to Dell OpenManage file gt For VMware ESXi5 0U1 esxcli server lt IP Address of ESXi 5 0 host gt oftware vib install d var log vmware lt Dell OpenManage file gt Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted The command output displays a successful or a failed update Restart the ESXi host system When you run the command the following components are installed on the system e Server Administrator Instrumentation Service e Remote Enablement e Ser
84. ll again For example use the following command rpm e srvadmin NAME X Y Z N i386 2 Delete the upgrade relocation bad line if present in the etc omreg cfg file and attempt to uninstall again Why am getting a warning concerning the RPM package key during installation The RPM files are signed with a digital signature To avoid this warning you should mount the media or package and import the key using a command such as the following rpm import mnt dvdrom SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPM GPG KEY 83 What are the names of all the Dell OpenManage features under Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server The following table lists the names of all Dell OpenManage features and their corresponding init script names under Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems Table 26 Dell OpenManage Features VMware ESX Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Feature Name in VMware ESX Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Managed System Services Feature Feature init Script Name DSM SA Device Drivers instsvcdrv DSM SA Data Engine Service dataeng DSM SA Shared Service dsm_om_shrsvc DSM SA Connection Service dsm_om_connsve DSM SM LSI Manager mptctl Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC None Remote Access Controller DRAC 4 racsvc Remote Access Controller DRAC 5 None What do the directories under srvadmin linux custom lt opera
85. ls the Broadcom agent This execution is in an unattended but not silent mode Related Links Software Feature IDs 35 MSI Return Code An application event log entry is recorded in the SysMgmt log file The following table shows some of the error codes returned by the msiexec exe Windows Installer Engine Table 8 Windows Installer Return Codes Error Code Value Description ERROR_SUCCESS 0 The action is completed successfully ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER 87 One of the parameters was invalid ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT 1602 The user canceled the installation ERROR_SUCCESS REBOOT REQUI 3010 A restart is required to complete the installation This RED message is indicative of a successful installation NOTE For more information on all the error codes returned by the msiexec exe and InstMsi exe Windows Installer functions see support microsoft com Managed System Software Installation Using Third Party Deployment Software Use third party deployment software such as Altiris Deployment Solution to install managed systems software on supported Dell systems To distribute and install Server Administrator using Altiris start the Altiris application and import OpenManage_Jobs bin located at SYSMGMT srvadmin support Altiris on the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Specify a job folder to import OpenManage_Jobs bin Modify the Run Script and Copy File tasks to match the deployment envi
86. lso copied to the root of the software tree where you install the Dell OpenManage software Server Administrator Device Drivers Server Administrator includes two device drivers for Linux Systems Management Base Driver dcdbas and BIOS Update Driver dell_rbu Server Administrator uses these drivers to perform the systems management functions on supported Linux operating systems Depending on the system Server Administrator loads one or both of these drivers if required The device drivers for Linux are released as open source under the GNU General Public License v2 0 They are available in Linux kernels from kernel org starting with kernel 2 6 14 If the Server Administrator drivers are available with the operating system Server Administrator uses those versions of the drivers If the Server Administrator drivers are not available with the operating system Server Administrator uses its Dynamic Kernel Support DKS feature to build the drivers when needed Dynamic Kernel Support If required Server Administrator includes DKS a feature that Server Administrator uses to build its device drivers automatically for a running kernel If you see the following message during Server Administrator Device Drivers startup then Server Administrator has attempted to use the DKS feature but was unable to use the feature because certain prerequisites were not met Building lt driver gt using DKS FAILED where lt driver gt is dcdbas or dell rb
87. lt arch gt e SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt OS gt Server Instrumentation lt arch gt e SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt 0S gt add RAC4 lt arch gt e SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt OS gt add RAC5 lt arch gt e SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt OS gt add StorageManagement lt arch gt e SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt 0S gt add iDRAC lt arch gt Where lt OS gt is the supported operating system and lt arch gt is 32 bit i386 or 64 bit x86_64 NOTE In case of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 and 11 32 bit Dell OpenManage rpm packages are provided for upgrade from the previous 32 bit installs only If you do not have an existing installation then you cannot install a 32 bit version of the software You must install operating system specific rpms from the 64 bit directory For example if you are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 you can customize the installation by adding the RPMs from the following directories 48 Table 10 RPM Directory Directory RPM Package SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom RHEL5 add Storage Management component packages StorageManagement lt arch gt SEET RHEL5 SAWebServer Server Administrator Web Server component packages lt arch gt SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom RHEL5 Server Server Instrumentation packages Instrumentation lt arch gt The DVD provides RPMs that enable repository based installation using clients such as Yum Zypper and Rug There are RPMs that install
88. ltalsAdminUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 3 2 2 TRUE TRUE if the User has Administrator Boolean LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN rights in IT Assistant 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 7 delliltalsReadOnlyUser 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 3 2 3 TRUE Boolean LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN 1 3 6 1 4 1 1466 115 121 1 7 TRUE if the User has Read Only rights in IT Assistant Active Directory Users and Computers Snap In When you extend the schema in Active Directory extend the Active Directory Users and Computers snap in so that the administrator can manage Products Users and User Groups Associations and Privileges Extend the snap in once even if you have added more than one schema extension Install the snap in on each system that you intend to use for managing these objects Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap In When you are installing the systems management software using the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD you can install the Snap in by selecting the Active Directory Snap in option For 64 bit Windows operating systems the Snap in installer is located under lt DVD drive gt SYSMGMT ManagementStation support OMActiveDirectory SnapIn64 72 K NOTE Install the Administrator Pack on each management station that is managing the new Active Directory objects If you do not install the Administrator Pack you cannot view the new object in the container K NOTE For more information about the Ac
89. m one central database Active Directory Schema Extensions The Active Directory data exists in a distributed database of Attributes and Classes An example of a Active Directory Class is the User class Some example Attributes of the user class might be the user s first name last name phone number and so on Define every Attribute or Class that is added to an existing Active Directory schema with a unique ID To maintain unique IDs throughout the industry Microsoft maintains a database of Active Directory Object Identifiers OIDs The Active Directory schema defines the rules for what data can be included in the database To extend the schema in Active Directory install the latest Dell received unique OIDs unique name extensions and unique linked attribute IDs for the new attributes and classes in the directory service from the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Dell extension is dell Dell base OID is 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 Dell LinkID range is 12070 to 12079 Overview of the Active Directory Schema Extensions Dell created classes or groups of objects that can be configured by the user to meet their unique needs New classes in the schema include an Association a Product and a Privilege class An association object links the user or group to a given set of privileges and to systems Product Objects in the network This model gives an administrator control over the different combinations of user privilege and
90. m that Server Administrator binds to when Bind to starting a session Select All to bind to all IP addresses applicable for the system Select Specific to bind to a specific IP address K NOTE A user with administrator privileges cannot use Server Administrator when logged into the system remotely K NOTE Changing the IP Address to Bind to value to a value other than All may prevent other applications or browsers from remotely accessing Server Administrator on the managed system Mail to Allows to set the default mail address for e mail s from OMSA GUI SMTP Server Specifies the organization s Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP and Domain Name Server name and DNS DNS suffix To enable Server Administrator to send e mails you must type the IP address and Suffix for SMTP DNS suffix for the SMTP server for the organization in the appropriate fields erver f sfa NOTE For security reasons the organization may not allow e mails to be sent through the SMTP server to outside accounts Command Log Specifies the largest file size in MB for the command log file Size Support Link Specifies the web address for the business entity that provides support for the managed system Custom Delimiter 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 2 Land 4 Click Apply Changes X 509 Certificate M
91. m_unix so nullok use_authtok md5 shadow password sufficient lib security S ISA pam_krb5 so use_authtok password sufficient lib security SISA pam winbind so use_authtok password required lib security SISA pam_deny so session required lib security SISA pam_ limits so session required lib security SISA pam_unix so session optional lib security ISA pam_krb5 so Winbind Configuration for openwsman and sfcb for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating System Follow the instructions mentioned below to configure openwsman and sfcb on 32 bit OMI installation In case of a 64 bit installation replace lib with lib64 1 Back up the following files etc pam d openwsman etc pam d sfcb etc pam d system auth etc pam d common account 2 Replace the content of etc pam d openwsman and etc pam d sfcb with PAM 1 0 auth include common auth auth required lib security pam_nologin so account include common account 3 Replace the content of etc pam d common auth with auth required pam_env so auth sufficient pam_unix2 so debug auth sufficient pam_winbind so use first pass debug 27 4 Replace the content of etc pam d common account with account sufficient pam_unix2 so account sufficient pam _winbind so Workaround for the Libssl Issue If the required library needed by openwsman is present on the system the autoconf_cim_component sh script tries to resolve the libssl so issue However if the library is no
92. manuals Other Documents You Might Need In addition to this guide access the following guides available on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD or at support dell com manuals On the Manuals page click Software Systems Management Click the appropriate product link on the right side to access the documents 11 e The Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1 00 00 User s Guide provides information on using the Lifecycle Controller e The Dell Management Console User s Guide provides information about installing configuring and using Dell Management Console e The Dell Systems Build and Update Utility User s Guide provides information on using the Systems Build and Update Utility e 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 e The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User s Guide describes the installation and use of Server Administrator e The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator SNMP Reference Guide documents the SNMP management information base MIB e The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide documents the Common Information Model CIM provider which is an extension of the standard management object format MOF file This guide explains the supported classes of management objects e The Dell OpenManage Server Adm
93. me unattended installation package For example you can choose to install Server Administrator but not Remote Access Controller service on a specific group of servers and choose to install Server Administrator but not Storage Management Service on another group of servers You can also choose to uninstall one or multiple features on a specific group of servers E NOTE Type the REINSTALL and REMOVE CLI parameters in upper case as they are case sensitive You can include the REINSTALL customization parameter on the command line and assign the feature ID IDs of the software feature that you want to reinstall For example msiexec exe i SysMgmt msi REINSTALL BRCM qb This command runs the installation for Dell OpenManage Systems Management and reinstalls only the Broadcom agent in an unattended but not silent mode You can include the REMOVE customization parameter on the command line and assign the feature ID IDs of the software feature that you want to uninstall For example msiexec exe i SysMgmt msi REMOVE BRCM qb This command runs the installation for Dell OpenManage Systems Management and uninstalls only the Broadcom agent in an unattended but not silent mode You can also choose to install reinstall and uninstall features with one execution of the msiexec exe program For example msiexec exe i SysMgmt msi REMOVE BRCM qb This command runs the installation for managed system software and uninstal
94. ministrator Instrumentation srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng Service Server Administrator and srvadmin hapi provides a suite of systems management information for keeping supported systems on the network healthy Server Administrator Instrumentation Service provides fault management information prefailure information and asset and inventory information to management applications The Instrumentation Service monitors the health of the system and provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information about the hardware on supported systems The Instrumentation Service requires installation of systems management device drivers srvadmin omacore Server Administrator Systems srvadmin omilcore and srvadmin management managed mode core deng and CLI srvadmin omhip Server Administrator Instrumentation srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng Service Integration Layer Provides srvadmin hapi srvadmin isvc and Instrumentation CLI srvadmin omacore srvadmin omilcore Server Administrator Install Core This is the core install package that provides the tools necessary for the rest of the Systems management install packages All Server Administrator RPMs require this RPM srvadmin syscheck Package that checks the level of Dell srvadmin omilcore OpenManage support add iDRAC Software for remote management of third generation Remote Access Controllers For example iDRAC srvadmin idrac components Integrated Dell Rem
95. mode What is the best way to use the prerequisite checker information The prerequisite checker is available for Windows See the readme file at SYSMGMT srvadmin windows PreReqChecker readme txt on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD for detailed information about using the prerequisite checker In the Prerequisite Checker screen get the following message What can do to resolve this problem An error occurred while attempting to execute a Visual Basic Script Please confirm that Visual Basic files are installed correctly This error occurs when the prerequisite checker calls the Dell OpenManage script vbstest vbs a Visual Basic script to verify the installation environment and the script fails The possible causes are e Incorrect Internet Explorer Security Settings Ensure that Tools Internet Options Security Custom level Scripting Active scripting is set to Enable Ensure that Tools Internet Options Security Custom level Scripting Scripting of Java applets is set to Enable e Windows Scripting Host WSH has disabled the running of VBS scripts WSH is installed during operating system installation by default On Windows 2003 WSH can be configured to prevent the running of scripts with a VBS extension a Right click My Computer on the desktop and click Open Tools Folder Options File Types b Look for the VBS file extension and ensure that File Ty
96. n 2 After installing Citrix type the command msiexec exe fa SysMgmt msi Performing an Unattended Installation of Managed System Software The Dell OpenManage installer features a Typical Setup option and a Custom Setup option for the unattended installation procedure Unattended installation enables you to simultaneously install Server Administrator on multiple systems Perform an unattended installation by creating a package that contains the necessary managed system software files The unattended installation option also provides several features that enable you to configure verify and view information about unattended installations The unattended installation package is distributed to the remote systems using a software distribution tool from an independent software vendor ISV When the package is distributed the installation script executes to install the software Creating and Distributing the Typical Unattended Installation Package The Typical Setup unattended installation option uses the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD as the unattended installation package Themsiexec exe i SysMgmt msi qb command accesses the DVD to accept the software license agreement and installs all the required Server Administrator features on selected remote systems These features are installed on the remote systems based on the system s hardware configuration E NOTE After an unattended installation is complete to use the comman
97. n the required version of IPMI module in the default kernel itself You do not have to install the IPMI RPM For more information on supported systems see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix available at support dell com manuals Degradation of Functionality When the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service is Started After Server Administrator is installed the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service performs a run time check of the OpenIPMI device driver whenever it is started The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service is started whenever you run either the srvadmin services sh start or srvadmin services sh restart commands or when you restart the system during which the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service is started Server Administrator installation blocks the installation of Server Administrator packages if an appropriate version of the OpenIPMI device driver is not currently installed on the system However it is still possible though not typical that you can uninstall or replace a sufficient version of the OpenIPMI device driver after Server Administrator has been installed Server Administrator cannot prevent this To account for a user uninstalling or replacing a sufficient version of the OpenIPMI device driver after Server Administrator has been installed the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service checks the OpenIPMI device driver version whenever it is started If a sufficient version of the OpenIPM
98. nabled The pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux 3 For the changes to take effect without restarting the system use the Restart Management Agents option in the DCUI on the local console of the VMware ESXi system E NOTE This option is available under Troubleshooting Options in ESXi 4 1 If the changes are not effective and you cannot connect to the VMware ESXi host using Server Administrator restart the VMware ESXi host system Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vMA for VMware ESXi 4 0 ESXi 4 1 To enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi system using vMA 58 1 Log into the vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted 2 Execute the command vicfg advcfg server lt ip address of ESXi host gt username lt user name gt password lt password gt set 1 UserVars CIMOEMProvidersEnabled K NOTE For ESXi 4 0 use CIMOEMProvidersEnabled and for ESXi 4 1 use CIMoemProviderEnabled 3 For the changes to take effect without restarting the system use the Restart Management Agents option in the DCUI on the local console of the VMware ESXi system If the changes are not effective and you cannot connect to the VMware ESXi host using Server Administrator restart the VMware ESXi host system Uninstalling the Existing OpenManage VIB To uninstall the existing OpenManage VIB 1 Run the following command to uninstall the VIB On ESXi 4 x vihostupdate pl s
99. nage Linux installer packages Table 30 Meta RPMs RPM srvadmin all srvadmin base srvadmin standardAgent srvadmin webserver srvadmin storageservices srvadmin rac4 Description Meta package for installing all Server Administrator features Meta package for installing the Server Agent Meta package for installing the Standard Server Agent Meta package for installing the Server Administrator Web Server feature Meta package for installing the Server Administrator Storage Services feature Meta RPM for RAC4 components Dependent packages srvadmin base srvadmin idrac srvadmin rac4 srvadmin rac5 srvadmin standardAgent srvadmin storageservices srvadmin webserver srvadmin cm srvadmin omacore srvadmin smcommon srvadmin cm srvadmin itunnelprovider srvadmin smcommon srvadmin smcommon srvadmin smweb srvadmin tomcat srvadmin cm srvadmin megalib srvadmin smcommon srvadmin storage srvadmin storelib srvadmin sysfsutils srvadmin omilcore srvadmin rac Required for Complete Server Administrator features Server Instrumentation SNMP monitoring and Server Administrator CLI Enabling remote management using Server Administrator Web Server Server Administrator Web Server for local and remote node management Storage Management using Server Administrator GUI CLI RAC 4 management using Server OpenManage 6 4 6 5 Y Y Y Y
100. name extension dependencies In this case you can determine which RPM is needed to install the shared object by using the RPM whatprovides switch For example rpm q whatprovides libpam so 0 An RPM name such as pam 0 75 64 could be returned so obtain and install the pam 0 75 64 i386 rpm When Server Administrator is installed on a system running a 64 bit version of Linux operating system ensure that the compat libstdc lt version gt i386 rpm RPM package is installed You need to resolve the dependencies manually by installing the missing RPM files from the Linux operating system media NOTE If you are using later versions of supported Linux operating systems and the RPM files available in the directory SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS on the DVD are incompatible use the latest RPMs from the operating system media 82 Where can find the source packages for Open Source RPMs Source packages for Open Source RPMs are available on an orderable DVD image What do do when management station RAC utility installation fails due to missing RPM file During the installation of the management station RAC utility mgmtst racadm RPM under SYSMGMT ManagementStation linux rac directory on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD the installation may fail due to missing RPM file dependencies on libstdc so libraries Install the compat libstdc RPM provided in the same directory to resolve the dependency and retry t
101. ng management station and managed system software on the same system install identical software versions to avoid system conflicts Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Dell OpenManage systems management software is a suite of applications that enables you to manage the Dell systems with proactive monitoring notification and remote access Dell OpenManage systems management software comprises of two DVDs e Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation e Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility NOTE For more information on these DVDs see De OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide at support dell com manuals Server Administrator Components on a Managed System The setup program provides the following options e Custom Setup e Typical Setup The custom setup option enables you to select the software components you want to install The Managed System Software Components table lists the various managed system software components that you can install during a custom installation Table 1 Managed System Software Components Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on Server Administrator Web Web based system s Install only if you want to Any system For example Server management functionality remotely monitor the laptops desktops or Dell that enables youto manage managed system Youneed PowerEdge systems systems locally or remotely not have physical access to the managed sy
102. nt Click Start Run Type mmc and click OK Click File Add Remove Snap in Click Add Click Certificates and click Add In the Certificates snap in dialog box select Computer account option and click Next SUS SP Sa P a Select Local Computer and click Finish 22 Click Close Click OK On the Console window expand Certificates Local Computer in the left navigation pane Expand Personal Select Certificates In the right hand pane double click the required certificate The Certificate screen is displayed Click Details tab Select Thumbprint Copy the thumbprint to the clipboard You can use this parameter while creating the HTTPS listener Click OK Creating the WinRM HTTPS Listener To enable the HTTPS listener on WinRM type the following command winrm create winrm config Listener Address Transport HTTPS Hostname lt host_name gt CertificateThumbprint 6e132c546767bfl6a8acf4fe0e713d5b 2da43013 If you are using Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server leave the value of CertificateThumbprint blank as follows winrm create winrm config Listener Address Transport HTTPS Hostname lt host_name gt CertificateThumbprint K NOTE Ensure that the values of the Hostname and CertificateThumbprint are correct The HTTP listener is enabled by default and listens at port 80 Configuring User Authorization for WinRM and WMI Servers To provide access rights to WinRM and WMI se
103. ons for the operating system you are running on the system NOTE When installing RPM packages to avoid warnings concerning the RPM GPG key import the key with a command similar to rpm import lt OM DVD mountpoint gt SYSMGMT srvadmin 1linux RPM GPG KEY In case of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2 and above and SLES 11 SP2 install the wsman and sblim packages from the operating system DVD See To install the wsman and sblim packages Install all the prerequisite RPMs required for successful installation If the system had VMware ESX version 4 0 or 4 1 factory installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 5 x and 6 0 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 and 11 see the Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement section for information on any RPMs that you need to manually install prior to installing managed system software Typically you may not need to manually install any RPMs Installing the wsman and sblim packages 1 2 3 4 In Package selection select Basic Server Select Customize now and click Next Select System Management group From the sub category select Web based Enterprise Management Optional Packages option The default selected packages are openwsman client sblim sfcb sblim wbemcli and wsmancli Deselect the sblim wbemcli package from the above list Select openwsman server and click Next After the operating system installation install libcmpiCpplmpl0 package from the operating system DVD o
104. ote Access Card srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng Data Populator Remote Access srvadmin hapi and srvadmin racser Controller components srvadmin idracadm iDRAC Command Interface The srvadmin omilcore command line user interface to the 85 Name of RPM srvadmin idracdrse Description Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC Integration Layer Integrated Dell Remote Access CLI and Web Plug in to Server Administrator Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng srvadmin rac4 components and srvadmin omacore add RAC4 Software for remote management of fourth generation Remote Access Controllers For example DRAC 4 srvadmin rac4 components srvadmin racadm4 srvadmin racdrsc4 srvadmin racsvc Remote Access Card Data Populator Remote Access Controller components RAC Command Interface The command line user interface to the Remote Access Controller RAC DRAC 4 Integration Layer Remote Access CLI and Web Plugin to Server Administrator Remote Access Card Managed Node Remote Access Controller RAC services supporting the central administration of server clusters and the remote administration of distributed resources srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng srvadmin hapi and srvadmin racsve srvadmin omilcore srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng srvadmin rac4 components and srvadmin omacore srvadmin omilcore add RAC5 Software for remo
105. ows SystemsManagement For more detailed information go to msdn microsoft com and search for MEDIAPACKAGEPATH Property Does Dell OpenManage Install support Windows Advertised installation No Dell OpenManage Install does not support Windows Advertised installation the process of automatically distributing a program to client computers for installation through the Windows group policies How do check the disk space availability during custom installation In the Custom Setup screen you must click an active feature to view the hard drive space availability or to change the installation directory For example if Feature A is selected for installation active and Feature B is not active the Change and Space buttons are disabled if you click Feature B Click Feature A to view the space availability or to change the installation directory What do do when see the current version is already installed message is displayed If you upgrade from version X to version Y using MSP and then try to use the version Y DVD full install the prerequisite checker on the version Y DVD informs you that the current version is already installed If you proceed the installation does not run in Maintenance mode and you do not get the option to Modify Repair or Remove Proceeding with the installation removes the MSP and creates a cache of the MSI file present in the version Y package When you run it a second time the installer runs in Maintenance
106. pes is set to VBScript Script File 80 c If not click Change and choose Microsoft Windows Based Script Host as the application that gets invoked to run the script e WASH is the wrong version corrupted or not installed WSH is installed during operating system installation by default Download WSH from msdn microsoft com Is the time shown during installation or uninstallation by Windows Installer Services accurate No During installation or uninstallation the Windows Installer Service may display the time remaining for the current task to complete This is only an approximation by the Windows Installer Engine based on varying factors Can launch my installation without running the prerequisite checker How do do that Yes you can For example you can run the MSI of the managed system software directly from SYSMGMT srvadmin Windows SystemsManagement In general it is not a good idea to bypass the prerequisite checker as there could be important information that you would not know otherwise How do know what version of systems management software is installed on the system Navigate to the Windows Control Panel and double click Add Remove Programs and select Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Select the link for support information Do need to reboot the system after upgrading the Dell OpenManage Upgrade may require a reboot if the files to be upgraded are in use This is a typical Windows installer behavior It i
107. played Click Next The Dell Software License Agreement is displayed Click accept the terms in the license agreement and Next if you is displayed The Setup Type dialog box is displayed Select Custom and click Next If you are installing Server Administrator on a non Dell PowerEdge system the installer displays only the Server Administrator Web Server option A selected feature has a hard drive icon depicted next to it A deselected feature has a red X depicted next to it By default if the prerequisite checker finds a software feature with no supporting hardware the checker deselects them To accept the default directory path to install managed system software click Next Otherwise click Change and navigate to the directory where you want to install the managed system software and click OK The Custom Setup dialog box is displayed Click Next on the Custom Setup dialog box to accept the selected software features for installation The Ready to Install the Program dialog box is displayed NOTE You can cancel the installation process by clicking Cancel The installation rolls back the changes that you made If you click Cancel after a certain point in the installation process the installation may not roll back properly leaving the system with an incomplete installation Click Install to install the selected software features The Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen is displayed and provides the status an
108. quisites are met on system A 2 Start Server Administrator on system A Server Administrator builds a device driver for the kernel running on system A during startup Type uname r on system A to determine the name of the running kernel Copy any dcdbas or dell_rbu files in the lib modules lt kernel gt kernel drivers firmware directory on system A to the var omsa dks lt kernel gt directory on system B where lt kernel gt is the kernel name returned by typing uname r instep 3 NOTE The lib modules lt kernel gt kernel drivers firmware directory may contain one or more of the following files dcdbas or dell_rbu NOTE Create the var omsa dks lt kernel gt directory on system B For example if the kernel name is 1 2 3 4smp create the directory by typing mkdir p var omsa dks 1 2 3 4smp 5 Start Server Administrator on system B K NOTE When you have uninstalled Server Administrator from system B the var omsa dks lt kernel gt files that you copied to system B are not removed Remove the files if they are no longer needed 45 Server Administrator detects that the device driver you copied to the var omsa dks lt kernel gt directory supports the running kernel and uses that device driver OpenIPMI Device Driver The Server Instrumentation feature of Server Administrator requires the OpenIPMI device driver that provides IPMI based information and functionality All supported Linux systems contai
109. r Administrator files for Windows from the Dell Support website and copied it to my own media When tried to launch the SysMgmt msi file it failed What is wrong 79 Does Dell OpenManage Install support Windows Advertised installation Au 80 How do check the disk space availability during Custom Imstallation A 80 What do do when see the current version is already installed message is dieplaved 80 What is the best way to use the prerequisite checker mtormaton AE 80 In the Prerequisite Checker screen get the following message What can do to resolve this problem 80 Is the time shown during installation or uninstallation by Windows Installer Services accurate 81 see the following message when try to install Server Administrator on a guest Linux operating SV SUC MM EAEE AEA IAEE EE ASS EE ol deal EARE OEE 82 manually installed my Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 64 bit operating system and can see RPM dependencies while installing Server Administrator Where can find these dependent RPM files 82 have performed a non default install of the Linux operating system using the Linux operating system media see missing RPM file dependencies while installing Server Administrator 82 Where can find the source packages for Open Source RPMS NEE 83 What do do when management station RAC utility installation fails due to missing RPM file 83 When using the rpm e rpm qa grep srva
110. r openwsman and sfcb for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems Follow the instructions mentioned below to configure openwsman and sfcb on 32 bit OMI installation In case of a 64 bit installation replace with lib lib64 26 1 Back up these files etc pam d openwsman etc pam d sfcb etc pam d system auth 2 Replace the content of etc pam d openwsman and etc pam d sfcb with auth required pam_stack so service system auth auth required lib security pam nologin so account required pam_stack so service system auth 3 Replace the content of etc pam d system auth with SPAM 1 0 This file is auto generated User changes will be destroyed the next time authconfig is run auth required lib security SISA pam_env so auth sufficient lib security ISA pam_unix so likeauth nullok auth sufficient lib security ISA pam_krb5 so use_first_pass auth sufficient lib security ISA pam winbind so use first pass auth required lib security SISA pam_ deny so account required lib security S ISA pam_unix so broken shadow account sufficient lib security S ISA pam_succeed_if so uid 100 quiet account default bad success ok user unknown ignore lib security S ISA pam_krb5 so account default bad success ok user unknown ignore lib security S ISA pam_winbind so account required lib security SISA pam_ permit so password requisite lib security SISA pam_cracklib so retry 3 password sufficient lib security ISA pa
111. r using the Yum utility Installing Managed System Software Using Dell Provided Media The Dell OpenManage installer uses RPMs to install each component The media DVD is divided into subdirectories to enable easy custom installation NOTE On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x operating system DVDs are auto mounted with the noexec mount option This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD Manually mount the DVD and then run executables To review the software before you install it follow this procedure 1 Load the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the system s DVD drive Mount the DVD if required When you have mounted the DVD navigate to lt OM DVD mount point gt SYSMGMT srvadmin linux The installation script and RPM folder are available under the Linux directory Express Install Use the provided shell script to perform the express installation on supported Linux and VMware ESX operating systems NOTE On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x operating system DVDs are auto mounted with the noexec mount option This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD Manually mount the DVD and then run executables 41 1 Login as root to the system running the supported operating system where you want to install the managed system components Insert the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive Mount the DVD if required Navigate to l
112. ration for Remote Enablement Winbind Configuration for openwsman and sfcb for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems 26 Winbind Configuration for openwsman and sfcb for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating System 27 Workaround for the Ubhssllssue EE 28 3 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 29 Deployment Scenarios for Server Administrator 29 Installing Server Administrator EE 30 System Recovery on Failed Installaton EE 36 Failed Updates Upgrading Managed System Software Upgrading Kettel TE Uninstalling Managed System Software Using Dell Provided Media Uninstalling Managed System Software Features Using the Operating System 40 Unattended Uninstall Using the Product GUIDE 40 Unattended Uninstallation of Managed System Software 40 4 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux and VMware ESX 43 Software License Agreement Server Administrator Device Drivers Dynamic Kernel Supporticisesccscscsccccsesctccscccccteeescatsccsesccavensvevtcvevdevsesuevensetessdutcaisevedtedddeatvesscieecibucsevterteevenvens l OPeNIPMI D ViGE Driver Afen AER dE AER dese Degradation of Functionality When the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service is State 46 Installing Managed System Software Prerequisites for Installing Managed System Software Installing Managed System Software Using Dell Provided Media Server Administrator Custom Installation Up Managed Sy
113. ript and Copy File tasks to match the deployment environment When complete schedule the job to run on the supported Dell systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment Solution 51 Uninstalling Managed System Software To uninstall Managed System Software log in as root Uninstalling Managed System Software Using the Uninstall Script An uninstallation script is installed when you install Server Administrator Execute the script by typing srvadmin uninstall sh and then pressing lt Enter gt Uninstalling Managed System Software Using the RPM Command The individual components of Dell OpenManage can be uninstalled without uninstalling all of Dell OpenManage To uninstall only the Server Administrator Web Server use the command rpm e rpm qa grep srvadmin tomcat gt During an uninstallation files in which user settings are made are preserved with the rpmsave file extension Log files are also preserved after the uninstallation 52 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core and Microsoft Hyper V Server The Server Core installation option of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Hyper V Server operating system provides a minimal environment for running specific server roles that reduce the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles A Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper V Server installation installs only a subset of the binaries that are required
114. ronment When complete schedule the job to run on the supported Dell systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment Solution System Recovery on Failed Installation The Microsoft Software Installer MSI provides the ability to return a system to its fully working condition after a failed installation MSI does this by maintaining an undo operation for every standard action it performs during an install upgrade or uninstall This operation includes restoration of deleted or overwritten files registry keys and other resources Windows temporarily saves all files that it deletes or overwrites during the course of an installation or removal so that they can be restored if necessary which is a type of rollback After a successful installation Windows deletes all of the temporary backup files In addition to the rollback of MSI Standard Actions the Dell OpenManage library also has the ability to undo commands listed in the INI file for each application if a rollback occurs All files that are modified by the Dell OpenManage installation actions are restored to their original state if a rollback occurs When the MSI engine is going through the installation sequence it ignores all actions that are scheduled as rollback actions If a Custom Action MSI Standard Action or a Dell OpenManage installation action fails then a rollback starts You cannot roll back an installation once it is completed transacted installation is only intended as a safe
115. rs in the value field can be in any order Each letter turns on a different logging mode Each letter s actual function is as follows for MSI version 3 1 v Verbose output o Out of disk space message i Status message c Initial UI parameter e All error message w Non fatal warning a Startup of action r Action specific record m Qut of memory or fatal exit information u User request p Terminal property Append to existing file Flush each line to the log Wildcard log all information except for the v option To include the v option specify I v Once activated the log files are generated in the TEMP directory Some log files generated in this directory are e Managed System Installation SysMgmt log e Management Station Installation MgmtSt log These log files are created by default if the prerequisite checker user interface UI is running Microsoft Active Directory If you use Active Directory service software you can configure it to control access to the network Dell has modified the Active Directory database to support remote management authentication and authorization Dell OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA IT Assistant ITA Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC Dell Chassis Management Controller CMC and Dell Remote Access Controllers RAC can interface with Active Directory Using Active Directory add and control users and privileges from a central database R
116. rver Administrator to support a kernel that is not supported by a precompiled device driver and is loaded after Server Administrator has been installed ensure that the DKS prerequisites are met on the managed system and boot the new kernel on the system Server Administrator builds a device driver for the kernel running on the system the first time Server Administrator starts after the kernel is loaded By default Server Administrator starts during system startup Copying a Dynamically Built Device Driver to Systems Running the Same Kernel When the Server Administrator dynamically builds a device driver for the running kernel it installs the device driver in the lib modules lt kernel gt kernel drivers firmware directory where lt kernel gt is the kernel name returned by typing uname r If you have a system running the same kernel for which a device driver was built copy the newly built device driver to the var omsa dks lt kernel gt directory on the other system for the Server Administrator This allows the Server Administrator to use DKS on multiple systems without having to install the kernel source on every system For example System A is running a kernel that is not supported by one of the Server Administrator precompiled device drivers System B is running the same kernel Perform the following steps to build a device driver on system A and copy the device driver to system B for use by Server Administrator 1 Ensure that the DKS prere
117. rvices explicitly add users with the appropriate access levels K NOTE To configure user authorization For WinRM and WMI Servers you must login with administrator privileges For Windows Server 2008 operating systems you must login with built in administrator privileges K NOTE The administrator is configured by default WinRM To configure user authorization for WinRM servers 1 2 Click Start Run Type winrm configsddl and click OK If you are using WinRM 2 0 type winrm configsddl default Click Add and add the required users or groups local domain to the list Provide the appropriate permission s to the respective users and click OK WMI To configure user authorization for WMI servers Click Start Run Type wmimgmt msc and click OK The Windows Management Infrastructure WMI screen is displayed Right click the WMI Control Local node in the left pane and click Properties 23 The WMI Control Local Properties screen is displayed Click Security and expand the Root node in the namespace tree Navigate to Root DCIM sysman Click Security The Security screen is displayed 7 Click Add to add the required users or groups local domain to the list 8 Provide the appropriate permission s to the respective users and click OK 9 Click OK 10 Close the Windows Management Infrastructure WMI screen Configuring the Windows Firewall for WinRM To configure the Windows Firewall for Win
118. s recommended that you reboot the system when prompted Where can see the Server Administrator features that are currently installed on my system Navigate to the Windows Control Panel and double click Add Remove Programs to view the Server Administrator features that are currently installed What are the names of all the Dell OpenManage features under Windows The following table lists the names of all Dell OpenManage features and their corresponding names in Windows Table 25 Dell OpenManage Features Windows Feature Name in WIndows Managed System Services Server Administrator Instrumentation Service DSM SA Data Manager DSM SA Event Manager Server Administrator DSM SA Connection Service DSM SA Shared Services Server Administrator Storage Management Service Mr2kserv 81 Feature Name in Windows Remote Access Controller Console DRAC 4 Remote Access Controller 4 DRAC 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server After installing Server Administrator cannot log in Log out and then log in again to access the Server Administrator Command Line Interface CLI see the following message when try to install Server Administrator on a guest Linux operating system srvadmin install sh line 2295 unary operator expected When installing Dell OpenManage components on a guest Linux operating system the warning message may be displayed However the installation continues and completes wi
119. service dsm_sa_snmp32d DSM SA SNMP daemon Server Administrator SNMP daemon started by DSM SA Data Engine service dsm_om_shrsvc32d DSM SA Shared Services Server Administrator core daemon For RPMs in the SA WebServer directory dsm_om_connsvc32d DSM SA Connection Services Server Administrator Web server daemon For systems that support DRAC 4 add RAC4 89 Daemon Name racsvc Name in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server DRAC 4 Administrator daemon What kernel modules are loaded when Server Administrator is started This is dependent on the type of systems instrumentation The following table displays the kernel modules loaded when Server Administrator is started Table 29 Kernel Modules Loaded When Server Administrator Services are Started Driver Name For a system with IPMI dell_rbu ipmi_devinttf ipmi_msghandler ipmi_si For a TVM system dcdbas dell_rbu For an ESM system dcdbas dell_rbu For support of Server Administrator Storage Systems mptctl 90 Description Dell BIOS Update Driver IPMI device driver IPMI device driver IPMI device driver For systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Dell Systems Management Base Driver Dell BIOS Update Driver Dell Systems Management Base Driver Dell BIOS Update Driver Device driver for LSI RAID Dell OpenManage Linux Installer Packages This section lists the Dell OpenMa
120. ssd For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 srvadmin storage srvadmin storelib Description Meta package for installing management libraries for PCleSS Devices Core interface library for storage management LSI utility libraries for storage management OM Dependant packages None srvadmin deng srvadmin ISVC srvadmin megalib srvadmin omilcore srvadmin smcommon srvadmin storelib srvadmin storelib sysfs Required for OpenManage 6 4 6 5 7 0 Peripheral N N Y Component Interconnect Express Solid State PCleSS Devices management Storage Y Y Y instrumentati on SNMP monitoring and CLI for storage management Storage Y Y Y instrumentati on 7 1 7 1 97 RPM srvadmin storelib sysfs srvadmin sysfsutils srvadmin megalib srvadmin smcommon srvadmin smweb Description Provides library for interfacing with the kernel s sys filesystem Used by LSI storelib libraries N A for VMware ESX Provide utilities for interfacing with sysfs file system Used by OpenManag e storage management libraries LSI utility libraries for storage management of PERC 4 controllers N A for 64 bit OMSA installation and VMware ESX Common framework or libraries for GUI CLI for storage management GUI plugins for storage management OM Dependant packages None Non
121. stem Server Instrumentation Server Administrator CLI Install to use the system as Supported Dell PowerEdge and Instrumentation Service the managed system systems For a list of Installing Server supported Dell PowerEdge Component Storage Management Remote Enablement Remote Access Controller What is installed Server Administrator Storage Managementthe Server Administrator CLI and Instrumentation Service and CIM Provider Server Administrator CLI and Instrumentation Service and iDRAC or DRAC 5 or DRAC 4 depending on the type of the Dell PowerEdge system Deployment Scenario Instrumentation and the Server Administrator Web Server installs Server Administrator Use Server Administrator to monitor configure and manage the system E NOTE If you choose to install only Server Instrumentation without selecting Remote Enablement you must also install the Server Administrator Web Server Install to implement hardware RAID solutions and configure the storage components attached to the system For more information on Storage Management see the De OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User s Guide in the docs directory or at support dell com manuals Install to perform remote systems management tasks Install Remote Enablement on the system and install only the Server Administrator Web Server on another system say system X Now use system X to remotely monitor and manage
122. stem Software Installation Using Third Party Deployment Software 51 Uninstalling Managed System Software 52 Uninstalling Managed System Software Using the Uninstall Script 52 Uninstalling Managed System Software Using the RPM Commande 52 5 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core and Microsoft Hyper V EE EN Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode Installing Managed System Software in CLI Mode Uninstalling Systems Management Software 6 Installing Dell OpenManage Software on VMware ES ees 55 Using the vSphere N DEE 55 Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant IvMAl EE 56 Using the VMWare Update Manager VUM Usingithe Fouer DI ege a EE EE iain EE EREE ERIA Enabling Server Administrator Services on the Managed System 57 Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vSphere Client for VMware ESXi4 0 ESXi A1 58 Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vSphere CLI for VMware ESXi 4 0 ESXi C1 58 Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vMA for VMware ESXi 4 0 ESXi CL 58 Uninstalling the Existing OpenManage VIR EEN 59 7 Installing Dell OpenManage Software on Citrix XenServer Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running VMware ESNK E 59 Configuring the System to Send Traps to a Management Station Using the vSphere CU 59 Troubleshooting inisinia aaia aia aada E dadaa a a a adaa aaa E da airi iaaa ia iaia a aada a TA 60 During the installation of VenServer ENEE On a RuNning Systema ce gees ee gede
123. system or RAC device on the network without adding complexity Active Directory Object Overview For each of the systems that you want to integrate with Active Directory for authentication and authorization there must be at least one Association Object and one Product Object The Product Object represents the system The Association Object links it with users and privileges You can create as many Association Objects as you need Each Association Object can be linked to as many users groups of users and Product Objects as required The users and Product Objects can be from any domain However each Association Object may only link to one Privilege Object This behavior allows an administrator to control users and their rights on specific systems The Product Object links the system to Active Directory for authentication and authorization queries When a system is added to the network the administrator must configure the system and its product object with its Active Directory name so that users can perform authentication and authorization with Active Directory The administrator must also add the system to at least one Association Object for users to authenticate 63 The following figure illustrates that the Association Object provide the connection that is needed for all of the authentication and authorization Association Object User s Group s Privilege Object Dell Product s RAC Privilege Object Server Administrator
124. t Log In Credentials or enter a user name and password with schema administrator rights Click Next to run the Dell Schema Extender Click Finish To verify the schema extension use the Active Directory Schema Snap in in the Microsoft Management Console MMC to verify the existence of the following classes and attributes See the Microsoft documentation for more information on enabling and using the Active Directory Schema Snap in For more information on class definitions for DRAC see the De Remote Access Controller 4 User s Guide and Dell Remote Access Controller 5 User s Guide For more information on class definitions for iDRAC see the ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide Table 13 Class Definitions for Classes Added to the Active Directory Schema Class Name Assigned Object Identification Class Type Number OID dellAssociationObject 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 1 2 Structural Class dellPrivileges 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 1 4 Structural Class dellProduct 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 1 5 Structural Class dellOmsa2AuxClass 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 2 1 1 Auxiliary Class dellOmsaApplication 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 2 1 2 Structural Class delllta7AuxClass 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 3 1 1 Auxiliary Class dellltaApplication 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 3 1 2 Structural Class Table 14 dellAssociationObject Class OID 1 2 840 113556 1 8000 1280 1 1 1 2 Description This class represents the Dell Associ
125. t OM DVD mount point gt SYSMGMT srvadmin linux supportscripts directory Run the srvadmin install sh shell script which performs an express installation sh srvadmin install sh express or sh srvadmin install sh x The setup program installs the following managed system software features Server Administrator Web Server Server Instrumentation Storage Management Remote Access Controller Remote enablement is not installed and Server Administrator services do not start automatically K NOTE The 32 bit srvadmin cm RPM is not installed when OpenManage is installed on a 64 bit operating system If required install the srvadmin cm package from the appropriate subfolders under SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS srvadmin from the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Inventory Collector utility carried as part of srvadmin cm rpm feeds software inventory data to Dell Management Station applications like ITA 5 Start the Server Administrator services after the installation using the srvadmin services sh script by using the sh srvadmin services start command Component Specific Install Using RPM Commands The RPMs specific to a particular OpenManage component are grouped together To facilitate an RPM based installation install the RPMs from the following directories e SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt 0S gt Remote Enablement lt arch gt e SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt OS gt SA WebServer
126. t is pending HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Installer InProgress indicates another MSI package installation is in progress HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Session Manager PendingFileRenameOperations indicates that a reboot is pending e Running the 64 bit version of Windows Server 2008 Core since certain components are disabled from being installed Ensure that any error or warning is corrected before you proceed to install Dell OpenManage software components Each software has an associated value set after running the prerequisite check The following table provides the list of feature IDs for each software feature The feature ID is a 2 to 5 character designation K NOTE The software feature IDs mentioned in the table are case sensitive Table 3 Software Feature IDs for Managed Systems Software Feature ID ALL BRCM INTEL IWS OMSM RAC4 RAC5 iDRAC iDRAC6 for yx1x and iDRAC7 for yx2x systems SA RmtMgmt Installation Requirements Description All features Broadcom Network Interface Card NIC Agent Intel NIC Agent Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server Server Administrator Storage Management Service Dell Remote Access Controller DRAC 4 Dell Remote Access Controller DRAC 5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Server Administrator Remote Enablement This section describes the general requirements of the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and
127. t present then the script reports the same Check if the latest version of the libssl library is installed on the system and then create a soft link with libssl so For example On a 32 bit Dell OpenManage installation if you have Libssl so 0 9 8aandlibssl so 0 9 8b in usr lib then create soft link with the latest lLibssl so 0 9 8b e in sf usr lib libssl so 0 9 8b usr lib libssl so e ldconfig On a 64 bit Dell OpenManage installation if you have Libssl so 0 9 8aand libssl so 0 9 8b in usr lib then create soft link with the latest libssl so 0 9 8b e in sf usr 1ib64 libssl so 0 9 8b usr 1ib64 libssl so e ldconfig 28 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems On Microsoft Windows an autorun utility is displayed when you insert the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD This utility allows you to choose the systems management software you want to install on the system If the autorun program does not start automatically use the setup program in the SYSMGMT srvadmin windows directory on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD See the Dell Systems Software Support Matrixfor a list of operating systems currently supported NOTE Use the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD to perform an unattended and scripted silent installation of the managed system software Install and uninstall the features from the command line Deployment Scenarios for Server
128. t supported Install E NOTE On a Dell OpenManage upgrade it is recommended to upgrade to the latest open source components available on the DVD E NOTE With scripted installation using srvadmin install sh or Yum repository based installations the srvadmin cm RPM that provides 32 bit Inventory Collector does not get installed on a 64 bit operating system Inventory Collector utility feeds software inventory data to management station applications like ITA If required install the srvadmin cm package from appropriate subfolders under SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS srvadmin from the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Since srvadmin cm RPM requires 32 bit version of zlib and compat libstdc libraries ensure that these libraries are installed on the system E NOTE If you are upgrading the operating system to a major version example SLES 10 to SLES 11 uninstall the existing version of Dell OpenManage and install the supported version E NOTE Before you migrate to a 64 bit version of Dell OpenManage software make sure to uninstall the 32 bit Dell OpenManage and other OpenSource components openwsman server openwsman client libwsman1 sblim sfcb sblim sfcc libcmpiCppImpl0 libsmbios2 smbios utils bin installed as part of the 32 bit Dell OpenManage The installation scripts and RPM packages specific to supported Linux and VMware ESX operating systems are provided to install and uninstall the Dell OpenManage S
129. te management of fifth generation Remote Access Controllers For example DRAC 5 srvadmin rac5 components srvadmin racadm5 srvadmin racdrsc5 Remote Access Card Data Populator DRAC 5 and Remote Access Controller components DRAC 5 RAC Command Interface The command line user interface to the Remote Access Controller RAC DRAC 5 Integration Layer Remote Access CLI and Web Plug in to Server Administrator srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng and srvadmin hapi srvadmin omilcore and srvadmin hapi srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng srvadmin omacore and srvadmin rac5 components add StorageManagement Storage Management RAID configuration utility and storage alert software srvadmin storage Storage Management Provides Systems Management Storage Services SA WebServer Provides web access to manage the server srvadmin hapi 86 Server Administrator Hardware Application Programming Interface This systems management package provides the device drivers and libraries needed by systems srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng srvadmin omacore and srvadmin odf srvadmin omilcore Name of RPM Description management software to access information about the hardware on supported systems Secure Port Server Systems Management Managed Node Web Server package srvadmin tomcat Server Administrator Sun Java Runtime Environment Systems management managed node Java runtime sr
130. tem Only on Dell PowerEdge systems on which Server Instrumentation is installed and which are running on Microsoft Windows operating system Dell OpenManage systems management software components provide these security features e Authentication for users from Operating System with different privilege levels or by using the optional Microsoft Active Directory e Support for Network Information Services NIS Winbind Kerberos and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP authentication protocols for Linux operating systems Role based authority that allows specific privileges to be configured for each user K NOTE Applicable only for systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or VMware ESX ESXi e User ID and password configuration through the web based interface or the command line interface CLI in most cases e SSL encryption Auto Negotiate and 128 bit or higher K NOTE Telnet does not support SSL encryption e Session time out configuration in minutes through the web based interface e Port configuration to allow Dell OpenManage systems management software to connect to a remote device through firewalls NOTE For information about ports that the various Dell OpenManage systems management components use see the User Guide for that component For information about the Security Management see the De OpenManage Server Administrator User s Guide at support dell com
131. th the Valid CA Signed Certificate Run the installer and click the link on the prerequisite checker to create the HTTPS listener Using the SelfSSL Tool to Generate Self Signed Certificates To generate a self signed certificate using the SelfSSL tool Create a certificate Add the certificate and take a thumbprint 1 2 3 Create the WinRM HTTPS listener 4 Configure the Envelope size for WinRM Creating a Certificate ch Download the IIS Resource Kit from microsoft com downloads details aspx Family D 56fc92ee a7 1a 4c73 b628 ade629c89499 amp displaylang Run iis60rkt exe Click Next Select Agree in the End User License Agreement screen and click Next Click Next In the Select Type screen select Custom and click Next Click Next In the Select Features screen select SelfSSL 1 0 and click Next Click Next Click Finish The SelfSSL is installed 11 Click Start Programs IIS Resource SelfSSL SelfSSL 12 Typeselfssl T N CN lt computer_ name or domain _ name gt Spoon ep om P WN gt Adding a Certificate and Taking a Thumbprint To add a certificate and take a thumbprint K NOTE If Internet Information Service IIS is already installed on the system then the value of CertificateThumbprint is an empty string and you need not perform the steps in this section For example winrm create winrm config Listener Address Transport HTTPS Hostname lt host_name gt CertificateThumbpri
132. the Web Based Interface To view the localized versions of the web interface on Windows in the Control Panel select Regional and Language Options System Requirements Install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on each system to be managed You can manage each system running Server Administrator locally or remotely through a supported web browser Managed System Requirements e One ofthe supported operating system and web browser e Minimum 2 GB RAM e Minimum 512 MB free hard drive space e Administrator rights e TCP IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote system management e One of the Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards e Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600 The recommended screen resolution is at least 1024 x 768 e The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access controller RAC installed on the managed system See the relevant De Remote Access Controller User s Guide for complete software and hardware requirements NOTE The RAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup installation option provided the managed system meets all of the RAC installation prerequisites e The Server Administrator Storage Management Service requires Dell OpenManage Server Administrator installed on the managed system See the De OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User s Guide for complete software and hardware requir
133. the system Use system X to manage any number of systems on which Remote Enablement is installed Install to receive e mail alerts for warnings or errors related to voltage temperature and fan speed Remote Access Controller also logs event data and the most recent crash screen available only on systems running Microsoft Windows operating system to help Systems to install on systems see the De Systems Software Support Matrix at support dell com manuals Only those systems on which you have installed Server Instrumentation or Remote Enablement Supported Dell PowerEdge systems For a list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems see the De Systems Software Support Matrix at support dell com manuals Only those systems on which you have installed Server Instrumentation or Remote Enablement Component Intel SNMP Agent Broadcom SNMP Agent Related Links Custom Installation What is installed Intel Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Agent Broadcom SNMP Agent Security Features Deployment Scenario you diagnose the probable cause of a system crash Install to enable Server Administrator to obtain information about Network Interface Cards NICs Install to enable Server Administrator to obtain information about NICs Systems to install on Only on Dell PowerEdge systems on which Server Instrumentation is installed and which are running on Microsoft Windows operating sys
134. thout any loss of functionality manually installed my Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 64 bit operating system and can see RPM dependencies while installing Server Administrator Where can find these dependent RPM files For Red Hat Enterprise Linux the dependent RPM files are on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation media All other RPMs are available in the SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS opensource components directory To install or update all the dependent RPM files execute the following command rpm ivh SYSMGMT srvadmin linux RPMS supportRPMS opensource components You can then continue with the Server Administrator installation have performed a non default install of the Linux operating system using the Linux operating system media see missing RPM file dependencies while installing Server Administrator Server Administrator is a 32 bit application When installed on a system running a 64 bit version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system the Server Administrator remains a 32 bit application while the device drivers installed by Server Administrator are 64 bit If you attempt to install Server Administrator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 5 and version 6 for Intel EM64T ensure that you install the applicable 32 bit versions of the missing RPM file dependencies The 32 bit RPM versions always have i386 in the file name extension You may also experience failed shared object files files with so in the file
135. ting system gt contain The following table lists the names of the directories in the SYSMGMT srvadmin linux custom lt operating system gt directory Table 27 Names of the Directories Under the srvadmin linux custom lt operating system gt directory Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required Server Instrumentation This is the core code for Server Administrator It provides motherboard alerts and contains the CLI that allows to monitor and control Server Administrator for example omconfig omdiag and omreport All peripheral packages except the standalone DRAC support require all or most of the RPMs in this directory to be installed K NOTE You may need to install IPMI drivers for proper functionality srvadmin cm Server Administrator Inventory srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng Collector Systems management and srvadmin omacore change management inventory collector srvadmin deng Server Administrator Data Engine srvadmin omilcore Systems management provides a data management framework for systems management software srvadmin hapi Server Administrator Hardware srvadmin omilcore Application Programming Interface This systems management package 84 Name of RPM Description Other Server Administrator RPMs required provides the device drivers and libraries needed by systems management software to access information about the hardware on supported systems srvadmin isve Server Ad
136. tion If you are prompted to reboot the system select from the following reboot options to make the managed system software services available for use Yes reboot my system now No l will reboot my system later NOTE If you run the installer from another system and try to add a component using the Modify option the installer may display an error A corrupt source on the system on which you run the installer may have caused the error You can verify this by checking the following registry entry HKLM Software Classes Installer Products lt GUID gt sourcelist lastusedsource If the value of lastusedsource is a negative number it means that the source is corrupt Repair If you want to repair an installed Server Administrator component that is damaged 1 Navigate to the Windows Control Panel Click Add Remove Programs Click Dell Server Administrator and click Change The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator dialog box is displayed Click Next The Program Maintenance dialog box is displayed Select the Repair option and click Next The Ready to Repair the Program dialog box is displayed Click Install to install the selected software features The Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen is displayed and provides the status and progress of the software features being installed When the selected features are installed the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed Click
137. tive Directory Users and Computers snap in see the Microsoft documentation Related Links Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap In Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap In To open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap in perform the following steps 1 If you are on the domain controller click Start gt Admin Tools Active Directory Users and Computers If you are not on the domain controller you must have the appropriate Microsoft administrator pack installed on the local system To install this administrator pack click Start Run type MMC and press lt Enter gt Click File in the Console 1 window Click Add Remove Snap in Click Add Select the Active Directory Users and Computers snap in and click Add Click Close and click OK er P SO ba Adding Users and Privileges to Active Directory The Dell extended Active Directory Users and Computers snap in allows you to add DRAC Server Administrator and IT Assistant users and privileges by creating RAC Association and Privilege objects To add an object perform the steps in the applicable subsection Creating a Product Object To create a Product Object K NOTE Server Administrator and IT Assistant users must use Universal type Product Groups to span domains with their product objects K NOTE When adding Universal type Product Groups from separate domains create an Association object with Universal scope The de
138. ty net that protects the system during an installation session If you want to remove an installed application you should uninstall that application E NOTE Driver installation and removal is not executed as part of the installation transaction and therefore cannot be rolled back if a fatal error occurs during execution E NOTE Installations uninstallations and upgrades that you cancel during installer cleanup or after the installation transaction is completed are not rolled back Failed Updates Apply the MSI patches and updates provided by vendors to the original vendor MSI packages provided If you intentionally or accidentally repackage an MSI package or make changes to it directly patches and updates may fail 36 MSI packages must not be repackaged doing so changes the feature structure and Globally Unique Identifier GUID which break any provided patches or updates When it is necessary to make any changes to a vendor provided MSI package use a mst transform file K NOTE A GUID is 128 bit long and the algorithm used to generate a GUID guarantees unique GUID The product GUID uniquely identifies the application Upgrading Managed System Software The Dell OpenManage installer provides an Upgrade option for upgrading Server Administrator and other managed system software The setup program runs the prerequisite checker which uses the system s PCI bus to search for installed hardware such as controller cards The
139. u K NOTE Server Administrator logs messages to the var log messages log file To use DKS identify which kernel is running on the managed system and check the DKS prerequisites Determining the Running Kernel The system displays a message identifying the running kernel 1 Loginas root 2 Type the following command at a console uname r 3 Press lt Enter gt The system displays a message identifying the running kernel 44 Dynamic Kernel Support Prerequisites For managed system software to use DKS make sure the following dependencies are met before starting Server Administrator e The running kernel must have loadable module support enabled e The source for building kernel modules for the running kernel is available from lib modules uname r build On systems running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server the kernel source RPM provides the necessary kernel source On systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux the kernel devel RPMs provide the necessary kernel source for building kernel modules e The GNU make utility is installed The make RPM provides this utility e The GNU C compiler gcc is installed The gec RPM provides this compiler e The GNU linker Id is installed The binutils RPM provides this linker When these prerequisites have been met DKS automatically builds a device driver when needed during Server Administrator startup Using Dynamic Kernel Support After Server Administrator Installation To enable Se
140. upported Windows systems if an Out of Memory error message is displayed you must exit the installation and free up memory Close other applications or perform any other task that frees up memory before re attempting Server Administrator installation The setup program invokes the prerequisite checker which uses the system s Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI bus to search for installed hardware such as controller cards The Dell OpenManage installer features a Typical Setup option and a Custom Setup option for installing Server Administrator and other managed system software Related Links e Deployment Scenarios for Server Administrator e Optional Command Line Settings Typical Installation When you launch the Server Administrator installation from the prerequisite checker and select the Typical Setup option the setup program installs the following managed system software features e Server Administrator Web Server e Server Instrumentation e Remote Access Controller e Intel SNMP Agent e Broadcom SNMP Agent During a Typical installation individual management station services that do not meet the specific hardware and software requirement for that service are not installed on the managed systems For example the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service software module is not installed during a Typical installation unless the managed system has a remote access controller installed on it You
141. vadmin jre srvadmin omauth Provides the authentication files Provides the common framework required by Server Administrator srvadmin omcommon srvadmin omilcore Server Administrator Web Server Install Core This is the core install package All Server Administrator Web Server RPMs require this RPM Operating system specific WSMan client package srvadmin wsmanclient Other Server Administrator RPMs required srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng srvadmin omacore and srvadmin jre srvadmin omilcore srvadmin deng and srvadmin omacore srvadmin omilcore srvdamin omilcore srvadmin omcommon and srvadmin omauth Remote Enablement Manage and monitor the current system using some other remote system srvadmin cm Server Administrator Inventory Collector Systems management change management inventory collector srvadmin deng management software srvadmin hapi Server Administrator Hardware Application Programming Interface This systems management package provides the device drivers and libraries needed by systems management software to access information about the hardware on supported systems srvadmin isve Service Server Administrator provides a suite of systems management information for keeping supported systems on the network healthy Server Administrator Server Administrator Data Engine Systems management provides a data management framework for systems Server
142. ver Administrator Storage Management Insta After Remote Access Controller Il the Server Administrator Web Server separately on a management station installing Server Administrator enable the Server Administrator Services Related Links Troubleshooting Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux and VMware ESX Enabling Server Administrator Services on the Managed System Using the VMWare Update Manager VUM To in 1 56 stall Server Administrator using VUM Install VMware vSphere 5 x vCenter Server vSphere Client and VMware vSphere Update Manager ona Windows 2008 R2 SP1 64 bit server On the desktop double click VMware vSphere Client and login to vCenter Server Right click vSphere Client host and click New Datacenter Right click New Datacenter and click Add Host Provide information for the ESXi server per online instructions Right click the ESXi host added in the previous step and click Maintenance Mode From Plug ins select Manage Plug ins download VMware Update Manager The status is enabled if the download is successful Follow the instructions to install the VUM client Select the ESXi host Click Update Manager Admin view Patch Repository Import Patches and follow the online instructions to upload the patch successfully The offline bundle is displayed Click Baselines and Groups Click
143. ver operating systems SNMP Available from the operating system installation media Install the SNMP package provided with the operating system Install the SNMP package provided with the operating system CIM WMI Always installed Available Install the CIM packages provided on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD SFCB SFCC CMPI Devel Available Install the CIM packages provided on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD SFCB SFCC CMPI Devel NOTE It is recommended to nstall the SFCB SFCC OpenWSMAN and CMPI Devel packages from the operating system media if available Digital Certificates All Server Administrator packages for Microsoft are digitally signed with a Dell certificate that helps guarantee the integrity of the installation packages If these packages are repackaged edited or manipulated in other ways the digital signature is invalidated This manipulation results in an unsupported installation package and the prerequisite checker does not allow you to install the software Enabling Windows Installer Logging Service Windows includes a registry activated logging service to help diagnose Windows Installer issues 17 To enable this logging service during a silent install open the registry editor and create the following path and keys HKEY LOCAL MACHINE Software Policies Microsoft Windows Installer Reg SZ Logging Value voicewarmup The lette
144. vigate to lt 0M DVD mount point gt SYSMGMT srvadmin linux supportscripts 5 To install the Storage Management Service components type the command sh srvadmin install sh storage long options OR sh srvadmin install sh s short options E NOTE Long options can be combined with short options and vice versa 6 Start Server Administrator services after the installation by typing the command sh srvadmin services start K NOTE After installing Server Administrator log out and then log in again to access the Server Administrator Command Line Interface CLI Determining the OpenManage Server Administrator Architecture Use the following command to identify if the already installed OpenManage Server Administrator is of 32 bit or 64 bit architecture rpm q queryformat NAME ARCH n rpm qa grep srvadmin The system displays a message identifying the architecture where i386 refers to 32 bit and x86_64 refers to 64 bit Managed System Software Installation Using Third Party Deployment Software Use third party deployment software such as Altiris Deployment Solution to install managed systems software on supported Dell systems To distribute and install Server Administrator using Altiris start the Altiris application and import OpenManage_Jobs bin located at SYSMGMT srvadmin support Altiris on the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Specify a job folder to import OpenManage_Jobs bin Modify the Run Sc
145. you do ot resolve the issues the software is not installed Microsoft Windows Script Host WSH error The rerequisite checker does not run he operating system is not supported The prerequisite hecker does not run he user does not have Administrator privileges The rerequisite checker does not run Not an implemented return code T c T c he prerequisite checker does not run The user failed to hange the working directory to S TEMP he destination directory does not exist The prerequisite hecker does not run An internal error has occurred The prerequisite checker d T d T oes not run he software is already running The prerequisite checker oes not run he WSH is corrupted is a wrong version or is not installed The prerequisite checker does not run An error has occurred with the scripting environment The p rerequisite checker does not run E NOTE A negative return code 1 through 10 indicates a failure in running the prerequisite checker tool Probable E causes for negative return codes include software policy permissions and size constraints restrictions script restrictions lack of folder NOTE If you encounter a return code of 2 or 3 it is recommended that you inspect the omprereg htm file in the windows temporary folder TEMP To find TEMP r unecho STEMP Common causes for a return value of 2 from the prerequisite checker One of the storage controll
146. ystemsManagement on the De Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD To install the localized version of the managed system software type msiexec I SysMgmt msi TRANSFORMS lt languauge transform gt mst in the command prompt Replace lt language_transform gt mst with the appropriate language file e 1031 mst German e 1034 mst Spanish e 1036 mst French e 1041 mst Japanese e 2052 mst Simplified Chinese 53 Related Links Optional Command Line Settings Uninstalling Systems Management Software To uninstall managed system software type msiexec x sysmgmt msi inthe command prompt 54 Installing Dell OpenManage Software on VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is factory installed on some Dell systems For a list of these systems see the latest De Systems Software Support Matrix at support dell com manuals Use Server Administrator Web Server version 7 0 to access VMware ESXi 4 0 U3 VMware ESXi 4 1 U2 VMware ESXi 5 0 U1 systems Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is available as a zip file for installing on systems running VMware ESXi The zip file OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 7 1 0 lt bldno gt VIB ESX lt version gt i_ lt bld revno gt zip where lt version gt is the supported ESXi version is available for download at support dell com Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface vSphere CLI from vmware com and install on the Microsoft Windows or Linux system Alternately you can import VMware vSphere Mana

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