Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Version 2.3 User’s Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
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Contents 1 Introduction Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Integrated Features Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . Server Administrator Home Page Instrumentation Service . . . . . Remote Access Service . . . . . Storage Management Service . . Diagnostic Service . . . . . . . . Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring the SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the SNMP Agent for Systems Running Supported Windows Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . X.509 Certificate Management Prerequisites . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing Server Administrator . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Upgrade Using the Service Pack Capability . . . . . . . . Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD . Unattended and Silent Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upgrading Server Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 45 46 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Configuring the BMC to use a Serial Over LAN (SOL) Connection Configuring the BMC to use a Serial Port Connection Configuring the BMC to use a Virtual LAN Connection . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Remote Access Service . Overview . Hardware Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 . . . . . . . . . . 107 107 108 . . . . . . . . . . 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Enhanced Storage Management Service Enhanced Storage Management Service and Array Manager Enhanced Storage Management Tree Objects . . . . . . . . . Enhanced Storage Management Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server Administrator Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 128 129 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Hardware Log . Alert Log. . . . POST Log . . . Command Log . 12 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Overview Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, Web browser-based GUI (the Server Administrator home page) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system. Server Administrator is designed for system administrators to both locally and remotely manage systems on a network.
NOTE: If you have a modular system, you must install Server Administrator on each server module that is installed in the chassis. To update individual Server Administrator components, use component specific Dell Update Packages. Use the Dell Server Update Utility application CD to view the complete version report and to update an entire system. The Server Update Utility is a CD-ROM based application for identifying and applying updates to your server.
Storage Management Service The Storage Management Service provides storage management information in an integrated graphical view. The current release of Server Administrator provides two staggered versions of the Storage Management Service: 1 Basic Storage Management Service The basic Storage Management Service is similar to the Storage Management Service provided in earlier releases of Server Administrator.
Other Documents You Might Need Besides this User's Guide, you can find the following guides either on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or on the documentation CD: 12 • The Dell OpenManage™ Installation and Security User's Guide provides complete information on installation procedures and step-by-step instructions for installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Server Administrator for each supported operating system.
• The Dell Remote Access Controller Racadm User's Guide provides information about using the racadm command-line utility. • The Dell Embedded Remote Access/MC Controller User's Guide provides complete information about configuring and using an ERA/MC controller to remotely manage and monitor your modular system and its shared resources through a network. • The Dell PowerEdge 830 Systems — Configuration Guide provides an overview of initially setting up a PowerEdge 830 system.
Introduction
What’s New for Version 2.3 • Added Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) support for Dell™ PowerEdge™ 6800 and 6850 • Added support for PERC 5/e • Added support for a new SAS hard-drive enclosure —PowerVault MD1000 • Removed support for Novell® NetWare® on Dell PowerEdge 6800 and 6850 What’s New for Version 2.
What’s New for Version 2.
Setup and Administration Security Management Server Administrator provides security through role-based access control (RBAC), authentication, and encryption for both the Web-based and command line interfaces. Role-Based Access Control RBAC manages security by determining the operations that can be executed by persons in particular roles. Each user is assigned one or more roles, and each role is assigned one or more user privileges that are permitted to users in that role.
Read access allows viewing of data reported by Server Administrator. Read access does not allow changing or setting values on the managed system. Write access allows values to be changed or set on the managed system. Admin access allows shutdown of the managed system. Privilege Levels to Access Server Administrator Services Table 3-2 summarizes which user levels have privileges to access and manage Server Administrator Services. Table 3-2.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Authentication For supported Red Hat® Enterprise Linux operating systems, Server Administrator authentication is based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) library. This documented library of functions allows an administrator to determine how individual applications authenticate users.
4 Type the appropriate information in the dialog box, select or clear the appropriate check boxes, and then click Create. NOTICE: You must assign a password to every user account that can access Server Administrator to protect access to your critical system components. Additionally, users who do not have an assigned password cannot log into Server Administrator on a system running Windows Server 2003 due to operating system constraints. 5 In the console tree, under Local Users and Groups, click Groups.
Adding Users to a Domain NOTE: For questions about creating users and assigning user group privileges or for more detailed instructions, see your operating system documentation. NOTE: You must have Active Directory installed on your system to perform the following procedures. 1 Click the Start button, and then point to Control Panel→Administrative Tools→Active Directory Users and Computers.
Creating Users NOTE: For questions about creating users and assigning user group privileges or for more detailed instructions, see your operating system documentation. Creating Users With User Privileges 1 Run the following command from the command line: useradd -d -g where is not root. NOTE: If does not exist, you must create it by using the groupadd command. 2 Type passwd and press . 3 When prompted, enter a password for the new user.
Configuring the SNMP Agent Server Administrator supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) systems management standard on all supported operating systems. In most cases, SNMP is installed as part of your operating system installation. An installed supported systems management protocol standard, such as SNMP, is required before installing Server Administrator. See "Installation Requirements" for more information.
4 Scroll down the list of services until you find SNMP Service, right-click SNMP Service, and then click Properties. The SNMP Service Properties window appears. 5 Click the Security tab. 6 Select Accept SNMP packets from any host, or add the remote host to the Accept SNMP packets from these hosts list. Changing the SNMP Community Name Configuring the SNMP community names determines which systems are able to manage your system through SNMP.
Enabling SNMP Set Operations SNMP Set operations must be enabled on the Server Administrator system to change Server Administrator attributes using IT Assistant. 1 If your system is running Windows Server 2003, click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and point to Manage. If your system is running Windows 2000, right-click My Computer and point to Manage. The Computer Management window appears. 2 Expand the Computer Management icon in the window, if necessary.
5 Click the Traps tab to add a community for traps or to add a trap destination for a trap community. a To add a community for traps, type the community name in the Community Name box and click Add to list, which is located next to the Community Name box. b To add a trap destination for a trap community, select the community name from the Community Name drop-down box and click Add under the Trap Destinations box. c The SNMP Service Configuration window appears.
These changes to the default SNMP agent configuration give read-only access to the entire MIB tree for the "public" community. NOTE: To ensure that Server Administrator is able to modify the SNMP agent configuration to provide proper access to systems management data, it is recommended that any other SNMP agent configuration changes be made after installation of Server Administrator.
Enabling SNMP Set Operations SNMP Set operations must be enabled on the system running Server Administrator in order to change Server Administrator attributes using IT Assistant. To enable SNMP Set operations on the system running Server Administrator, edit the SNMP agent configuration file, /etc/snmp/snmpd.
X.509 Certificate Management Prerequisites Web certificates are necessary to ensure the identity of a remote system and to ensure that information exchanged with the remote system cannot be viewed or changed by others. This section explains the administrative prerequisites for ensuring your ability to generate a new X.509 certificate, reuse an existing X.509 certificate, or import a root certificate or certificate chain from Certification Authority (CA) on each supported operating system. The X.
4 Tab to Customize and press . The Firewall Configuration - Customize screen appears. 5 Select whether to open an entire network interface or just the SNMP port on all network interfaces. a To open an entire network interface, tab to one of the Trusted Devices and press the spacebar. An asterisk in the box to the left of the device name indicates that the entire interface will be opened. b To open the SNMP port on all network interfaces, tab to Other ports and type snmp:udp.
Using Server Administrator Starting Your Server Administrator Session To start a Server Administrator session in a local system, click the Dell™ OpenManage™ icon on your desktop.
If you are accessing Server Administrator from a defined domain, you will also need to specify the correct Domain name. NOTE: The Application drop-down menu will appear as a nonselectable field for systems that can only access one Dell OpenManage component. The drop-down menu is only functional when two or more Dell OpenManage components are available on the managed system. Click the Active Directory Login check box to log in using Microsoft Active Directory.
The security settings for your browser might prevent the execution of client-side scripts that are used by Server Administrator. To enable the use of client-side scripting, perform the following steps on the remote management system. NOTE: If you have not configured your browser to enable the use of client-side scripting, you might receive a blank screen when logging into Server Administrator. In this case, an error message will appear instructing you to configure your browser settings.
7 Under User Authentication, select the Automatic Logon with current username and password radio button. 8 Click OK to save the new settings. 9 Close the browser. 10 Log into Server Administrator. Mozilla 1 Start your browser. 2 Click Edit→Preferences. 3 Click Advanced→Scripts and Plugins. 4 Ensure that the Navigator check box is checked under Enable JavaScript for. 5 Click OK to save the new settings. 6 Close the browser. 7 Log into Server Administrator.
Figure 4-1. Sample Server Administrator Home Page system tree action tab action tab subcategories global navigation bar data area action window Clicking an object in the system tree opens a corresponding action window for that object. You can navigate in the action window by clicking action tabs to select major categories and clicking the action tab subcategories to access more detailed information or more focused actions.
Global Navigation Bar The global navigation bar and its links are available to all user levels regardless of where you are in the program. • Clicking Preferences opens the Preferences home page. See "Using the Preferences Home Page." • Clicking Support connects you to the Dell Support website. • Clicking Help opens the context-sensitive online help window. See "Using the Online Help." • Clicking About displays Server Administrator version and copyright information.
System Component Status Indicators The icons that appear next to component names show the status of that component (as of the latest page refresh). A green check mark indicates that a component is healthy (normal). A yellow triangle containing an exclamation point indicates that a component has a warning (noncritical) condition. A warning condition occurs when a probe or other monitoring tool detects a reading for a component that falls within certain minimum and maximum values.
Gauge Indicators Temperature probes, fan probes, and voltage probes are each represented by a gauge indicator. For example, Figure 4-2 shows readings from a system's CPU fan probe. Figure 4-2. Gauge Indicator Using the Online Help Context-sensitive online help is available for every window of the Server Administrator home page. Clicking Help on the global navigation bar opens an independent help window that contains detailed information about the specific window you are viewing.
Like the Server Administrator home page, the Preferences home page has three main areas: • The global navigation bar provides links to general services. – Clicking Back to Server Administrator returns you to the Server Administrator home page. • The left pane of the Preferences home page (where the system tree is displayed on the Server Administrator home page) displays the preference categories for the managed system.
Secure Port Server and Security Setup This section contains the following topics: • Setting User and System Preferences • X.509 Certificate Management Setting User and System Preferences You set user and secure port system preferences from the Preferences home page. NOTE: You must be logged in with Admin privileges to set or reset user or system preferences. Perform the following steps to set up your user preferences: 1 Click Preferences on the global navigation bar. The Preferences home page appears.
Perform the following steps to set up your secure port system preferences: 1 Click Preferences on the global navigation bar. The Preferences home page appears. 2 Click General Settings, and the Web Server tab. 3 In the Server Preferences window, set options as necessary. • The Session Timeout feature can set a limit on the amount of time that a Server Administrator session can remain active.
X.509 Certificate Management Web certificates are necessary to ensure the identity of a remote system and ensure that information exchanged with the remote system cannot be 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 Certification Authority (CA).
Stopping Server Administrator Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems To stop Server Administrator, perform the following steps: 1 Click the Start button and point to Settings→Control Panel→Administrative Tools→Services. The Services window appears. 2 Right-click the Secure Port Server icon. 3 Click Stop.
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Installing Server Administrator Overview You can install Server Administrator using several methods. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and Server Management CD provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator and other managed system software components on your managed system. The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and uninstall management station software components on your management station.
Using the setup program on the Installation and Server Management CD, you can install and upgrade Server Administrator on systems running all supported operating systems. On systems running supported Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, you can uninstall Server Administrator with the Installation and Server Management CD or through the operating system. See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for more details.
• Read the Server Administrator readme file on the Installation and Server Management CD. The file contains the latest information about software, firmware, and driver versions, in addition to information about known issues. • Read the installation instructions for your operating system. Installation Requirements The following sections describe the Server Administrator general requirements. Operating system–specific installation prerequisites are listed as part of the installation procedures.
• A TCP/IP connection on the monitored system and the remote system to facilitate remote system management. • One of the supported Web browsers. • One of the supported systems management protocol standards. • A mouse, keyboard, and monitor to manage a system locally. The monitor requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution setting is 1024 x 768.
NOTE: When you install Mozilla 1.7.3 (32–bit) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) x86_64, the installation fails if libgtk-1.2.so.0 is not installed. You must install gtk+-1.2.10-31.i386.rpm (32–bit) that provides libgtk-1.2.so.0. gtk+-1.2.10-31.i386.rpm is available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) Update 4 x86_64 CD. gtk+-1.2.1031.i386.rpm is dependent on other .i386.rpm packages. The other .i386.rpm (s) are also available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) Update 4 x86_64 CD.
Installing Server Administrator with Citrix If you want to install Server Administrator with Citrix, you must perform the installation in the following order: 1 Install the operating system using the Installation and Server Management CD. NOTE: Do not install Server Administrator or other system management software, until you have installed the Citrix software. 2 Install the Citrix software. See your Citrix documentation for complete information about installing and configuring the Citrix software.
Choosing between the Enhanced Storage Management Service and Array Manager Storage Management is a replacement for Array Manager and provides the same storage management functions with the following exceptions: • Windows disk and volume management are provided by Array Manager but not by Storage Management. If you need disk and volume management, there are two options: – Install Array Manager.
Compatibility With Linux Utilities When Installing the Enhanced Storage Management Service It is recommended to not install the enhanced Storage Management Service on a Linux system that has RAID storage management utilities provided by Dell or other vendors. You should uninstall these utilities before installing the enhanced Storage Management Service. The enhanced Storage Management Service replaces the storage management features provided by these utilities.
If you wish to upgrade an Array Manager installation to the enhanced Storage Management Service, use Custom Setup and select Storage Management. The installation process will then uninstall Array Manager and install the enhanced Storage Management Service. It is important to upgrade using Custom Setup in order to preserve the names of the virtual disks created with Array Manager.
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Instrumentation Service Overview The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service monitors the health of a system and provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry standard systems management agents. The reporting and viewing features allow retrieval of overall health status for each of the chassis that comprise your system.
Managing Your System The Server Administrator home page defaults to the System object of the system tree view. The default for the System object opens the Health components under the Properties tab. Figure 6-1. Sample Server Administrator Home Page system tree action tab action tab subcategories global navigation bar data area action window NOTE: Context-sensitive online help is available for every window of the Server Administrator home page.
Managing System Tree Objects The Server Administrator system tree displays all visible system objects based on the software and hardware groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed system and on the user's access privileges. The system components are categorized by component type. When you expand the main object known as System, the major categories of system components that may appear are Main System Chassis, Software, and Storage.
NOTE: In the previous figure, the Storage tree object expands to display the Array Systems and OS Disks objects only when Array Manager (basic Storage Management Service) is installed. If enhanced Storage Management Service is installed, depending on the controller and storage attached to the system, the Storage tree object will expand to display the following objects: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
• View and configure asset information for the system being monitored. • View and set the Automatic System Recovery (watchdog timer) actions for the system being monitored. NOTE: Automatic System Recovery actions may not execute exactly per the time-out period (n seconds) when the watchdog identifies a system that has stopped responding. The action execution time ranges from n-h+1 to n+1 seconds, where n is the time-out period and h is the heart beat interval.
• View the Alert log for a list of all events generated by the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters. NOTE: See the Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide for a complete explanation of each alert event ID's corresponding description, severity level, and cause. • View the POST log for a list of the POST codes and their corresponding descriptions recorded during system start-up.
Diagnostics Subtabs: Select | Review | Status | Results | Hardware Changes | Settings | Scheduled Tasks Under the Diagnostics tab, you can: • View and select to run all available diagnostics tests for components installed in your system. • Review the selected tests. • View the status of the tests being executed. • View the results for the diagnostics test that have been run. • View any current hardware configuration changes (hardware configuration differences).
• Fans • Firmware • Hardware Log • Intrusion • Memory • Network • Ports • Power Supplies • Processors • Remote Access Controller • Slots • Temperatures • Voltages • View information about the main system chassis attributes. • Enable or disable the managed system's front panel buttons, namely Power button and or Non-Masking Interrupt (NMI) button (if present on the system). NOTE: Diagnostic Service is not listed on the Health page for the Main System Chassis object at startup.
AC Switch Clicking the AC Switch object allows you to display key features of your system's AC failover switch. The AC Switch object action window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties. Properties Subtab: Information Under the Properties tab, you can view AC switch redundancy information and view information about the AC power lines. BIOS Clicking the BIOS object allows you to manage key features of your system's BIOS.
The BMC object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties, Configuration, Users, and BIOS Setup. Properties Subtab: Information Under the Properties tab, you can view general BMC information. Click Reset to Defaults to reset all the attributes to their system default values.
Alert Management Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps Under the Alert Management tab, you can: • View current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that a current sensor returns a warning or failure value. • View current SNMP trap alert thresholds and set the alert threshold levels for current sensors. The selected traps will be triggered if the system generates a corresponding event at the selected severity level.
Firmware Clicking the Firmware object allows you to manage your system firmware. Firmware consists of programs or data that have been written to ROM. Firmware can boot and operate a device. Each controller contains firmware that helps provide the controller's functionality. The Firmware object action window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties. Properties Subtab: Information Under the Properties tab, you can view your system's firmware information.
Properties Subtab: Memory Under the Properties tab, you can view memory attributes, memory device details, and memory device status. NOTE: If a system with spare bank memory enabled enters a redundancy lost state, it may not be apparent which memory module is the cause. If you cannot determine which DIMM to replace, see the switch to spare memory bank detected log entry in the ESM system log to find which memory module failed.
Properties Subtab: Information Under the Properties tab, you can view information about the NICs installed in your system. Diagnostics Subtabs: Select | Review | Status | Results | Hardware Changes | Settings | Scheduled Tasks Under the Diagnostics tab, you can: • View and select to run all available diagnostics tests for components installed in your system. • Review the selected tests. • View the status of the tests being executed. • View the results for the diagnostics test that have been run.
Power Supplies Clicking the Power Supplies object allows you to manage your power supplies. Server Administrator monitors power supply status, including redundancy, to ensure that each power supply present in your system is functioning properly. The Power Supplies object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and Alert Management.
Remote Access Controller Clicking the Remote Access Controller object allows you to access your system's remote system management capabilities. The Server Administrator Remote Access Service provides remote access to inoperable systems, alert notification when a system is down, and the ability to restart a system.
Update Subtab: Firmware Update Update is no longer supported. Use the Dell Server Update Utility or the Dell Update Packages to carry out your system software updates. The Dell Server Update Utility and Dell Update Packages can be downloaded from support.dell.com. Diagnostics Subtabs: Select | Review | Status | Results | Hardware Changes | Settings | Scheduled Tasks Under the Diagnostics tab, you can: • View and select to run all available diagnostics tests for components installed in your system.
Properties Subtab: Temperature Probes Under the Properties tab, you can view the current readings and status for your system's temperature probes and configure minimum and maximum values for temperature probe warning threshold. NOTE: Some temperature probe fields differ according to the type of firmware your system has: BMC or ESM. Some threshold values are not editable on BMC-based systems.
Software Clicking the Software object allows you to view detailed version information about the managed system's essential software components, such as the operating system and the systems management software. The Software object action window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties. Properties Subtab: Summary Under the Properties tab, you can view a summary of the monitored system's operating system and system management software.
Basic Storage Management Service In the case of Basic Storage Management Service, depending on the storage attached to the system, the expanded Storage object may display the following lower-level objects: • Array Subsystems • OS Disks • Volumes In Basic Storage Management Service, the Storage object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and Diagnostics.
Properties Subtab: Array Subsystems Under the Properties tab, you can view the current status of and detailed information about your array subsystems, including installed RAID controllers, direct attached storage enclosures, and physical and virtual disks. OS Disks Clicking the OS Disks object allows you to view information about your operating system disks. The OS Disks object action window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties.
• Fans • Power Supplies • Temperatures • Virtual Disks The Storage object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user’s group privileges: Properties. Properties Subtab: Health In the Health window of the Properties tab, you can view the current health or status of the attached storage components. This window displays the status of all lower-level objects.
Health Under the Health tab, you can view the current status of the channel and the enclosure or backplane attached to the channel. The status is visually indicated with the icons described in "Storage Component Severity." Configuration/Information Under the Configuration/Information tab, you can view the property information of the channel and the enclosure or backplane attached to the channel. You can also execute channel tasks in this tab.
Configuration/Information Under the Configuration/Information tab, you can view the current status and property information of the EMMs. The status is visually indicated with the icons described in "Storage Component Severity." Property information includes name, state, part number, firmware version, and SCSI rate. Fans Clicking the Fans object allows you to view information about the enclosure fans.
Configuration/Information Under the Configuration/Information tab, you can view the property information of the virtual disks configured on the controller. Property information includes name, state, and layout (RAID level). The read, write, and cache policy and stripe size are also displayed. You can also execute virtual disk tasks in this tab. Storage Component Severity The status of a component is graded for degrees of severity. Each level of severity requires you to take different actions in response.
General Settings Clicking the General Settings object allows you to set user and secure port server (Web server) preferences for selected Server Administrator functions. The General Settings object action window has the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: User and Web Server. User Subtab: Properties Under the User tab, you can set user preferences, such as the home page appearance and the default e-mail address for the Email button. Web Server Subtabs: Properties | X.
Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems baseboard management controller (BMC) monitors the system for critical events by communicating with various sensors on the system board and sends alerts and log events when certain parameters exceed their preset thresholds. The BMC supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling you to configure, monitor, and recover systems remotely.
Viewing Basic BMC Information You can view the basic information about the BMC and also reset the BMC settings to their default values. NOTE: You must be logged in with Admin privileges to reset the BMC settings. 1 Click the System object. 2 Click the Main System Chassis object. 3 Click the BMC object.
6 Click User ID to configure a new or existing BMC user. The BMC User Configuration window allows you to to configure a specific BMC user. 7 Specify the following general information: • Select Enable User to enable the user. • Enter the name for the user in the User Name field. • Select the Change Password check box. • Enter a new password in the New Password field. • Re-enter the new password in the Confirm New Password field.
• Processor Failure • PS/VRM/DCtoDC Warning • PS/VRM/DCtoDC Failure • Hardware Log Failure • Automatic System Recovery NOTE: The Enable Platform Event Filters Alerts setting disables or enables platform event filter alert generation. It is independent of the individual platform event alert settings. 4 Choose the platform event for which you want to take shutdown actions or generate alerts for selected actions and click Set Platform Events.
Setting Platform Event Alert Destinations You can also use the Platform Event Filters window to select a destination where an alert for a platform event is to be sent. Depending on the number of destinations that are displayed, you can configure a separate IP address for each destination address. A platform event alert will be sent to each destination IP address that you configure. 1 Click Configure Destinations in the Platform Event Filters window.
10 Click Apply Changes. 11 Click Go Back to Serial Over LAN Configuration to return to the Serial Over LAN Configuration window. Configuring the BMC to use a Serial Port Connection You can configure the BMC on a serial port connection. 1 Click the System object. 2 Click the Main System Chassis object. 3 Click the BMC object. 4 Click the Configuration tab. 5 Click Serial Port.
Configuring the BMC to use a Virtual LAN Connection You can configure the BMC on a virtual LAN (VLAN). 1 Click the System object. 2 Click the Main System Chassis object. 3 Click the BMC object. 4 Click the Configuration tab. 5 Click LAN. The LAN Configuration page appears. NOTE: BMC management traffic will not function if the LAN on motherboard (LOM) is used in a Port Channel or Link Aggregation team.
Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Remote Access Service Overview The Server Administrator Remote Access Service provides a complete remote system management solution for SNMP- and CIM-instrumented systems equipped with a Dell™ Remote Access Card (DRAC) III, a DRAC III/XT, an Embedded Remote Access (ERA) controller, or an ERA Option (ERA/O) card. These hardware and software solutions are collectively known as Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRACs).
When using the Remote Access Service, you can click Help on the global navigation bar for more detailed information about the specific window you are viewing. Remote Access Service help is available for all windows accessible to the user based on user privilege level and the specific hardware and software groups that Server Administrator discovers on the managed system. NOTE: The Remote Access Service is not available on modular systems. You must directly connect to the DRAC on a modular system.
Adding and Configuring DRAC Users NOTE: You must have Admin privileges in Server Administrator to use the Remote Access Service. The DRAC can store information for up to 16 users. The Remote Access Service provides security by requiring a user to provide a user name and password prior to establishing a remote connection. The Remote Access Service can also provide paging services to notify users if the system crashes, loses power, or experiences a defined list of other events.
d Enter the message in the Custom Message field that you want the DRAC to send when it receives certain events. e Enter the pager's PIN in the Pager ID field, and then, if required, enter a pager password in the Pager Password field. f Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the window. 10 Under Severity Configuration, specify the trap and the severity that the trap must have to trigger a paging action from the DRAC.
6 Configure e-mail paging: a Click the check box next to Enable Email Paging and enter an e-mail address in the Email Address field. b Enter the message in the Message field that you want the DRAC to send when it receives certain events. 7 Configure alphanumeric paging (for DRAC III users only): a Click the check box next to Enable Alpha-Numeric Paging and enter a pager number in the Pager Number field. b Select the alphanumeric protocol used by the pager's service provider, 7E0 or 8N1.
To configure the network properties of your DRAC, perform the following steps: 1 Click the Main System Chassis object on the Server Administrator home page, and then click the Remote Access Controller object. 2 Click the Configuration tab. The Configure Network Properties window appears. 3 Click the check box next to Enable NIC (this option is selected by default). 4 To have the DHCP system assign the NIC information, click the check box next to Use DHCP (For NIC IP Address).
Configuring the SNMP Alert Properties NOTE: You must have Admin privileges in Server Administrator to use the Remote Access Service. To configure the Remote Access Service alert properties, perform the following steps: 1 Click the Main System Chassis object on the Server Administrator home page, and then click the Remote Access Controller object. 2 Click the Configuration tab. 3 Click SNMP. 4 Click Add or click the Destination IP Address to edit existing SNMP alert properties.
To add and configure dial-in users, perform the following steps: 1 On the Server Administrator home page, click the Main System Chassis object, and then click the Remote Access Controller object. 2 Click the Configuration tab. 3 Click Dial-In Users. 4 Click Add. 5 Type a user name in the User Name field. 6 Type a new password in the Password field. 7 Type a callback number in the Callback Number field. This number is the one the Remote Access Service calls if Callback Type is set to Preset.
4 Click Add. 5 Enter the management station IP address that the Remote Access Service calls back when called by this user. 6 Enter the phone number used by the system's modem in the Phone Number field. 7 Enter the user name for the demand dial-out user in the User Name field. 8 Enter the password for the demand dial-out user in the Password field.
To configure the remote floppy boot feature and the remote firmware update feature of your DRAC, perform the following steps: 1 Click the Main System Chassis object on the Server Administrator home page, and then click the Remote Access Controller object. 2 Click the Configuration tab. The Configure Network Properties window appears. 3 Click Remote Features. The Remote Properties window appears.
Certificate Management Use the Certificate Management window to generate a certificate signing request (CSR), upload a server certificate or certificate authority (CA) certificate to the DRAC firmware, or view an existing server certificate or CA certificate. From the Certificate Management window, the following options are available: • Generating a CSR • Uploading a Certificate • Viewing a Certificate A CSR is a digital request to a CA for a secure server certificate.
Uploading a Certificate To upload your server certificate or CA certificate to the DRAC firmware, the certificate must reside on the DRAC’s host server. You must designate the CSR type, the exact filename, and the absolute file path to the certificate on the server. Then, click Upload. NOTE: Failure to enter the correct path for the location of the certificate on the host server does not result in a warning message.
Configuring Remote Connect Authentication Options Use the Remote Connect Authentication Options window to set DRAC user login authentication options. You can configure the DRAC to only allow login by users created through the Remote Access Service (RAC users), or to allow DRAC login by users created both through the Remote Access Service and through the local operating system. 1 Click System→Main System Chassis→Remote Access Controller and then click the Security tab.
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Storage Management Service Overview The Storage Management Service provides storage management information in an integrated graphical view. The current release of Server Administrator provides two versions of the Storage Management Service: • Basic Storage Management Service (Array Manager) The basic Storage Management Service reports storage status to Server Administrator. Array Manager is also installed with the basic Storage Management Service.
• Provides a graphical interface that is wizard-driven with features for novice and advanced users and detailed online help. • Provides a command line interface that is fully featured and scriptable. • Provides detailed online help. See the Server Administrator Command Line Interface User's Guide for information about running Storage Management Service from the command line.
Software Prerequisites The Array Manager managed system and the enhanced Storage Management Service (Storage Management) cannot be installed on the same system. Managed systems that do not have either Array Manager or the enhanced Storage Management Service installed will still be able to perform SCSI diagnostics for direct-attached storage devices; however, RAID controller and storage diagnostics cannot be performed. NOTE: Array Manager is an installation choice using Custom Setup.
NOTE: The basic Storage Management Service does not provide storage management functions such as configuring your local and remote attached storage devices, creating and managing software and hardware RAID configurations, formatting disks, assigning drive letters, and creating partitions and volumes. When the basic Storage Management Service is installed, you must use Array Manager Console to perform these storage management functions. See the Array Manager User's Guide for instructions.
In addition to the Server Administrator interface features, the enhanced Storage Management Service provides wizard-driven features for novice and advanced users and detailed online help. The enhanced Storage Management Service command line interface (CLI) provides extended options for the Server Administrator omreport and omconfig commands. These options provide a command line interface that is fully featured and scriptable.
Health Tab The Health tab for each tree object displays status information for the selected object. Information/Configuration Tab The Information/Configuration tab displays the property information for the selected tree object. When using the enhanced Storage Management Service, the Information/Configuration tabs also have drop-down menus and buttons for executing storage tasks and launching wizards.
Reconfigure Virtual Disk Wizard The Reconfigure Virtual Disk Wizard enables you to change the virtual disk configuration. Using this task, you can change the RAID level and increase the virtual disk size by adding array disks. On some controllers, you can also remove array disks. To launch the Reconfigure Virtual Disk Wizard: 1 Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects. 2 Expand a controller object. 3 Select the Virtual Disks object.
4 Select Assign Dedicated Hot Spare from the Available Tasks drop-down menu. 5 Click Execute. 6 See the enhanced Storage Management online help for more information. To assign a global hot spare: 1 Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects. 2 Expand a Controller object. 3 Expand a Connector object. 4 Expand the Enclosure or Backplane object. 5 Select the Array Disks object. 6 Select the Information/Configuration subtab.
Controller Tasks The following controller tasks are available when the Controller object is selected. See the enhanced Storage Management online help for more information. • Rescan Controller. A controller rescan updates configuration changes (such as new or removed devices) for all components attached to the controller. • Create Virtual Disk. See "Create Virtual Disk Wizard." • Enable, Disable, Quiet, and Test Alarm. These tasks enable you to manage the controller alarm.
Connector Tasks The following connector tasks are available when the Connector object is selected. See the enhanced Storage Management online help for more information. • Rescan Connector. This task rescans the controller connectors to verify the currently connected devices or to recognize new devices that are added to the connectors. Performing a rescan on a connector is similar to performing a rescan on the controller.
• Online and Offline. Use the Offline task to deactivate a disk before removing it. Use the Online task to reactivate an offline disk. • Initialize. On some controllers, the Initialize task prepares an array disk for use as a member of a virtual disk. • Rebuild. See "Rebuild a Failed Array Disk." • Cancel Rebuild. Use the Cancel Rebuild task to cancel a rebuild that is in progress. • Clear Array Disk and Cancel Clear. Use the clear array disk task to erase data residing on an array disk.
Additional Enhanced Storage Management Features and Documentation For complete documentation on the Storage Management Service, see the Storage Management online help and the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide. For information on how to launch the online help, see "Displaying Online Help.
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• SNMP Traps. In the enhanced Storage Management Service, the architecture for handling the SNMP traps and the Management Information Base (MIB) is different from that of Array Manager. You must modify applications that have been customized to receive SNMP traps from Array Manager. • Event Numbering. The numbering scheme for the enhanced Storage Management Service alerts or events is different from the numbers used for the corresponding Array Manager events.
Diagnostic Service Overview The Server Administrator Diagnostic Service is a suite of diagnostic programs, or test modules, that run locally on your system and can be accessed either locally or remotely over the network. You select diagnostics tests to run from a hierarchical menu representing the hardware that Server Administrator discovers on your system. You can select tests for various parts of a system and run them simultaneously or sequentially in a single session.
Devices Supported by the Diagnostic Service The Diagnostic Service provides diagnostics for the following Dell-supplied hardware devices: • Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) • RAID controller • SAS controller • SCSI controller • USB controller • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) • DVD/CD-R/CD-RW drive • Diskette drive • Hard drive • Memory • Modem • NIC • Parallel port • PCI bus • Serial port • Tape drive • Tape Autoloaders NOTE: For a complete list of hardwa
Diagnostic Service Features In addition to diagnostic tests for devices listed in the section "Devices Supported by the Diagnostic Service," the Diagnostic Service offers the following features: • Device Enumeration This feature enables you to reenumerate all testable devices on your system. To access this feature, click the Diagnostics tab and then click Re-enumerate.
Upgrading the Diagnostic Service The Diagnostic Service upgrades automatically during a Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator upgrade. NOTE: You can upgrade the Diagnostic Service from Server Administrator 2.0 to Server Administrator 2.x. However, you cannot upgrade the Diagnostic Service from Server Administrator 1.x to Server Administrator 2.x. See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for information on the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator upgrade procedure.
• The Maximum Hardware Configuration Change History File Size specifies the largest file size in MB for the hardware configuration change history file. If the file grows beyond this limit, the Diagnostic Service purges old file entries, starting with the earliest entry, until the file conforms to the specified limit. • The Maximum Completed Tests Displayed specifies the maximum number of completed tests to be displayed on the Status window.
Re-enumerating Devices The system enumerates the testable devices on your system whenever the system is rebooted or the secure port server is restarted. In addition, you can perform an enumeration by using the reenumeration feature. To reenumerate devices, perform the following steps: 1 In the Server Administrator main window, click the Diagnostics tab. 2 In the Diagnostic Selection window, click Re-enumerate. NOTE: This process can take several minutes on some systems.
5 After you have selected the tests you want to run, click Execute Tests. The tests are queued for execution in the order in which they were selected. NOTE: If you want to schedule the tests to run at a later time, see "Scheduling Diagnostics." 6 Click Status to monitor the status of the test execution. The Diagnostic Status window opens. The icons in the Status column indicate the status of each test. The In Progress icon ( ) indicates that the test is being executed.
Scheduling Diagnostics Instead of executing the diagnostic tests immediately, you can also schedule tests to run automatically at a specified time and date. NOTE: The date and time you enter when scheduling diagnostics are validated against the date and time on the system running Server Administrator. NOTE: Any previously scheduled tasks, hardware changes history, or result history from Server Administrator 1.
Reviewing Scheduled Tests You can review the diagnostic tests you have scheduled and make changes to them. You can also add, delete, or reschedule tests. To review the scheduled tests, perform the following steps: 1 In the Server Administrator main window, click the Diagnostics tab, then click Scheduled Tasks. The Diagnostic Scheduled Tasks window opens. This displays the test schedule details such as, the Last Run Time and the Next Run Time.
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Server Administrator Logs Overview Server Administrator allows you view and manage hardware, alert, POST, and command logs. All users can access logs and print reports from either the Server Administrator home page or from its command line interface. Users must be logged in with Admin privileges to clear logs or must be logged in with Admin or Power User privileges to e-mail logs to their designated service contact.
Server Administrator Logs Server Administrator provides the following logs: • Hardware Log • Alert Log • POST Log • Command Log Hardware Log Use the hardware log to look for potential problems with your system's hardware components. There are two available hardware logs, depending on your system: the Embedded System Management (ESM) log and the System Event Log (SEL). The ESM log and SEL are each a set of embedded instructions that can send hardware status messages to systems management software.
To access the Alert log, click System, click the Logs tab, and click Alert. Information displayed in the Alert log includes: • The severity level of the event • The event ID • The date and time that the event was captured • The category of the event • A description of the event NOTE: The log history may be required for future troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes. Therefore, it is recommended that you save the log files.
Server Administrator Logs
Appendix Setting Alert Actions for Systems Running a Supported Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Operating System When you set Alert Actions for an event, you can specify the action to "display an alert on the server." To perform this action, Server Administrator writes a message to the console. If the Server Administrator system is running X Window System, you will not see that message by default. To see the alert message when X Window System is running, you must start xconsole before the event occurs.
Example 2: mail -s "Server Alert" admin /tmp/mailout.txt 2>&1 The command in Example 2 executes the mail application to send the message contained in the file /tmp/alertmsg.txt to Red Hat Enterprise Linux user, Admin, with the subject "Server Alert." The file /tmp/alertmsg.txt must be created by the user before the event occurs. In addition, stdout and stderr are redirected to the file /tmp/mailout.txt in case an error occurs.
Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in your system documents. A Abbreviation for ampere(s). AC Abbreviation for alternating current. AC power switch A switch with two AC power inputs that provides AC power redundancy by failing over to a standby AC input in the event of a failure to the primary AC input. access Refers to the actions a user can take on a variable value. Examples include read-only and read-write.
baud rate boot routine A measurement of data transmission speed. For example, modems are designed to transmit data at one or more specified baud rate(s) through the COM (serial) port of a system. When you start your system, it clears all memory, initializes devices, and loads the operating system.
cache CIM A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quicker data retrieval. For example, your system's BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM. Or, a disk-cache utility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently accessed information from your system's disk drives; when a program makes a request to a disk drive for data that is in the cache, the disk-cache utility can retrieve the data from RAM faster than from the disk drive.
ConsoleOne cpi Novell ConsoleOne is a Java-based foundation for graphical utilities that manage and administer network resources from different locations and platforms. ConsoleOne provides a single point of control for all Novell and external products. Abbreviation for characters per inch. controller CRC A chip that controls the transfer of data between the microprocessor and memory or between the microprocessor and a peripheral device such as a disk drive or the keyboard.
DC directory Abbreviation for direct current. Directories help keep related files organized on a disk in a hierarchical, "inverted tree" structure. Each disk has a "root" directory; for example, a C:\> prompt normally indicates that you are at the root directory of hard drive C. Additional directories that branch off of the root directory are called subdirectories. Subdirectories may contain additional directories branching off of them. Also, abbreviation for Dual Channel.
DRAC II EDO Acronym for Dell OpenManage™ Remote Assistant Card II. Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card III. Acronym for extended data output dynamic random access memory which is a type of DRAM that is faster than conventional DRAM. EDO RAM can start fetching the next block of memory at the same time that it sends the previous block to the microprocessor. DRAC III/XT EEPROM Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card III/XT. Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.
EMM expansion bus Abbreviation for expanded memory manager. A utility that uses extended memory to emulate expanded memory on systems with an Intel386™ or higher microprocessor. Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for peripheral devices, such as a network card or an internal modem. EMS expansion-card connector Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification.
FEPROM FRU Acronym for flash erasable programmable read-only memory. Flash memory is a kind of nonvolatile storage device similar to EEPROM, but the erasing is done only in blocks or the entire chip. Abbreviation for field replaceable unit. Fibre Channel FTP A data transfer interface technology that allows for high-speed I/O and networking functionality in a single connectivity technology.
HBA HTTPS Abbreviation for host bus adapter. A PCI adapter card that resides in the system whose only function is to convert data commands from PCI-bus format to storage interconnect format (examples: SCSI, Fibre Channel) and communicate directly with hard drives, tape drives, CD drives, or other storage devices. Abbreviation for HyperText Transmission Protocol, Secure. HTTPS is a variant of HTTP used by Web browsers for handling secure transactions.
IHV ISA Abbreviation for independent hardware vendor. IHVs often develop their own MIBs for components that they manufacture. Acronym for Industry-Standard Architecture. A 16-bit expansion bus design. The expansion-card connectors in an ISA system are also compatible with 8-bit ISA expansion cards. interlacing A technique for increasing video resolution by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen.
key combination LPTn A command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time. For example, you can reboot your system by pressing the key combination. The device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your system are LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3. LRA kg Abbreviation for local response agent. Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1000 grams. m kHz Abbreviation for meter(s). Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1000 hertz. mA LAN Acronym for local area network.
MCA MIDI Abbreviation for Micro Channel Architecture, which is designed for multiprocessing. MCA eliminates potential conflicts that arise when installing new peripheral devices. MCA is not compatible with either EISA or XT bus architecture, so older cards cannot be used with it. Acronym for musical instrument digital interface. memory A system can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory.
multifrequency monitor NTFS A monitor that supports several video standards. A multifrequency monitor can adjust to the frequency range of the signal from a variety of video adapters. Abbreviation for the Windows NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system. NTFS is an advanced file system designed for use specifically within the Windows NT operating system. It supports file system recovery, extremely large storage media, and long file names.
PAM PERC Acronym for Pluggable Authentication Modules. PAM allows system administrators to set an authentication policy without having to recompile authentication programs. Acronym for PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller. peripheral device An internal or external device—such as a printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—connected to a system. parallel port An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your system.
PKIS PQFP Abbreviation for Novell Public Key Infrastructure Services. Abbreviation for plastic quad flat pack, a type of microprocessor socket in which the microprocessor chip is permanently mounted. PLCC Abbreviation for plastic leaded chip carrier. Plug and Play An industry-standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers.
PXE read-only file Abbreviation for Pre-boot eXecution Environment. A read-only file is one that you are prohibited from editing or deleting. A file can have read-only status if: QFP Abbreviation for quad flat pack. • Its read-only attribute is enabled. • It resides on a physically write-protected diskette or on a diskette in a write-protected drive. • It is located on a network in a directory to which the system administrator has assigned read-only rights to you.
RGB SCA Abbreviation for red/green/blue. Abbreviation for single connector attachment. RIMM schema Acronym for Rambus In-line Memory Module, which is the Rambus equivalent of a DIMM module. A collection of class definitions that describes managed objects in a particular environment. A CIM schema is a collection of class definitions used to represent managed objects that are common to every management environment, which is why CIM is called the Common Information Model.
settings SIP Settings are conditions of a manageable object help to determine what happens when a certain value is detected in a component. For example, a user can set the upper critical threshold of a temperature probe to 75 degrees Celsius. If the probe reaches that temperature, the setting results in an alert being sent to the management system so that user intervention can be taken. Some settings, when reached, can trigger a system shutdown or other response that can prevent damage to the system.
SOIC switch Abbreviation for Small Outline IC, a small-dimension, plastic, rectangular, surface mount chip package that uses gull-wing pins extending outward. Abbreviation for small outline package J-lead, a small-dimension, plastic, rectangular surface mount chip package with j-shaped pins on its two long sides. On a system board, switches control various circuits or functions in your computer system.
System Setup program text editor A BIOS-based program that allows you to configure your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by setting such features as password protection and energy management. Some options in the System Setup program require that you reboot the system (or the system may reboot automatically) in order to make a hardware configuration change. Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in effect until you change them again.
TSR UPS Abbreviation for terminate-and-stay-resident. A TSR program runs "in the background." Most TSR programs implement a predefined key combination (sometimes referred to as a hot key) that allows you to activate the TSR program's interface while running another program. When you finish using the TSR program, you can return to the other application program and leave the TSR program resident in memory for later use. TSR programs can sometimes cause memory conflicts.
varbind video adapter An algorithm used to assign an object identifier (OID). The varbind gives rules for arriving at the decimal prefix that uniquely identifies an enterprise, as well as the formula for specifying a unique identifier for the objects defined in that enterprise's MIB. The logical circuitry that provides—in combination with the monitor—your system's video capabilities. A video adapter may support more or fewer features than a specific monitor offers.
video resolution VRAM Video resolution—800 x 600, for example—is expressed as the number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down. To display a program at a specific graphics resolution, you must install the appropriate video drivers and your monitor must support the resolution. Acronym for video random-access memory. Some video adapters use VRAM chips (or a combination of VRAM and DRAM) to improve video performance.
Windows 95 An integrated and complete Microsoft Windows operating system that does not require MS-DOS and that provides advanced operating system performance, improved ease of use, enhanced workgroup functionality, and simplified file management and browsing. applet) or any other uniquely identified entity (such as a secure port server or Web server).
Index A B about remote access service, 89 server, 9, 45 backplane, storage, 77 AC switch, 62-63 action window, of home page, 36 backup, virtual disk, 109 basic storage, 105-106 BIOS, manage, 63 alert properties, RAC, 94 BMC, 63, 81 about, 81 alert messages, 132 configuring users, 82 filter alerts, 83 Serial Over LAN (SOL), 85 serial port connection, 86 viewing basic details, 82 virtual LAN connection, 87 working with, 81 array disks, view details, 77 BMC, manage, 63 Array Manager, basic storage, 1
Index D E G data area, of home page, 3638 enabling SNMP by remote hosts, 23 gauge indicator, home page, 38 Diagnostic Service about, 117 configuring, 120 devices supported, 118 features, 119 re-enumerating devices, 122 reviewing scheduled tests, 125 running, 122 scheduling, 124 upgrading, 120 enclosure management module (EMM), 77 generating CSR, 99 diagnostics, 61, 80 memory, 67 network, 68 server, 11 system chassis, 62 dial-in users DRAC, 95 DRAC III, 95 dial-out entries, DRAC III, 96 enclo
I installing server, requirements, 47 installing, server, 9, 45 about, 45 prerequisites, 46 procedure, 49 requirements, 47-48 silent install, 46 using Server Management CD, 45 with Citrix, 50 instrumentation server, 10 instrumentation service, 55 intrusion, manage, 66 issues storage management, 52 issues, storage management, 51 L logging in, Server Administrator, 31 logging out, Server Administrator, 31 login authentication RAC, 101 logs, 59 about, 127-128 alert log, 128 command log, 129 features, 127 har
Index privilege levels, Server Administrator, 18 remote access, 10 server, 10 privileges, types of for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 22 remote access controller, managing, 70 procedure installing server, 49 installing server, with Citrix, 50 processors, manage, 69 protocol, systems management, 49 R RAC users adding, 91 configuring, 91 configuring existing user, 92 RAC, alert properties, 94 RAC, certificate management, 99-100 RAC, generating CSR, 99 RAC, login authentication, 101 RAC, network properti
Server Administrator, starting, 42 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 42 on Windows, 42 Server Administrator, stopping, 43 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 43 on Windows, 43 Server Administrator, using, 31 server features, integrated, 9 diagnosis, 11 home page, 10 installation, 9 instrumentation, 10 logs, 11 service pack, Server Administrator, 45 service, instrumentation, 55 session, Server Administrator, 31 software, 73 setup, Server Administrator, 17 software details, view, 73 Sever Administrator, CLI, 39 spa
Index storage management service basic, 74 command line interface (CLI), 116 comparing basic and enhanced, 114 enhanced, 75 migrating basic and enhanced, 115 online help, 116 storage management, tasks, 108 storage, issues Linux utilities, 52 management service, 52 PERC console and FAST, 51 storage, manage, 73 switch, 62-63 system, 58 managing, 57-58 requirements, 47-48 tasks, storage management, 108 temperature, manage, 71 viewing, BMC basic details, 82 thermal, shutdown, 59 virtual disk, backup,
