###################################################################### DELL OPENMANAGE(TM) SERVER ADMINISTRATOR VERSION 5.1 README ###################################################################### NOTE: This readme provides information for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator version 5.1. This file contains updated information for your "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide" and any other technical documentation included with Server Administrator. NOTE: See the Dell OpenManage Install 5.
3 - Optional Dell recommends that you review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impacts only certain configurations, or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
NOTE: Please refer to the "ISSUES FOR THE DRAC 5" section of this document for the supported managed server operating systems by DRAC 5. ====================================================================== SUPPORTED WEB BROWSERS ====================================================================== * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (SP2) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. * Mozilla 1.7.11 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (AS, ES, WS) version 3 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 9 SP3 and 10. * Firefox 1.
Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) systems. NOTE: DRAC 5 support on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10) is limited to the Manage Node and to the CLI only. DRAC 5 does not support the Out of Band GUI on the Management station. * Added support for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 on Intel EM64T systems. * Added support for Microsoft Multilingual Interface (MUI) on the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 operating system.
###################################################################### For complete installation instructions, see the "Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide". ###################################################################### USER NOTES ###################################################################### This section provides information to help enhance your experience with Server Administrator in particular implementations and environments.
* To allow Single Sign-on for Server Administrator, without prompts for user credentials, perform the following steps: 1. Navigate to "Tools" in Internet Explorer. 2. Under "Tools", click "Internet Options" 3. Under "Internet Options", click the "Security" tab. 4. Select "Trusted sites". 5. Click the "Custom Level" button. 6. Under "User Authentication", select the "Automatic Logon with current username and password" radio button. Press ‘OK’ to exit the “Custom Level” window. 7.
* Dell SNMP MIB Files for PowerEdge Systems Dell SNMP MIB files for PowerEdge systems allow customers to obtain and verify information provided by supported software agents. The current MIB files supported by PowerEdge software agents are located at "\support\mib" on the "Systems Management Consoles" CD. NOTE: A MIB-II-compliant, SNMP-supported network management station is required to compile and browse MIB files.
* If you have to uninstall and reinstall the operating system SNMP service, then reinstall Server Administrator as well, so that the Server Administrator SNMP agents are registered with the operating system SNMP agent. * Server Administrator Device Drivers for Linux Server Administrator includes two device drivers for Linux: Dell Systems Management Base Driver (dcdbas) and Dell BIOS Update Driver (dell_rbu). Server Administrator uses these drivers to perform its systems management functions.
====================================================================== NOTES FOR THE REMOTE ACCESS SERVICE ====================================================================== * This service is supported on PowerEdge 650, 700, 750, 800, 830, 840, 850, 860, 1600SC, 1650, 1750, 1800, 1850, 2600, 2650, 2800, 2850, 4600, 6600, 6650, 6800, and 6850 systems only. It enables remote access to a server that has lost its network connection or that has become unresponsive.
As explained in the Microsoft KB article, use the Registry Editor ("regedit.exe") to browse to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Internet Settings\ If it is not present, create a registry item called "DialupUseLanSettings" and set a value of "1". Make sure the value type is "DWORD". Note: HotFix Q818060 may still fail to install on Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1. If the error "This update requires Internet Explorer 6.
* After a "Reset to Defaults" operation of the BMC Management controller, the first user configuration operation will fail if it is a single user configuration item (such as enabling or disabling a user or changing user name). Always change a combination of two user configuration items (such as enabling or disabling a user and changing user name) concurrently during your first configuration operation.
parameters", please modify your command into several simpler commands. Each command should change only one setting. * When running Server Administrator on a system with a Traditional Chinese operating system, the Server Administrator pages are displayed in Simplified Chinese. To view Server Administrator in English, go to your browser language preference page and change the language to English. * When a log file is saved from Server Administrator, it is saved in zip format.
* Clicking the browser "Back" and "Refresh" buttons may not display the correct page with respect to the Server Administrator component tree, tabs, tab menus, or help as Server Administrator has been designed with limited functionality to reduce overhead. Full feature capabilities of the web browser such as "Back", "Refresh", and "Open in New Window" may not be supported. Example: 1. Click "Main System Chassis" under "System Component Tree". 2. Click "Fans" under "Main System Chassis". 3.
When setting dates with the CLI, the appended time is noon. * If Network Adapter Teaming is installed and enabled on your system, Server Administrator does not display the IP address or other connection-related data for the individual network adapters. The connection status and IP address belong to the virtual adapter created by the teaming software. * On some systems, temperature probe values and settings are only supported for whole degrees, not tenths of a degree.
Recovery feature has been enabled, increase the System Reset Timer value to at least 120 seconds. (78425) * If you install Server Administrator on a system that includes a underscore in its hostname, you must use the target system's ip address in the browser's URL to launch Server Administrator as hostnames with underscores are not supported and can lead to unexpected behavior. For example (assuming Server Administrator is listening on port 1311): https://192.168.2.3:1311.
2. Select "Command," "Alert," or "Hardware." 3. Click "Save As" 4. Click "Open" in "File Download" message box. Additionally, the "Export" function in the Server Administrator GUI may not work. The root cause of both problems is the same. To resolve the issue, uncheck "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" under Tools-> Internet Options-> Advanced tab. For more information, see the following article on the Microsoft website: "http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812935", "http://support.
1. Edit the "/etc/sysconfig/syslog" file and modify KLOGD_OPTIONS to KLOGD_OPTIONS="-c 4". 2. Restart "syslog" by executing "/etc/init.d/syslog restart". * When using the Mozilla browser on Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, the font and type size on the Server Administrator global navigation bar appear different from the default font and type size that Server Administrator uses.
"srvadmin-services.sh restart" or "omconfig system webserver action=restart" from the command line. You must refresh the web interface and log back into Server Administrator to continue. ====================================================================== ISSUES FOR STORAGE MANAGEMENT SERVICE ====================================================================== The following are open issues regarding the Storage Management Service.
* Using the Storage Management Service "Advanced Create VDisk Wizard" might occasionally result in a vertical scrollbar of less than normal width. If this occurs, resizing the Server Administrator window causes the vertical scrollbar to be redrawn correctly. * If a virtual disk, using the GUI, is renamed with a name containing multiple blank and consecutive spaces, the name is truncated to a single space after "Apply" is clicked.
operating systems. * DRAC 5 support on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10) is limited to the Manage Node and to the CLI only. DRAC 5 does not support the Out of Band GUI on the Management station. * DRAC 5 GUI supports Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 only (32-bit) * DRAC 5 GUI supports only 32-bit browser editions.
4. After saving the file, close the browser. 5. Restart the browser, and specify the Web address of the "rac4vm.xpi" file (for example: file:///root/rac4vm.xpi). 6. Mozilla presents you with the "Software Installation" dialog: Click the "Install" button to continue. 7. After installation completes, close and restart the browser. 8. Now, log in to DRAC 4, and navigate to the Virtual Media link. The plug-in is installed and ready to use. 9. At this point, delete the "~/rac4vm.xpi" file.
swapping. The cfgLanNetworking group is configured using the "racadm config" command.(132894) * The remote access controller uses FTP protocol to perform some of the Dell OpenManage commands. If a firewall is installed in the system, it may cause these commands to fail.
- Change your passwords before updating the firmware. OR - Use the following CLI command to change the password: "omconfig rac users username=xx userpassword=yy" where "xx" is the original userid and "yy" is the new password. OR - Change the password through Server Administrator using the "User" tab. Ensure that the check box to change the password is checked. Enter a new password, and then enter it again to validate the change.
Chinese, UTF-8 is the correct encoding for RAC pages. * To view the RAC Web-based interface when using Mozilla 1.6, you must configure your cookie settings to "Enable all cookies". To enable all cookies, go to the menu options and click "Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Cookies", and then select "Enable all cookies". If you do not perform these steps, you will not be able to log in to the Web interface and you will receive a message that your username and password are incorrect.
the following steps: 1. Insert the "Systems Management" CD into the CD drive. 2. When the installation application starts, click "Exit". 3. Open a command shell window: a. Click the "Start" button, and then click "Run". b. In the "Run" dialog box, type the following command and then press : cmd 4. Start the Install Shield uninstallation program to remove software: a.
you can stop the service.(129915) ---------------------------------------------------------------------DRAC III ISSUES FOR RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------* While installing the Dell OpenManage systems management applications through the Nautilus File Manager, you must use the "Run" button and not the "Run In Terminal" button after choosing the "start.sh" script from the File Manager's file list.
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