Administrator Guide

Managing your NAS system

The following tools can be used to manage your system:

NOTE: The NX Series systems support only BIOS mode. Do not change the boot mode to UEFI because the system will not

load the appliance OS when in UEFI mode.

Topics:

• Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

• Remote Desktop for Administration

• Reinstalling NAS operating system using a DVD

• Dell EMC Rapid Appliance Self Recovery

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator can be downloaded from the Dell Technologies support site. Dell OpenManager Server

Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one system management solution in two ways:

● Integrated web browser-based user interface—through the Server Administrator home page

● Command line interface (CLI)—through the operating system

Server Administrator allows you to manage NAS systems on a network locally and remotely.

Server Administrator provides information about:

● Systems that are operating properly and systems that have problems

● Systems that require updates

● Systems that require remote recovery operations

NOTE:

For more information about Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Server

Administrator User's Guide for the relevant version at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Remote Desktop for Administration

You can remotely administer a storage system using Remote Desktop for Administration (formerly known as Terminal Services in

Remote Administration mode). Based on the terminal services technology, Remote Desktop for Administration is designed for

server management.

NOTE:

Remote desktop for administration does not require you to purchase special licenses for client computers that

access the server. It is not necessary to install Terminal Server Licensing when using Remote Desktop for Administration.

You can use Remote Desktop for Administration to log in to the server remotely by using any of the following tools:

● Remote Desktop Connection

● Remote Web Administration

● Microsoft Windows Server Remote Administration Applet

NOTE:

For secure connections, Dell EMC recommends obtaining a certificate for the server and use HTTPS connections to

connect to Windows Storage Server.

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