User's Manual
Using Server Administrator 21
Using Server Administrator
Starting Your Server Administrator Session
To start a Server Administrator session, click the Dell™ OpenManage™
Server Administrator icon on your desktop.
The Server Administrator Log in screen displays. The default port for Dell™
OpenManage™ Server Administrator is 1311. You can change the port,
if required. See "Dell Systems Management Server Administration
Connection Service and Security Setup" for instructions on setting up your
system preferences.
Logging In and Out
OpenManage Server Administrator now has two login screens because of the
separation of the Server Administrator Web server from the managed system.
One is for managing a remote system, and the other to manage the Server
Administrator Web server.
Managing a Remote System
To log in to Server Administrator to manage a remote system:
Method 1
1 Click on the Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator icon on
your desktop
.
2
Type your preassigned
Hostname/IP Address, Username
and
Password
of
the
VMware
®
ESXi 3.5
system in the appropriate fields on the Remote
Management
Log in
window. If required, you can also enter the machine
name or its Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) in the
Hostname/IP Address
field.
3
Select the
Ignore Certificate Warnings
check box, if you are using an
Intranet connection.
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