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Server Administrator Services

Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator Version 5.2 Compatibility Guide

  Overview

  Descriptions of Server Administrator Services

  Available Services on Supported Operating Systems

Overview

Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator has a modular architecture that allows you to select and install the functions that are most needed in your particular IT environment. The available services vary from one operating system to another. The following sections describe the contribution of each service to your systems management capabilities.

NOTE: Starting with Dell OpenManage version 4.3, the Systems Management CD has been replaced by the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD. References in this guide to the Systems Management CD are for Dell OpenManage versions 3.0 through 4.2.

Descriptions of Server Administrator Services

Each service provides a functionally related set of systems management tasks that you can use to manage your system.

Instrumentation Service

The Instrumentation Service provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry-standard systems management agents. The instrumentation service allows remote administration of monitored systems, including shutdown, start-up, and security.

Remote Access Service

The Remote Access Service provides a complete remote systems management solution for systems equipped with a remote access controller (RAC) solution. The Remote Access Service provides remote access to an inoperable system, allowing the system administrator to get the system up and running as quickly as possible. The Remote Access Service also provides alert notification when a system is down and allows the system administrator to restart a system remotely. Additionally, the Remote Access Service logs the probable cause of system crashes and saves the most recent crash screen.

Storage Management Service

Express Setup installs the Storage Management Service (earlier known as the enhanced Storage Management Service) by default on Microsoft® Windows®. On Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® and SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server systems, you can either install the Storage Management Service through the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) or use the srvadmin-install.sh script — a menu driven script that installs the appropriate RPMs based on the options you choose.

NOTE: The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system provides drivers for some of the RAID controllers listed in the "RAID Controller Supported Servers, Operating Systems, Firmware, and Driver Versions" section.

See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide for more information on Storage Management Service.

Logs

Server Administrator displays logs of commands issued to or by the system, monitored hardware events, POST events, and system alerts. You can view logs on the home page, print or save them as reports, and send them by e-mail to a designated service contact.

Available Services on Supported Operating Systems

Table 2-1 summarizes the services that are available for each supported operating system.

Table 2-1. Server Administrator Services Available With Supported Operating Systems 

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