Overview
Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Compatibility Guide Version 1.4
Availability on Supported
Systems
Availability on Supported Operating Systems
Server Administrator supports the following major systems management protocols:
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NOTE: See the Server Administrator readme file on the Systems Management CD for information on SNMP security concerns, as well as the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. You must apply updates from your operating system's master SNMP agents to ensure that Dell's SNMP subagents are secure. |
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NOTE: After installing SNMP and CIM, they must be enabled. For more information on enabling SNMP and CIM supporting agents, see the Server Administrator User's Guide. |
Whether your system supports SNMP, CIM, or both systems management standards, you must install and enable the services on your operating system. If SNMP services are available on your operating system, the Server Administrator installation program installs the supporting agents for SNMP. If CIM services are available on your operating system, the Server Administrator installation program gives you the option of installing supporting agents for CIM.
HTTPS is supported on all operating systems. Support for CIM and SNMP is operating system-dependent and, in some cases, operating system-version dependent.
On supported Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, Server Administrator supports these two systems management standards: CIM and SNMP.
On supported Red Hat Linux and Novell® NetWare® operating systems, Server Administrator supports the SNMP systems management standard.
Server Administrator adds considerable security to those systems management standards. All Set operations for attributes (for example, changing the value of an asset tag) must be performed with Dell OpenManage IT Assistant while logged in with the required authority. As a result of the added security that IT Assistant offers for systems management, IT Assistant is the only management console that you can use to change attributes.
Table 1 shows the availability of the systems management standards for each supported operating system.
Table 1. Availability of Systems Management Standard by Operating Systems
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Operating System |
SNMP |
CIM |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family | Available from the operating system installation media. | Available from the operating system installation media. |
| Red Hat Linux 9, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1. | Red Hat Linux 9, and Red Hat Linux 8.0 with the 2.4.18-14smp kernel | Unavailable. |
| Novell NetWare 5.1 and 6.x, both with Support Pack 2. | Always installed. | Unavailable. |