ERA FeaturesDell™ Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup Guide
Software Installation and Configuration Overview
This section provides information specifically about ERA. It includes a list of ERA features, supported systems, and a software configuration overview.
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NOTE: Throughout the remainder of this document, the system in which the RAC is installed or embedded is referred to as the managed system. A system that remotely accesses the RAC is referred to as a management station. The term system console refers to a system's keyboard, mouse, and monitor. |
ERA is an embedded controller with its own microprocessor and memory that uses a proprietary bus and is powered by the system in which it is installed.
To get started installing and configuring your ERA software, see "Software Installation and Configuration Overview."
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NOTE: See your racread.txt file for the most current list of supported systems. |
This section provides a high-level overview of the RAC software installation and configuration process for ERA. Some steps give you the option of using several different tools to perform the configuration, including Server Administrator, the racadm CLI utility, and your operating system utilities.
For more information about the RAC software components, see "Software Components."
Depending on the tool used to perform the configuration, see the following documents for more information:
To install and configure your RAC software, perform the following steps in their numbered order:
Install the software on the managed system using the Systems Management CD.
For instructions on installing this software, see your Server Administrator User's Guide.
The managed system has the following components embedded or installed: the RAC, the appropriate version of Server Administrator, and the appropriate RAC agent. Depending on the operating system, the RAC agent consists of either Microsoft® Windows® services, Novell® NLMs, or Red Hat Linux drivers and daemons. The RAC agent automatically starts when you boot the managed system.
Configure the RAC network settings using one of the following tools:
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NOTE: If you are deploying the RAC in a Red Hat Linux environment, see "Connecting to the Remote Access Interface." |
Add and configure RAC users using one of the following tools:
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NOTE: For more information about user types, see "RAC User Types." |
If necessary, install (or upgrade) the software on the management station, including Server Administrator, using the Systems Management CD.
For instructions about installing this software, see your Server Administrator User's Guide.
A management station is a system (typically a workstation running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000) that has the following components installed: appropriate versions of Server Administrator, a supported Web browser (for more information, see "Supported Web Browsers"), Windows services (if applicable), Server Administrator services, and user interface elements.
If you are using a client system that connects to the Internet through a proxy server to connect to the RAC Web-based remote access interface, you must configure your Web browser for this connection.
See "Configuring a Web Browser to Display the Remote Access Interface."
To connect to the RAC through the network connection, see "Connecting to the Remote Access Interface."