Contents
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................6
Installation............................................................................................................................................. 6
Updating Individual System Components............................................................................................6
Storage Management Service............................................................................................................... 7
Instrumentation Service........................................................................................................................ 7
Remote Access Controller.................................................................................................................... 7
Logs........................................................................................................................................................7
What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................. 7
Systems Management Standards Availability....................................................................................... 9
Availability On Supported Operating Systems................................................................................9
Server Administrator Home Page....................................................................................................... 10
Other Documents You May Need...................................................................................................... 10
Accessing documents from Dell Support Site..............................................................................11
Obtaining Technical Assistance..........................................................................................................12
Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................12
2 Setup And Administration................................................................................. 13
Role-Based Access Control................................................................................................................ 13
User Privileges................................................................................................................................13
Authentication..................................................................................................................................... 14
Microsoft Windows Authentication.............................................................................................. 14
Red Hat Enterprise Linux And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Authentication..............................14
VMware ESXi Server 5.X Authentication........................................................................................14
Encryption............................................................................................................................................15
Assigning User Privileges.....................................................................................................................15
Adding Users To A Domain On Windows Operating Systems.....................................................15
Creating Server Administrator Users For Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems..................................................................................16
Disabling Guest And Anonymous Accounts In Supported Windows Operating Systems..........18
Configuring The SNMP Agent.......................................................................................................18
Firewall Configuration On Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating Systems And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server................................................................ 24
3 Using Server Administrator...............................................................................26
Logging In And Out.............................................................................................................................26
Server Administrator Local System Login.....................................................................................26
Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon.................................. 27
Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using The Web Browser................................. 27
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