Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node, v.5.2.0, A00

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Managed Node for Linux, or OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA), is a comprehensive systems management tool for PowerEdge™ servers. OMSA provides easy-to-use management and administration of local and remote systems through a comprehensive set of integrated management services. Server Administrator resides solely on the system being managed and is accessible both locally and remotely from the Server Administrator home page. Remotely monitored systems may be accessed by dial-in, LAN, or wireless connections. Server Administrator ensures the security of its management connections through role-based access control (RBAC), authentication, and industry-standard secure socket layer (SSL) encryption

Services and Features:
* Instrumentation Service - provides rapid access to detailed fault and performance information gathered by industry-standard systems management agents and allows remote administration of monitored systems, including shutdown, startup, and security.

* Storage Management Service - provides storage management information in an integrated graphical view. The Storage Management Service of Server Administrator:
- Enables you to view the status of local and remote storage attached to a monitored system.
- Supports SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS. Does not support Fibre Channel.
- Allows you to perform controller and enclosure functions for all supported RAID and non-RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command line interface without the use of the controller BIOS utilities.
- Protects your data by configuring data redundancy, assigning hot spares, or rebuilding failed drives.
- Provides features for configuring storage

* Remote Access Service - provides a complete, remote system management solution for systems equipped with a DRAC solution. The Remote Access Service provides remote access to an inoperable system, allowing you 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 you to remotely restart a system. Additionally, the Remote Access Service logs the probable cause of system crashes and saves the most recent crash screen.

* Logs - OMSA 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.
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Fixes & Enhancements

* Added support for the following Dell™ PowerEdge systems: PE2970 and PE6950.

* Added support for the following operating system:
- Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux version 5

* Added support for NIS, Kerberos, LDAP and Winbind authentication
protocols for Linux operating systems.

* Processor capabilities and cache information are moved from
processors information page to capabilities and cache information
page.

* This release of Storage Management provides an Import/Recover Foreign
Configuration task. The Import/Recover Foreign Configuration task
imports foreign virtual disks and attempts to recover virtual disks
that are in a failed or degraded state. Either the Import/Recover
Foreign Configuration option or the Import Foreign Configuration
option will appear as specified by the information provided by the
Firmware API.

* When creating a virtual disk with the Create Virtual Disk Express
or Advanced wizards, it is now possible to assign a hot spare to
the virtual disk using the Express or Advanced wizard.

* The Storage Management graphical user interface (GUI) and command
line interface (CLI) display the enable/disable status for the
Patrol Read task.

* This release of Storage Management contains enhancements that avoid
numerous redundant or inappropriate alerts posted to the Alert Log
after an unexpected system shutdown.

* RAID 1-concatenated creation is no longer supported on the PERC 3/Si,
3/Di, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch controllers.

* The "Execute" link that was available next to available tasks is now
an "Execute" button.
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Version

5.2.0, A00

Release date

10 Apr 2007

Download Type

Applications

Category

Systems Management

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
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File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: OM_5.2.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz.sign
File Size: 189 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
7a89e538e7a335678ee5da0dc562ccc6
SHA1:
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SHA-256:
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File Format: A gnu zip file for software installation
File Name: OM_5.2.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz
File Size: 96.33 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
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To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
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By downloading, you accept the terms of the Dell Software License Agreement.

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* Diagnostics is no longer available through Server Administrator. To run diagnostics on your system, install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from our Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD or download and install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics is a stand-alone application that can be run without installing Server Administrator.

* Support for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 operating systems is dropped.

GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for OM_5.2.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz.sign:

Download
1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. When the "File Download" window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation
1. Import the Dell public key. (You only need to do once on your system.)
2. Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, OM_5.2.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz.sign

Dell GPG Public Key:
http://lists.us.dell.com/

Custom Instructions for OM_5.2.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz:

Download
1.Click the “Download Now” link to download the file.
2.If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the “I
agree” link to accept the agreement.
3.Download the file to a directory on your hard drive.

Extract Files
1.Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and unzip the
package using the following command: gunzip xxxx.tar.gz
2.Untar the package using the following command: tar –xvf xxxx.tar

Installation
1.Change current directory to the location where the files were
extracted.
2.Run the following command to perform an express install:
sh linux/supportscripts/srvadmin-install.sh --express
3.Start the applicable services by running the following command:
sh linux/supportscripts/srvadmin-services.sh start

Note: Consult the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's
Guide under the "docs" subfolder in the extracted location for
detailed installation instructions.

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