Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system. Server Administrator is designed for system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. It allows system administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-one systems management.

The release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator are: - Support for the following operating systems: -Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (64 bit and 32 bit) -Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (64 bit) -VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1 - Support for the following Dell PowerEdge systems: M820, T420, and T320 - Support for PowerEdge OEM Ready server models that allow reseller custom branding. For more information, see dell.com/oem - Support for the following Network Interface Cards (NICs), Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), and Fibre Channels (FCs): -Brocade 10Gb CNA (BR1020 and BR1741M k) -Emulex Single Port FC16 HBA -Emulex Dual Port FC16 HBA -Qlogic QLE2460 Single Port FC4 Adapter -Qlogic QLE2462 Dual Port FC4 Adapter -Brocade BR815 Single Port FC8 Adapter -Brocade BR825 Dual Port FC8 Adapter -Emulex LPe 12002 Dual Port FC8 Adapter -Qlogic QME2572 Dual Port FC8 Mezz -Emulex Lpe 1205 M Dual PortFC8 Mezz -Qlogic QLE2560 Single Port FC8 Adapter -Emulex LPe 12000 Single Port FC8 Adapter -Broadcom 57810 Dual Port 10GbE KR Blade Converged Mezzanine Card -Broadcom 57810 Dual Port 10Gb Base T -Broadcom 57810 Dual Port 10GbE SFP -Qlogic QME8252 K Mezz -Qlogic P3+ Dual Port 10Gb SFP+/DA - Support for the following web browsers: Mozilla Firefox 10, 11, and 12 browsers - Deprecated support for the following operating systems: -RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 SP7 (32 bit and 64 bit) -RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 SP1 (64 bit) -VMware ESXi 5.0