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Server Administrator Version 8.5 Installation Guide — Microsoft Windows

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Deployment Scenarios For Server Administrator

You can install Server Administrator in the following ways:

  • Install the Server Administrator Web Server on any system (laptop, or desktop) and the Server Instrumentation on another supported system.

    In this method, the Server Administrator Web Server performs the function of a central web server and you can use it to monitor a number of managed systems. Using this method reduces the Server Administrator footprint on the managed systems.

  • Continue to install the Server Administrator Web Server and the Server Instrumentation on the same system.

The following table lists the deployment scenarios for installing and using Server Administrator and helps you make the right choice while selecting the various installation options:

Table 1. Deployment Scenarios. This table lists the deployment scenarios
You want to Select
Remotely manage and monitor the entire network of managed systems from the system (laptop, desktop, or server). Server Administrator Web Server. You must then install Server Instrumentation on the managed systems.
Manage and monitor the current system on the Web User Interface. Server Administrator Web Server and Server Instrumentation.
Manage and monitor the current system on the Command Line Interface. Server Instrumentation and Command Line Interface.
Manage and monitor the current system on the Windows Management Instrumentation Interface. Server Instrumentation and WMI.
Manage and monitor the current system on the Simple Network Management Protocol Interface. Server Instrumentation and SNMP.
Manage and monitor the current system from a remote system. Remote Enablement

For systems running on Microsoft Windows, Remote Enablement is under the Server Instrumentation option. You must then install the Server Administrator Web Server on the remote system.

View the status of local and remote storage attached to a managed system and obtain storage management information in an integrated graphical view. Storage Management.
Remotely access an inoperable system, receive alert notifications when a system is down, and remotely restart a system. DRAC Command Line Tools.
  • NOTE: Install the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent on the managed system using the operating system medium before installing the managed system software.

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