OMSA: How to Install on Linux

Summary: Video and article that covers how to install OpenManage Server Administrator on a Linux server.

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Instructions

The following video covers how to install OpenManage Server Administrator on a Linux server.

Link to the Dell YouTube channel video:

How to Install OpenManage Server Administrator on Linux


There are two methods to install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on Linux.

  • How to Install OMSA in Linux using DSU.

  1. Follow the instructions to install DSU using the following repository (choose the latest):
    https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/
  2. Run the OMSA installer. 
    #yum install srvadmin-all
  1. Start OMSA Services. 
    #/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start
  1. Add port 1311 to the firewall. 
    #firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=1311/tcp --permanent
#firewall-cmd --reload

  

  • OMSA installation manually

  1. Find the appropriate package on the Drivers & Downloads website for your system. For example, in this case, OMSA 10.1 for a R940 System: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=4m1gp&oscode=rhel8&productcode=poweredge-r940

  2. SSH into the Linux operating system
  3. Make a directory for the installation and switch to it. 
    #mkdir OMSA
#cd OMSA/
  1. Use the WGET command to download the tar.gz package directly on the Linux system or download to a management system and upload to the Linux host using WinSCP.
  1. Decompress the file. 
    #  tar -xvf OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-9.2.0-3142.RHEL7.x86_64_A00.tar.gz
  1. Run a setup, such as: 
    #./setup.sh
  1. Continue through the prompts.
  2. Start OMSA Services: 
    #/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start
  1. Add 1311 to the firewall. 
    #firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=1311/tcp --permanent
#firewall-cmd --reload

Affected Products

C Series, HS Series, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, OpenManage Server Administrator, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.4, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.1 , Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.2.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.4, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.5, PowerEdge XR2, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6400, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6600, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge FC640, PowerEdge HS5610, PowerEdge HS5620, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge M7701, PowerEdge M7725, PowerEdge MX5016s, PowerEdge MX7000, PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R470, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R570, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R7715, PowerEdge R7725, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T130, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T30, PowerEdge T330, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T40, PowerEdge T430, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T630, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7100, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, PowerEdge XE7745, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4000r, PowerEdge XR4000w, PowerEdge XR4000z, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8000r, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t ...
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Article Number: 000185829
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2025
Version:  8
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