Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1 User's Guide

Central web server login

1. Double-click the Server Administrator icon on your desktop. The remote login page is displayed.
   CAUTION: The login screen displays an Ignore certificate warnings check box. You should use this option with discretion. It is recommended that you use it only in trusted Intranet environments.
2. Click the Manage Web Server link, located at the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Enter the User Name, Password, and Domain name (if you are accessing Server Administrator from a defined domain) and click Submit .
4. Select Active Directory Login to log in using Microsoft Active Directory. See Using the Active Directory Login.
5. Click Submit .

   To end your Server Administrator session, click Log Out on the Global Navigation Bar.

   NOTE: When you launch Server Administrator using either Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer, an intermediate warning page may appear displaying a problem with security certificate. To ensure system security, it is recommended that you generate a new X.509 certificate, reuse an existing X.509 certificate, or import a certificate chain from a Certification Authority (CA). To avoid encountering such warning messages about the certificate, the certificate used must be from a trusted CA. For more information about X.509 Certificate Management, see X.509 Certificate Management.

   NOTE: To ensure system security, it is recommended that you import a certificate chain from a Certification Authority (CA). For more information, see the VMware documentation.

   NOTE: If the certificate authority on the managed system is valid and if the Server Administrator web server still reports an untrusted certificate error, you can still make the managed system’s CA as trusted by using the certutil.exe file. For information about accessing this .exe file, see your operating system documentation. On supported Windows operating systems, you can also use the certificates snap in option to import certificates.