Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is a software agent that 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.
OMSA is designed so that system administrators can manage server systems both locally and remotely on a network. It also interfaces with OpenManage Essentials (OME) console, which allows for monitoring of the systems in your data center from a single interface.
Currently the OMSA agent can be installed on 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Server and Red Hat Linux as well as Novell SUSE Linux.
Latest release is v7.2 and it brings lots of new features to the product:
- Support x64 Windows operating systems.
- Support for DIMM ranking, in memory module.
- Support for granular install options (Windows & Linux)
- Support for displaying license details of the installed hardware devices including the iDRAC license.
- Support for viewing and selecting the format for alert messages.
- Enhanced alert messages
- Improved online help interface with search capabilities.
- Support for the following features in Storage Management:
- Tape-Drive Report to enumerate all the supported tape drives connected to the server.
- Physical Disk Firmware Report (controller or system level) to identify the disks connected to the server.
- Simplified and reduced the number of screens in the Virtual Disk Creation Wizard.
- Enhanced SNMP alert messaging. Includes unique system identifiers (system service tag, chassis service tag, and system FQDN) and message identifier (Message ID) which can be utilized in the management consoles (example: OME).
- Support for the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Hypervisor
- VMware ESX 4.1 U3
- Citrix XenServer 6.1 (Supplemental Packs available on support.dell.com)
- VMware ESXi 4.1 U3 (VIB available on support.dell.com)
- Support for Internet Explorer 10, Mozilla Firefox 15 & 16.
- Added support for the following Network Interface Cards (NICs), Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), and Fibre Channels (FCs):
- QLogic QLE2660 Single Port FC16 HBA
- QLogic QLE2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA
- QLogic QME2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezzanine
- Emulex LPm16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezz
- Intel I350 2 x 1Gb BT + X520 2 x 10Gb SFP+ Rack NDC
Dell OpenManage
Dell OpenManage is a set of systems management applications built using industry standard protocols and specifications. Dell OpenManage is not a product within itself, but rather a brand name for the suite of products in the portfolio. Server Administrator (OMSA) is part of OpenManage family.
Dell OpenManage v7.2 Documentation
- Documentation (Events, Ports, Management Tools, Release Notes etc.)
- Support Matrix
- Port Information Guide
- Compatibility Matrix (Interoperability of various Dell OpenManage software products)
For more details on previously released Server Administrator and other OpenManage products, refer the OMSA online documentation.
Server Administrator v7.2 Documentation
Refer all the below documents from the Server Administrator Manuals page.
- Server Administrator Storage Management Guide
- Server Administrator CIM Reference Guide.
- Server Administrator SNMP Reference Guide.
- Server Administrator CLI (Command Line Interface) Guide.
- Server Administrator User Guide
- Server Administrator Readme
For those new to OMSA and OpenManage systems management products, please check out this primer on Dell OpenManage 101.
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Resources
- Sample PowerShell Scripts with OMSA (To query system details from OMSA)
- Inventory DRAC IP Information Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
- Dell Troubleshooting Tool (Used in several of the videos below to test SNMP connection)
Videos
An Introduction to OpenManage Server Administrator by Brian Summers
(Please visit the site to view this video)