How to install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is important software for Dell server users. OMSA monitors hardware and alerts, performs basic hardware troubleshooting, and configures RAID. It also supports Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and SNMP for integration with monitoring software such as Zabbix and Nagios. Supported Linux distributions include:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 server Update 2 (x86_32 and x86_64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 server (x86_64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
• CentOS and Scientific: see the versions above.
• Fedora: changing the configuration from “fc” to “el5” can make it work, but safety is not guaranteed.
• Debian and Ubuntu are not yet supported.

The installation steps below are divided into two operating systems: Red Hat and SUSE. Install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on Red Hat First, check the prerequisites. You need yum version 2.4.x or later. For CentOS and Scientific, add plugins=1 to yum.conf. Installation steps:

1. Set up Dell OpenManage Repository

[root@ezylinux ~]# wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash

2. Install OpenManage Server Administrator:

   [root@ezylinux ~]# yum install srvadmin-all

Install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on SLES10 or later with rug

1. Set up Dell OpenManage Repository

[root@ezylinux ~]# wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash

2. Install OpenManage Server Administrator:

   [root@ezylinux ~]# rug install srvadmin-base
   [root@ezylinux ~]# rug install srvadmin-webserver
   [root@ezylinux ~]# rug install srvadmin-storageservices

Install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on SLES11 or later with zypper

1. Set up Dell OpenManage Repository

[root@ezylinux ~]# wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash

2. Install OpenManage Server Administrator:

   [root@ezylinux ~]# zypper install srvadmin-all 

After installation, start the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) service with:

[root@ezylinux ~]# /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start

If the IPMI driver cannot start, start IPMI first with the following command:

[root@ezylinux ~]# chkconfig openipmi on
[root@ezylinux ~]# service ipmi start

Then try starting srvadmin-services.sh again. After starting the service, access OMSA in a browser at https://omsa-ip-address:1311 using root and the root password.