This section explains the main features for the Server Administrator GUI.
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NOTE: Do not use your Web browser toolbar buttons (such as Back and Refresh) while using Server Administrator. Use only the Server Administrator navigation tools. |
With only a few exceptions, each Server Administrator window has four main areas:
The Global Navigation Bar provides links to general services.
The System Tree displays all visible system objects based on the user's access privileges.
The Actions Window displays the available management actions for the selected system tree object based on the user's access privileges.
The Action tabs display the primary actions or categories of actions that are available for the selected object based on the user's access privileges.
The Action tabs are divided into subtabs of all available secondary options for the Action tabs. Most subtabs represent a task that you can perform. The user must have privileges to execute a task. Some tasks can be performed by Administrator only, or by Power User and Administrator.
The data area displays information for the selected system tree object, Action tab, and subtab based on the user's access privileges.
See the Server Administrator's User's Guide for further details and an illustration of the Server Administrator GUI window.
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NOTE: Many of the system tree objects, system components, Action tabs, or data area features are not available to a user logged in with only User privileges. Administrator or Power User privileges are required to view many of the system tree objects, system components, action tabs, and data area features that are configurable. |
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NOTE: Only users logged in with Administrator privileges have access to the shutdown functionality included under the Shutdown tab and session(s) management functionality included under the Session Management tab. |
The global navigation bar and its links are available to all user levels no matter where you are in the program.
Clicking Support connects you to the support website for your system.
Clicking Help opens the context-sensitive online help window.
Clicking About displays Server Administrator version and copyright information.
Clicking Log Out ends your current Server Administrator program session.
When you are logged in to the Server Administrator home page, the model and assigned name of the system and the current user's username and user privilege are displayed in the top-right corner of the window.
The System Tree appears on the left side of the Server Administrator homepage and lists the components of your system that are viewable. The system components are categorized by component type. When you expand the main object known as System, Main System Chassis, Software, and Storage are the major categories of system components that may appear.
To expand a branch of the tree, click the + (plus) sign to the left of an object, or double-click the object. A - (minus) sign indicates an expanded entry that cannot be further expanded.
When you click an item on the System Tree, details about the component or object appear in the data area of the window. Clicking an Action tab displays all available user options as a list of subtabs or subtasks.
Clicking an object on the System Tree opens that component's Actions Window, displaying the available Action tabs. The data area defaults to a preselected subcategory of the first Action tab for the selected object. The preselected subcategory is usually the first option. For example, clicking the Main System Chassis object opens an Actions Window on which the Properties Action tab and Health subcategory is displayed in the window's data area.
Action tabs display all available user options as a list of subtabs.
Clicking an object on the system tree opens that component's Actions Window, displaying the available Action tabs. The data area defaults to a preselected subtab of the first Action tab for the selected object. The preselected subtab is usually the first option. For example, clicking the Main System Chassis object opens an Actions Window on which the Properties Action tab and Health subcategory is displayed in the window's data area.
In every primary Actions Window within Server Administrator, you will see the following buttons in the upper right corner: Print, Export, Email, and Refresh.
The following table explains the function of each button.
Prints a copy of the open window to your default printer. | |
Export | Saves a text file containing the contents of the open window (the values of each data field separated by a customizable delimiter) to a destination you specify. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions on setting the customizable delimiter. |
E-mails the contents of this window to your designated
recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions on configuring your
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
NOTE: E-mails can contain attachments. Select the check box if you are attaching a file to the e-mail. All attachments are added to one .zip file, although they appear as .html files. |
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Refresh | Redraws the screen. |
Server Administrator gives different privileges to different user levels. The three basic user levels are User, Power User, and Administrator.
Users can view most information. Power Users can set warning threshold values and configure which alert actions are to be taken when a warning or critical event occurs.
Administrators can configure and perform shutdown actions, configure Auto Recovery actions in case a system has a hung operating system, and clear hardware, event, and command logs. When using the Storage Management Service, Administrators can configure locally-attached RAID and non-RAID storage.
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NOTE: Diagnostics is no longer available through Server Administrator. To run diagnostics on your system, install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from your Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD or download and install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics is a stand-alone application that can be run without installing Server Administrator. |
U | User |
P | Power User |
A | Administrator |
NA | Not Applicable |
For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."