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NOTE: This help page may include information about features or operating systems not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays features that are supported on your system. |
Use the Managed System Login window to log in to Server Administrator on a managed system.
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NOTE: You cannot manage a remote system with Microsoft® Windows® operating system from a system with Linux based Server Administrator Web server. If you try to do the same, you may see a login failed error message. |
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NOTE: You cannot manage any remote system from a VMware® ESX 3.5 Update 4 based Server Administrator Web server. If you try to do the same, you may see a login failed error message. |
Hostname / IP address | Type the managed system's IP Address or
system name or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). NOTE: If you have entered the system name or FQDN, Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator Web Server host converts the system name or FQDN into the IP Address of the managed system. |
Username | Type your managed system's username.
Use the following combinations to enter a valid user name:
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Password | Type your managed system's password. |
Application | Specifies the application to which you are logging in. |
Active Directory Login | Check this option to log in using Microsoft
Active Directory® authentication. You should select
the "Active Directory Login" check box to log in using the Dell Extended
Schema Solution in Microsoft® Active Directory. This solution enables you to
provide access to Server Administrator; allowing you to add/control Server
Administrator users and privileges to existing users in your Active Directory software. For more information see "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide. NOTE: Before you can use Active Directory to access your system, you must configure both the Active Directory software and the system. See "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Installation and Security User's Guide for more information. NOTE: This application requires client side scripting to be enabled. See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions. |
Ignore Certificate Warnings | Check this option to
ignore the certificate warnings. You can ignore the web server managed
system's certificate, installed on the managed node. SECURITY NOTE: Use the Ignore Certificate Warnings option with discretion. It is highly recommended that you use it only in trusted Intranet environments. |
OK | Continues with the login. |
Cancel | Erases what you have entered in the page. |
The following table lists the managed system's login failure errors and the probable cause:
Error | Probable Cause |
could not resolve hostname | This error may occur when the Web server cannot resolve the hostname you have entered. |
connection error | The error may occur:
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certificate error | The error may occur:
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Username or password is incorrect | This error may occur:
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Connection timeout | This error may occur if the
managed system you are trying to access is taking too long to respond. This may be because the dependent service(s) on the managed system are processing other requests. |
Internal error occurred | This error may occur:
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Out of Memory | This error is an operating system error. See the operating system documentation of the managed system and fix the issue and login again. |
Use the Login window to log in to Server Administrator on local system.
Username |
Type the username assigned for your operating system login. NOTE: For supported Microsoft Windows® operating systems, this entry is not case-sensitive. For supported Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise server operating systems, this entry is case-sensitive. |
Password | Type your local system's password. |
Domain | If your system is running a Microsoft Windows operating system and is a member of the Windows domain, select a domain from the domain list. |
Application | Specifies the application to which you are logging in. |
Active Directory Login | Check this option to log in using Microsoft
Active Directory® authentication. You should select
the "Active Directory Login" check box to log in using the Dell Extended
Schema Solution in Microsoft® Active Directory. This solution enables you to
provide access to Server Administrator; allowing you to add/control Server
Administrator users and privileges to existing users in your Active Directory software. For more information see "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide. NOTE: Before you can use Active Directory to access your system, you must configure both the Active Directory software and the system. See "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Installation and Security User's Guide for more information. NOTE: This application requires client side scripting to be enabled. See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions. |
OK | Continues with the login. |
Cancel | Erases what you have entered in the page. |
Use the Web Server Login window to log in to Server Administrator Web server.
Username |
Type the username
assigned for your operating system login. NOTE: For supported Microsoft Windows® operating systems, this entry is not case-sensitive. For supported Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise server operating systems, this entry is case-sensitive. |
Password | Type your operating system password. |
Domain | If your system is running a Microsoft Windows operating system and is a member of the Windows domain, select a domain from the domain list. |
Application | Specifies the application to which you are logging in. |
Active Directory Login | Check this option to log in using Microsoft
Active Directory® authentication. You should select
the "Active Directory Login" check box to log in using the Dell Extended
Schema Solution in Microsoft® Active Directory. This solution enables you to
provide access to Server Administrator; allowing you to add/control Server
Administrator users and privileges to existing users in your Active Directory software. For more information see "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide. NOTE: Before you can use Active Directory to access your system, you must configure both the Active Directory software and the system. See "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Installation and Security User's Guide for more information. NOTE: This application requires client side scripting to be enabled. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions. |
OK | Continues with the login. |
Cancel | Erases what you have entered in the page. |
The administrator can restrict access to the application by User or Power User groups. A user that is a member of either of these groups might not regain access to an application because the group lacks the appropriate access level.
Use the Log Out window to end your Server Administrator program session after clicking Log Out on the Global Navigation Bar.
The Log Out button is located in the upper-right corner of each Server Administrator window.
Window Controls for Log Out window
Log in | Returns to the Log in window. |
Close Browser | Closes the browser. |
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NOTE: Close Browser option may not be available on all browsers. |