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Using Server Administrator
To start a Server Administrator session, double-click the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator icon on your desktop.
The Server Administrator Log in screen is displayed. The default port for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is 1311.
You can change the port, if required. For instructions on setting up your system preferences, see Dell Systems
Management Server Administration.
NOTE: Servers running on XenServer 6.0 can be managed using Command Line Interface (CLI) or a central web
server installed on a separate machine
Logging In And Out
OpenManage Server Administrator provides the following types of logins:
• Server Administrator Local System Login
• Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using the Desktop Icon
• Server Administrator Managed System Login — Using The Web Browser
• Central Web Server Login
Server Administrator Local System Login
This login is available only if the Server Instrumentation and Server Administrator Web Server components are installed
on the local system.
This option is unavailable for servers running on XenServer 6.0.
To log in to Server Administrator on a local system:
1. Type your preassigned Username and Password in the appropriate fields on the Systems Management Log in
window.
If you are accessing Server Administrator from a defined domain, you must also specify the correct Domain name.
2. Select the Active Directory Login check box to log in using Microsoft Active Directory. See Using the Active
Directory Login.
3. Click Submit.
To end your Server Administrator session, click Log Out located in the upper-right corner of each Server Administrator
home page.
NOTE: For information about Configuring Active Directory on Systems using CLI, see the
Dell OpenManage
Management Station Software Installation Guide
at dell.com/support/manuals.
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