Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on
Management User’s Guide in
the docs directory.
Command Line Interface
(Management Interface)
Command Line Interface of
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server
and Storage instrumentation
data using command-line
interfaces.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
WMI (Management Interface) Windows Management
Instrumentation Interface of
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server
data using WMI protocol.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
SNMP (Management
Interface)
Simple Network Management
Protocol Interface of Server
Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server
and Storage instrumentation
data using SNMP protocol.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
Remote Enablement
(Management Interface)
Instrumentation Service and
CIM Provider
Install to perform remote
systems management tasks.
Install Remote Enablement on
one system and Server
Administrator Web Server on
another system. You can use
the system with the Server
Administrator to remotely
monitor and manage the
systems which have Remote
Enablement installed.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
Operating System Logging
(Management Interface)
Operating System Logging Install to allow local system
management-specic events
logging on the operating
system for Server and Storage
instrumentation. On systems
running Microsoft Windows,
use the Event Viewer to locally
view the collected events.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
DRAC Command Line Tools Hardware application
programming interface and
iDRAC 12G or iDRAC, DRAC 5,
or DRAC 4 (depending on the
type of the system)
Install to receive email alerts for
warnings or errors related to
voltage, temperature, and fan
speed. Remote Access
Controller also logs event data
and the most recent crash
screen (available only on
systems running Windows
operating system) to help you
diagnose the probable cause of
a system crash.
Only those systems on which
you have installed Server
Instrumentation or
Management Interface.
Security Features
Systems management software components provide these security features:
• Support for Network Information Services (NIS), Winbind, Kerberos, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
authentication protocols for Linux operating systems.
• Role-based authority that allows specic privileges to be congured for each user.
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