How to Install OMSA on Debian 8
Downloading OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) onto a server with Debian 8 installed, involves issue commands which download the necessary repository files and keys, install the required utilities, then start and enable the OMSA services.
First, you need to log into the server’s root account. Once you are logged in, to install OMSA onto your Debian 8 server, please issue the following commands one after the after, waiting for each task to complete before proceeding:
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Issue this command to download and create the repository file. |
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echo 'deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/debian jessie openmanage' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list
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Command 2
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Issue this command to download the repository key. |
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gpg --keyserver hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F
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Command 3
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Run this command to import the key into APT. |
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gpg -a --export 1285491434D8786F | apt-key add -
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Command 4
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Run this coomand to let the APT kknow there’s a new repository. |
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apt-get update -y
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Command 5
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Issue this command to install the required utilities. |
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apt-get install srvadmin-base srvadmin-omcommon srvadmin-storageservices -y
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Command 6
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Issue the following command to start the OMSA service. |
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/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start
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Command 7
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Run the following command to enable the OMSA service. |
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/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh enable
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Dell EMC’s OpenManage System will now be installed on your server. You can then use this software to manage and monitor the hardware within this server. Before you can access and use OMSA, you will have to logout of the server and close any SSH shell, and then re-login.
If you have any further questions about OMSA, please look through our FAQ section. If our FAQ page does not have the answer, please feel free to raise a support ticket, and we will be happy to help.