How to Install OMSA on Debian 9
There is no officially supported version of OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) for Debian 9. However, using the guide below, you are able to download the Debian 8 version of OMSA onto a Debian 9 OS.
Please note that there may be compatibility issues and iomart (and any company within the iomart group) are not responsible for any issues performing this action may cause. Also, please note that Dell EMC would advise not to install this version of OMSA onto a Debian 9 server.
If you do with to install OMSA onto a Debian 9 server, using a Debian 8 version of the software, see below how to perform this task.
Downloading OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) onto a server with Debian 9 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 9 server, please issue the following commands one after the after, waiting for each task to complete before proceeding with the next command:
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The following four commands are to configure your server so that the Debian 8 version of OMSA can be installed onto Debian 9. Please note that there may be compatibility issues and iomart (and any company within the iomart group) are not responsible for any issues performing this action may cause. Also, please note that Dell EMC would advise not to do this. |
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wget -q -O /tmp/libssl1.0.0_1.0.1t-1+deb8u9_amd64.deb
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dpkg -i /tmp/libssl1.0.0_1.0.1t-1+deb8u9_amd64.deb
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apt-get update
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apt-get install dirmngr* -y
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Command 5
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Issue the following command to create the repository file, using the Jessie repo, because the Strech one is not compatible. |
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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 6
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Run this command to download the repostiroy key. |
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gpg --keyserver hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F
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Command 7
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Run this comand to import the key into APT. |
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gpg -a --export 1285491434D8786F | apt-key add -
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Command 8
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Run the bellow command to let APT know there is a new repository. |
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apt-get update -y
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Issue the following command to install the required utilities. |
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apt-get install srvadmin-base srvadmin-omcommon srvadmin-storageservices –y
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Issue the below command to start the OMSA service. |
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/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start
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Now run this 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.