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How to Install OMSA on Ubuntu 14

Downloading OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) onto a server with Ubuntu 14 installed involves issuing 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 Ubuntu 14 server, please issue the following commands one after the after, waiting for each task to complete before proceeding with the next command:


Command 1


Command Description

Issue this command to download and create the repository file

Command


echo 'deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/ubuntu trusty openmanage' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list


(Please note that each command is one line)


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Command 2


Command Description

Issue this command to download the repository key

Command


gpg --keyserver hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F


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Command 3


Command Description

Run this command to import the key into APT

Command


gpg -a --export 1285491434D8786F | apt-key add -


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Command 4


Command Description

Run this command to let the APT know there’s a new repository.

Command


apt update -y


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Command 5


Command Description

Issue this command to install the required utilities

Command


apt install srvadmin-base srvadmin-omcommon srvadmin-storageservices -y


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Command 6


Command Description

Issue the following command to start the OMSA service

Command


/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start


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Command 7


Command Description

Run the following command to enable the OMSA service

Command


/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.

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