How to Install OMSA on Ubuntu 16
Downloading OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) onto a server with Ubuntu 16 installed involves issuing commands which download the necessary repository files and keys, installing the required utilities, then starting and enabling the OMSA services.
First, you need to log into the server’s root account (or an account that is a member of sudoers). Once you are logged in, to install OMSA onto your Ubuntu 16 server, please issue the following commands one after the other, waiting for each task to complete:
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Command 1
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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/ubuntu xenial openmanage/840' > /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 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 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.