How do I access Dell OMSA on a Windows server?

When Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is installed on a Windows Server, the OMSA product is accessible through a web browser-based GUI, on the Administrator account of the server. To access the web browser-based GUI, enter the following into the URL box of the web browser on your server, while changing the text in red to your server’s external IP address. The external IP of the server will be the one you use to RDP into the server’s administrator account, remotely. Then press enter.

https://[Insert Server’s External IP]:1331

Once you have entered your IP address followed by ‘:1331’ into your server’s web browser, the Dell EMC OpenManage portal will appear, showing a login screen.

If an error does appear after you have entered this into your web-browser, stating that this page cannot be accessed, there may be a firewall rule configured on your server blocking port 1331. If this is the case, you will need to allow access to port 1331 through Windows firewall. Please use Dell’s Support website and documentation for any troubleshooting information.

To login to the OpenManage portal, enter the credentials for the Administrator user of the Windows Operating System of this server. Then press Submit.

You have now accessed and logged into Dell EMC’s OpenManage software. You can now use OMSA to check the hardware of your server and to monitor for any errors. We would recommend familiarising yourself with the application and the configuration of the server after you have logged in for the first time; so if an error does occur in future, you already understand how your server should be configured and how to use the application.

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.