== Description ==
The Open Management Server Administrator software is used to monitor Dell hardware.  The official dell site for this is:

The relevant Dell pages are:

http://linux.dell.com/monitoring.shtml

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/sitelets/solutions/management/openmanage?c=us&l=en&cs=555

== Installation ==

Dell has started releasing community supported(unofficial) OMSA since 6.3. Therefore Sara team has stopped development of new versions.
For installation instructions:
http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/deb/latest/

For details about Dell released OMSA:
http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/deb/

Instructions below are specific to Sara team's OMSA.


First, install openipmi and ipmitool:

{{{ sudo apt-get install openipmi }}}
{{{ sudo apt-get install ipmitool }}}

install lib32ncurses and ia32-libs:

{{{ sudo apt-get install -f lib32ncurses5 }}}
{{{ sudo apt-get install -f ia32-libs }}}

Grab the OMSA:

{{{ wget ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/outgoing/dell/binary-amd64/dellomsa_5.5.0-5_amd64.deb }}}

Install OMSA:

{{{ dpkg -i dellomsa_5.5.0-5_amd64.deb }}}

== For 64-bit users ==
The rest of this may only be relevant for users that have 64-bit systems and are using Sara team's OMSA.

You will need to download the old ia32-libs DEB file and extract the libstdc++ library.

{{{ wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/i/ia32-libs/ia32-libs_2.7ubuntu6.1_amd64.deb }}}

{{{ dpkg-deb -x ia32-libs_2.7ubuntu6.1_amd64.deb ia32-libs }}}

{{{ sudo cp ia32-libs/usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.5.0.7 /usr/lib32/ }}}

{{{ cd /usr/lib32 }}}

{{{ sudo ln -s libstdc++.so.5.0.7 libstdc++.so.5 }}}

== Testing your installation ==
Now you should be able to run some of the tools.
{{{ sudo omreport storage controller }}}

== References ==
http://www.keithscode.com/linux-tutorials/installing-dell-openmanage-server-administrator-on-ubuntu.html

http://linux.dell.com/monitoring.shtml

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/sitelets/solutions/management/openmanage?c=us&l=en&cs=555

http://www.keithscode.com/linux-tutorials/installing-dell-openmanage-server-administrator-on-ubuntu.html