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'''DELL now has ubuntu/debian packages for OMSA 6.3''':
 * http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/deb/

Due this we don't do any development anymore.

= OMSA 2 deb =
The Sara OMSA Debian/Ubuntu package is a recreation of the Dell Open Manage Server Administrator package suit. From the Dell rpm packages we created one Deb based package suitable for most Debian/Ubuntu systems.

For now we have two release:
 1. 5.5.0 works on debian distributions ''etch'' and higher, tested on 1850, 1950 and m600
 1. 6.0.1 works in debian distributions ''lenny'' and higher, tested on 1850, 1950, m600 and m610

'''NOTE:'''
A lot of people ask us when SARA will port a newer (currently 6.2) OMSA  version to Debian. The answer for now is we wait for a more ''stable'' release because we see a lot of problems with the newer version for example the structure has changed a lot.


== Obtaining OMSA ==

Download the package from: 
 * ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/outgoing/dell/

=== version 5 ===
 * ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa/dists/dell/sara/binary-i386/ 
 * ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa/dists/dell/sara/binary-amd64/

=== version 6 ===
 * ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa/dists/dell6/sara/binary-i386/ 
 * ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa/dists/dell6/sara/binary-amd64/


=== Debian setup  ===

The archive is signed to add the public key to your own server
 {{{
wget  http://ftp.sara.nl/debian_sara.asc 
apt-key add debian_sara.asc

or

wget -O - http://ftp.sara.nl/debian_sara.asc | apt-key add  -
 }}}

Add to /etc/apt/sources.list:
 * for version 5:
 {{{
deb ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa dell sara 
 }}}

 * for version 6:
 {{{
deb ftp://ftp.sara.nl/pub/sara-omsa dell6 sara 
 }}}


Install the package:
 {{{
apt-get update
apt-get install dellomsa
 }}}


== FAQ ==
 * [wiki:FAQ FAQ]

== Problems and Enhancements ==
If you encounter any problems or have a request for an enhancement create a 
[http://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/omsa_2_deb/newticket new ticket]

== Links ==
 * [http://linux.dell.com/debian_9g.shtml debian-9g] Dell Debian page
 * [http://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge linux-poweredge] Dell Linux poweredge mailing list
 * [http://blog.loftninjas.org/?p=98 dell omsa for sas raid on debian etch 64bit]
 * [http://www.ubergeek.co.uk/blog/2008/05/dell-openmanage-on-linux-debian Another site about configure Dell Openmanage on Linux Debian]
 * [http://sadsoftware.blogspot.com/2008/08/installing-dell-omsa-and-snmp-in-ubuntu.html Another site about configuring Dell OpenManage on Linux Ubuntu]
 * [http://john.parnefjord.se/node/39 Dell OMSA 5 on Debian]


== Authors/Contributors ==
'''Authors:''' Bas van der Vlies, Jaap Dijkshoorn, Sander Keemink