This is mostly based on the guide found [[https://cylab.be/blog/148/install-and-use-dell-openmanage-server-administrator-omsa-on-ubuntu|here]. The releases of OMSA on Ubuntu are community supported so the level of functionality is not guaranteed, although for most purposes, everything functions as expected. I will not be enabling the management webGUI, which is generally how I've seen this managed in the industry. This guide will only cover specific functions to the extent of checking hard drive health and performing a consistency check for a hard drive array.

When you have found a version that is compatible with your server and your version of Ubuntu, you can start the installation…

First, you have to add the correct apt source:

echo "deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/$VERSION/$RELEASE $RELEASE main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list

For example, to install OMSA v9.4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic):

export VERSION="10300"
export RELEASE="focal"
echo "deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/$VERSION/$RELEASE $RELEASE main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list

Key and update

Import the repository signing key and update:

sudo gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F
sudo gpg -a --export 1285491434D8786F | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt update

The OMSA repository offers different packages and meta-packages. For a minimal installation, you should only install srvadmin-server-cli and srvadmin-storage-cli:

sudo apt install srvadmin-server-cli srvadmin-storage-cli