Owner's Manual

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System Requirements
Before You Begin
• Read the "Connection Installation Prerequisites" section to ensure that
your system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements.
• Read the Connection readme file, which contains the latest information
about software, firmware, and driver versions, in addition to information
about known issues. The file is available on the Dell Support site at
support.dell.com .
Connection Components
The Distributed State Machine (DSM), WorldView (WV), and Event
Management (EM) Connection components perform the following tasks:
• DSM: Discovers and monitor agents; formats traps for agents.
• WV: Provides launch points for systems management applications and
displays subsystem status.
• EM: Contains message records for Remote Access Controllers (RACs).
Connection Installation Prerequisites
The following are system prerequisites for installing the Connection:
• Microsoft® Windows® operating system versions supported by
CA NSM r11.1 SP2 or r11.2 CUM1. These include:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Server®, Windows
Advanced Server with a minimum of Service Pack 4 or any later
maintenance (32-bit)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit version only), with any
later maintenance
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and Windows Small
Business Server (32-bit version only), with any later maintenance
(including Microsoft Windows 2003 R2)