Owner's Manual

8 System Requirements
Prerequisites
Following are the management station and managed system prerequistes for
installing the Dell OpenManage Connection for CA.
Management Station Prerequisites
Following are the management station prerequisites for installing the
OpenManage Connection:
• Microsoft Windows operating system versions supported by CA NSM
r11.2 SP1 or CA NSM r11.2 CUM1 or CA NSM r11.1 SP2 or CA NSM
r11.2 SP2
. These include:
• Windows 2008 (x86 / x64) for NSM Managers
• Windows 2008 R2 (x64) for NSM Managers
• Windows Vista (x86 / x64) for NSM Remote Admin Clients
• Windows 7 (x86 / x64) for NSM Remote Admin Clients
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit version only), with any
later maintenance for NSM Remote Admin Clients
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Small
Business Server (32-bit version only including Microsoft Windows
2003 R2) for NSM Managers
NOTE: Operating Systems are added to NSM on a regular basis. Check with the
CA NSM customer support for the latest information on supported
operating systems.
• A minimum of 10 MB of free hard-drive space.
• Administrative rights to the system on which the OpenManage
Connection is installed.
•
CA NSM r11.2 SP1 or CA NSM r11.2 CUM1 or CA NSM r11.1 SP2, or
CA NSM r11.2 SP2.
• Make sure that MDB and awservices are running before you install the
DSM or EM component of the OpenManage Connection.
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