Users Guide

Supported Windows and Linux Packages
Windows Packages
Package Type Clean installation Major Version Upgrade (1.x to
2.x)
.msi
NOTE: The .msi package is
applicable only for
deploying iDRAC Service
Module version 2.0 or later.
Supported Supported
.exe
NOTE: iDRAC Service
Module deployment using
the .exe package is
supported only with Dell
Update Packages (DUPs).
Not supported Supported
Linux Packages
Operating System Package
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 11
Community Enterprise
Operating System
(CentOS) 5.9
CentOS 6.5
OM-iSM-Dell-Web-LX-100-429.tar.gz
OM-iSM-Dell-Web-LX-100-429.tar.gz.sign
Systems-Management_Application_NH7WW_LN64_1.0.0_A01
Systems-Management_Application_NH7WW_LN64_1.0.0_A01.BIN
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11
dcism-1.0.0-4.435.1.sles11.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 dcism-1.0.0-4.435.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 dcism-1.0.0-4.435.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Collecting Firmware and Driver Inventory
The Create F/W & Driver Inventory Task allows you to collect firmware and driver inventory information
from a server. The collected inventory information serves as a baseline that is used by OpenManage
Essentials to identify and apply updates on the server. This task allows you to collect firmware and driver
inventory information that is otherwise not be available to OpenManage Essentials in the following
scenarios:
Servers discovered using WMI or SSH protocol that do not have Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator (OMSA) installed.
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