Owner's Manual

Managing Tasks 169
Using IT Assistant, if you are installing or upgrading Server Administrator
using Web packs, ensure that you have set the required size for the /tmp
directory on the managed system. The exact size required depends on the
Web pack you need to use. For information about size requirement, see the
download page at support.dell.com corresponding for that Web pack.
To successfully upload the Web pack to IT Assistant: Ensure that you increase
the Request Timeout value to 600 seconds under Tools
 User Preferences 
Connections tab.
Setting the Java Runtime Parameter in Supported Windows Environment
To set the Java Runtime Parameter in supported windows environment:
1
Click the Start button. Point to Settings  Control Panel  Java .
2 In the Java tab, click View in the Java Applet Runtime Settings section.
3 Set Java Runtime Parameters to
-Xmx384M -Djava.net.preferIPv6Addresses=true
Setting the Java Runtime Parameter in Supported Linux Environment
To set the Java Runtime Parameter in the supported linux environment:
1
Navigate to the Java home directory. The default path is
/usr/java/jre <version> /bin/ .
2 Run ./ControlPanel .
3 In the Java tab, click View in the Java Applet Runtime Settings section.
4 Set Java Runtime Parameters to
-Xmx384M -Djava.net.preferIPv6Addresses=true
Installing the Dell Agent on a Remote Managed System
If you are managing a corporate network using IT Assistant, you can install
the latest Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on multiple systems in the
environment. These systems may or may not have Server Administrator
previously installed on them.
Obtain a Server Administrator .msi file for Windows or the .tar.gz for Linux
from one of the following sources:
• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
• Dell Support website at
support.dell.com