Owner's Manual

Managing Tasks 171
Creating a Software Deployment Task
1 Select Manage  Ta sk s from the menu bar.
2 Under the Ta sk parent node, right-click Software Deployment and select
New Task... .
The
New Task Wizard appears.
3 Under Task C re at io n , enter a descriptive name for the task and select the
Server Administrator Deploy / Upgrade task for Windows or Linux.
Click
Next .
4 Under Task Installer Specification , specify the Installation File Path .
NOTE: The .msi file will install the entire management station application on
the managed system; whereas the .msp file contains the delta for the upgrade
across minor or patch release for Windows. The .tar.gz, on the other hand,
contains the upgrade across both major and minor versions for Linux.
The option of choosing between MSI and MSP should be based on the
optimal use of network bandwidth versus an update action that
successfully updates all devices configured in the task. The MSP, usually,
being much smaller in size, would be the preferred way for conserving
network bandwidth. However, the pre-requisite for MSP is the last
preceding major version (OpenManage version 5.5). The pre-requisite for
MSI is much less (currently, OpenManage version 4.3).
NOTE: Look for the SysMgmt.msi on the media that has the Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator application.
NOTE: Ensure that you select only the Dell OpenManage version 5.0 or later
SysMgmt.msi file. The .msi files of earlier versions of Dell OpenManage are
not supported by IT Assistant 8.1 and later. You can check the version of
Server Administrator by right-clicking the SysMgmt.msi file and selecting
Properties. The Server Administrator version is displayed in the Summary tab.
NOTE: Ensure that there is sufficient free space (at least 130 MB) on the
management station for creating the task. The managed node should have
about 130 MB of free space in %SYSTEMDRIVE% or the drive where the
operating system is installed.
NOTE: This feature supports only ADDLOCAL parameter. For more
information on this parameter and the arguments you use with it, see the Dell
OpenManage Installation and Security User’s Guide.