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 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating
Systems
DellOpenManageServerAdministratorVersion6.5InstallationGuide
Overview
Installation Procedures Prerequisite Checker
Remote Enablement Requirements
Installing and Upgrading Server Administrator
Upgrading Managed System Software
System Recovery on Failed Installation
Windows Installer Logging
Performing an Unattended Installation of Managed System Software
Uninstalling Managed System Software
Managed System Software Installation Using Third-Party Deployment Software
Overview
This section contains the procedure to install managed system software on systems running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
On Microsoft Windows operating systems, an autorun utility appears when you insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and DocumentationDVD.Thisutility
allows you to choose the systems management software you want to install on your system.
If the autorun program does not start automatically, use the setup program in the SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows directory on the Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD. You can uninstall the features through the operating system. See the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix for a list of operating
systems currently supported.
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Unattended and Scripted Silent Installation
You can use the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD to perform an unattended and scripted silent installation of the managed system
software. Additionally, you can install and uninstall the features from the command line.
Installation Procedures Prerequisite Checker
The setup program (located at \SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows)startsthePrerequisiteCheckerprogram.ThePrerequisiteCheckerprogramexaminesthe
prerequisites for software components without launching the actual installation. This program displays a status window that provides information about your
system's hardware and software that may affect the installation and operation of software features.
The Prerequisite Checker displays three types of messages: informational, warning, and error.
An informational message describes a condition, but does not prevent a feature from being installed.
A warning message describes a condition that prevents a software product from being installed during a Typical installation. It is recommended that you
resolve the condition causing the warning before proceeding with the installation of that software. If you decide to continue, you can select and install the
software using the Custom installation. For example, if an Intel Network Interface Card (NIC) is not detected on the system, the following message is
displayed:
An Intel(R) NIC was not detected on this system. This will disable the "Typical" installation of the Intel(R) SNMP Agent.
Use the "Custom" installation setup type later during installation to select this feature if you have an Intel(R) NIC installed.
An error message describes a condition that prevents the software feature from being installed. You must resolve the condition causing the error before
proceedingwiththeinstallationofthesoftwarefeature.Ifyoudonotresolvetheissue,thesoftwarefeatureisnotinstalled.
Use the RunPreReqChecks.exe /s command (at \SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows\PreReqChecker) to run the prerequisite check silently. For more information,
see "Prerequisite Checker."
Remote Enablement Requirements
To install the Remote Enablement feature, the following must be configured on your system:
l Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
l CA/Self-Signed Certificate
NOTE: If you want to use supporting agents for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), you must install the operating system support for the
SNMP standard before or after you install Server Administrator. For more information about installing SNMP, see the installation instructions for the
operating system you are running on your system.