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 Setup and Administration
DellOpenManageServerAdministratorVersion6.5InstallationGuide
Before You Begin
Installation Requirements
Configuring a Supported Web Browser
Configuring the SNMP Agent
Secure Port Server and Security Setup
Before You Begin
l Read the Installation Requirementstoensurethatyoursystemmeetsorexceedstheminimumrequirements.
l Read the applicable Dell OpenManage readme files and the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix located at
support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/omswrels/index.htm. These files contain the latest information about software, firmware, and driver
versions,inadditiontoinformationaboutknownissues.
l If you are running any application on the media, close the application before installing Server Administrator applications.
l Read the installation instructions for your operating system.
l On Linux operating systems, ensure that all operating system RPM packages that the Server Administrator RPMs require are installed.
Installation Requirements
This section describes the general requirements of the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and includes information on:
l "Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers "
l "System Requirements"
Prerequisites specific to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures.
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Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers
For supported operating systems and Web browsers, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix located at
support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/omswrels/index.htm.
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System Requirements
DellOpenManageServerAdministratormustbeinstalledoneachsystemtobemanaged.YoucanthenmanageeachsystemrunningServerAdministrator
locally or remotely through a supported Web browser.
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Managed System Requirements
l One of the "Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers"
l A minimum of 2 GB of RAM
l A minimum of 512 MB of free hard drive space
l Administrator rights
l ATCP/IPconnectiononthemanagedsystemandtheremotesystemtofacilitateremotesystemmanagement
l One of the Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards(see"Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards")
l A mouse, keyboard, and monitor to manage a system locally. The monitor requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen
resolution is 1024 x 768
l TheServerAdministratorRemoteAccessControllerservicerequiresthataremoteaccesscontroller(RAC)beinstalledonthesystemtobemanaged.
See the relevant Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide for complete software and hardware requirements
NOTE: TheDellOpenManageinstalleroffersMultilingualUserInterfacesupportonMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2003R2,MicrosoftWindows
Storage Server 2003 R2, Express x64 Edition with Unified Storage, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, Workgroup x64 Edition with Unified
Storage, and Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) R2 operating systems. The Multilingual User Interface Pack is a set of language specific resource files
that can be added to the English version of a supported Windows operating system. However, the Dell OpenManage 6.5 installer supports only six
languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
NOTE: When Multilingual User Interface (MUI) is set to non-Unicode languages like Simplified Chinese or Japanese, set the system locale to Simplified
Chinese or Japanese. This enables the Prerequisite Checker messages to be displayed. This is because any non-Unicode application runs only when the
systemlocale(alsocalledLanguage for non-Unicode Programs on XP) is set to match the application's language.