Owner's Manual

l The Server Administrator Storage Management Service requires that Dell OpenManage Server Administrator be installed on the system in order to be
properly managed. See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guideforcompletesoftwareandhardwarerequirements.
l Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) version 3.1 or later
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Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol must be installed on the managed system before installing your management station or managed system
software. On supported Windows and Linux operating systems, Dell OpenManage software supports: Common Information Model (CIM), Windows
Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). You must install the SNMP package provided with the operating
system.
Table3-1showstheavailabilityofthesystemsmanagementstandardsforeachsupportedoperatingsystem.
Table 3-1.AvailabilityofSystemsManagementProtocolbyOperatingSystems
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Windows Server 2003 R2 and the R2 IPMI Device Driver
The information in this section is applicable only to Dell PowerVault x00 systems and Dell PowerEdge x8xx systems and later.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Storage Server R2 contain an optional component called Hardware Management. This component contains an IPMI
driver. During installation, the component installs and enables its IPMI driver.
WhenyoulaunchServerAdministrator,itfirstdeterminesiftheWindowsServer2003R2IPMIdriverisenabled.Ifthedriverisenabled,ServerAdministrator
uses the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver to provide its IPMI-based functionality. If the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver is not enabled, Server
Administrator uses its own internal IPMI support to provide its IPMI-based functionality. For Server Administrator, it is recommended that you use the Windows
Server2003R2IPMIdriverinsteadoftheinternalIPMIsupport.IfyoursystemisrunningWindowsServer2003R2orWindowsStorageServerR2,itis
recommendedthatafteryouinstallServerAdministrator,youalsoinstalltheoptionalHardwareManagementcomponentofR2.
To install the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver on Dell PowerVault x00 systems, perform the following additional step:
l From a command shell, execute the following command:
Rundll32 ipmisetp.dll, AddTheDevice
AfterinstallingtheHardwareManagementcomponentofWindowsServer2003R2,restarttheDSM SA Data Manager service so that Server Administrator can
switchoverfromusingitsowninternalIPMIsupporttousingtheWindowsServer2003R2IPMIdriver.Torestarttheservice,youcaneithermanuallyrestart
the service or reboot the system.
If you uninstall the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver later, either by manually uninstalling it or by uninstalling the Hardware Management component
(which uninstalls the driver), restart the DSMSADataManager service so that Server Administrator can switch over from using the Windows Server 2003 R2
IPMI driver to using its own internal IPMI support. To restart the service, you can either manually restart the service or reboot the system.
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Digital Certificates
AllServerAdministratorpackagesforMicrosoftaredigitallysignedwithaDellcertificatethathelpsguaranteetheintegrityoftheinstallationpackages.Ifthese
packagesarerepackaged,edited,ormanipulatedinotherways,thedigitalsignatureisinvalidated.Thismanipulationresultsinanunsupportedinstallation
packageandthePrerequisiteCheckerdoesnotallowyoutoinstallthesoftware.
Configuring a Supported Web Browser
For a list of supported Web browsers, see "Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers."
NOTE: The RAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup installation option, when installing managed system software, provided that the
managed system meets all of the RAC installation prerequisites. See the relevant Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide for complete software
and hardware requirements.
NOTE: DellOpenManagesoftwaredetectstheMSIversiononyoursystem.Iftheversionislowerthan3.1,thePrerequisiteCheckerpromptsyou
to upgrade to MSI version 3.1. After upgrading the MSI to version 3.1, you may have to reboot the system in order to install other software
applications such as Microsoft SQL Server.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on your managed system, see your operating system
documentation.
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Operating System
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SNMP
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CIM/WMI
Supported Microsoft Windows
operating systems.
Available from the operating system
installation media.
Always installed
Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
operating systems.
Install the SNMP package provided
with the operating system.
Available. Install the CIM packages provided on the Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD - SFCB/SFCC/CMPI-Devel
Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server operating systems.
Install the SNMP package provided
with the operating system.
Available. Install the CIM packages provided on the Dell Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD - SFCB/SFCC/CMPI-Devel
NOTE: Ensure that the Web browser is configured to bypass the proxy server for local addresses.