Users Guide

Installing Server Administrator 35
Installing Server Administrator
Overview
You can install Server Administrator using several methods. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and
Server Management CD provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server
Administrator and other managed system software components on your managed system.
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and
uninstall management station software components on your management station. Additionally, you
can install Server Administrator on multiple systems through an unattended installation across a
network. Dell OpenManage™ products are installed using the install process native to the operating
system. Follow the configuration wizard to set up Server Administrator. For details, see the
Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide.
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD
The Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD provides a setup program to install,
upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator and other managed system software components on
your managed system. Additionally, you can install Server Administrator on multiple systems
through an unattended installation across a network.
Using the setup program on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD, you can
install and upgrade Server Administrator on systems running all supported operating systems. On
systems running supported Microsoft
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Windows
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, Red Hat
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Enterprise Linux
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, and SUSE
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Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, you can uninstall Server Administrator with the
Dell Installation and Server Management CD or through the operating system. See the
Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for more details.
NOTE: On installing or uninstalling Server Administrator on Dell PowerEdge 4600, you must reboot the system
for the changes to take effect.
Unattended and Silent Installation
You can use the Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and Server Management CD to perform an
unattended installation and uninstallation of Server Administrator on systems running supported
Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating
systems. Additionally, you can install and uninstall Server Administrator from the command line on
systems running supported Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems.