Users Guide

Installing Server Administrator 37
Before You Begin
• Read and follow the applicable instructions in "Setup and Administration."
• Read the installation requirements to ensure that your system meets or exceeds the
minimum requirements.
• Read the
Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for step-by-step instructions on
installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Server Administrator for each supported operating system.
• Read the
Server Administrator Compatibility Guide . This document contains compatibility
information about Server Administrator installation and operation on various hardware platforms
(or systems) running supported Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems.
• Read the Dell OpenManage Install readme file on the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server
Management
CD. The file contains the latest information about new features, in addition to
information about known issues.
• Read the Server Administrator readme file on the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management
CD. The file contains the latest information about software, firmware, and driver versions, in addition
to information about known issues.
• Read the installation instructions for your operating system.
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the Server Administrator general requirements. Operating
system–specific installation prerequisites are listed as part of the installation procedures.
Supported Operating Systems
Server Administrator supports each of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server family (x86) (includes Windows 2000 Server SP4 or later, and
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 or later)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family (32-bit x86) (includes SP2 with Web, Standard, and
Enterprise editions) and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server [SBS] 2003 SP1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family (x86_64) (includes SP2 with Standard, and Enterprise
editions), Microsoft Windows SBS 2003 SP1, and Microsoft Windows SBS 2003 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family (with R2) (includes Standard and Enterprise editions)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x86_64) R2 (includes Standard and Enterprise editions)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter x64 Editions with SP2
• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 (includes Express, Standard, Workgroup, and
Enterprise editions)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (Version 4) (x86)