Users Guide

Installing Server Administrator 39
• The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller requires a Dell Remote Access Controller
(DRAC) to be installed on the system to be managed. See "Remote Access Controller" and the "Other
Documents You Might Need" for appropriate Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guides for
complete software and hardware requirements.
NOTE: The DRAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup and Custom Setup installation options
when installing managed system software from the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD,
provided that the managed system meets all of the DRAC installation prerequisites. See "Remote Access
Controller" and the "Other Documents You Might Need" for appropriate Dell Remote Access Controller User’s
Guides for complete software and hardware requirements.
• The Storage Management Service is installed by default on systems running supported Windows
operating systems, by using
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NOTE: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server systems, you can either install the
Storage Management Service through the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) or use the
srvadmin-install.sh script—a menu driven script that installs the appropriate RPMs based on the
options you choose.
Remote Management System Requirements
• One of the "Supported Web Browsers" to manage a system remotely from the Server Administrator
home page.
• A TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote
system management.
• A minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution setting is 1024 x 768.
Supported Web Browsers
A supported Web browser is required to manage a system locally from the Server Administrator home
page. Supported browsers are:
• Internet Explorer 7.0 and 6.0 SP2 (For Microsoft Windows only)
• Mozilla FireFox 2.0 (For Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)
• Mozilla FireFox 1.5 (For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
NOTE: See the Server Administrator readme file on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD
or the Support Matrix on the Dell PowerEdge Documentation CD for the latest detailed list of the Server
Administrator Services that are supported on each supported Web browsers.