Users Guide

40 Installing Server Administrator
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the managed system before
installing Server Administrator. On supported Microsoft Windows operating systems, Server
Administrator supports these two systems management standards: Common Information
Model/Windows Management Instrumentation (CIM/WMI) and Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP). On supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating
systems, Server Administrator supports the SNMP systems management standard.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on your managed system,
see your operating system documentation.
Table 4-1 shows the availability of the systems management standards for each supported
operating system.
Prerequisite Checker for Windows
The setup.exe prerequisite checker program, located in the Windows directory on the Dell Installation
and Server Management CD, provides the capability of examining the prerequisite status for software
components without launching the actual installation. This program displays a status window that
provides information about the system hardware that some software components may require for operation.
The Prerequisite Check can be executed silently using runprereqcheck.exe /s.
Installation Procedures
See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for information on installation
procedures and step-by-step instructions for installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Server Administrator
on each supported operating system.
Table 4-1. Availability of Systems Management Protocol by Operating Systems
Operating System SNMP CIM/WMI
Supported Microsoft Windows
operating systems
Available from the operating
system installation media.
Always installed.
Supported Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating systems
You must install the SNMP
package provided with the
operating system.
Unavailable.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
operating systems
You must install the SNMP
package provided with the
operating system.
Unavailable.