Users Guide

42 Installing Server Administrator
Compatibility With Linux Utilities When Installing the Storage Management Service
It is recommended that you do not install the Storage Management Service on a Linux system that has
RAID storage management utilities provided by Dell or other vendors. You should uninstall these
utilities before installing the Storage Management Service. The Storage Management Service replaces
the storage management features provided by these utilities. Examples of the Linux utilities provided by
Dell or other vendors include:
• LinFlash
• DellMgr
•DellMON
• LINLib
• MegaMgr
• MegaMON
Prerequisite Drivers and Firmware on Linux and the Storage Management Service
On Linux, the Storage Management installation is unable to detect whether the drivers and firmware on
the system are at the required level for installing and using Storage Management. When installing on
Linux, you will be able to complete the installation regardless of whether the driver and firmware
versions meet the required level. However, if the driver and firmware versions do not meet the required
level, you may not have access to all functions provided by the Storage Management. At the Storage
Management Service runtime, check your application log files for notifications on outdated firmware
versions. See the Storage Management readme (readme_sm.txt) for a complete listing of supported
controller firmware and driver versions.
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard v2.3 Support
File Hierarchy System (FHS) is a component of the larger Linux Standards Base definition. In this
release, Server Administrator supports the relocation of files.
A typical install places all files in: /opt/dell/srvadmin
The corresponding directories that are affected:
• Shareable (static) files in: /opt/dell/srvadmin
• Host specific files (user modifiable): /etc/opt/dell/srvadmin and /etc/opt//srvadmin
• Dynamic (log) files: /var/tmp/dell/srvadmin , /var/tmp//srvadmin , and /var/log/dell/srvadmin
/var/log//srvadmin
For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide.