Users Guide

12 Introduction

Installation

You can install Server Administrator by using several methods. The Dell

Systems Console and Agent 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 Console and Agent

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.

NOTE: If you have a modular system, you must install Server Administrator on each

server module that is installed in the chassis.

NOTE: For more information on unattended Server Administrator

installation/uninstallation see the Dell OpenManage™ Installation and Security

User's Guide.

To update individual system components, use component-specific Dell

Update Packages. Use the Dell Server Updates DVD to view the complete

version report and to update an entire system. The Server Update Utility is

a DVD-ROM–based application for identifying and applying updates to your

server. The Server Update Utility can be downloaded from support.dell.com.

See the Server Update Utility User's Guide for more information about obtaining

and using the Server Update Utility (SUU) to update your Dell Systems or to

view the updates available for any systems listed in the Repository.

Server Administrator Home Page

The Server Administrator home page provides easy-to-set up and easy-to-use

Web browser-based system management tasks from the managed system or

from a remote host through a LAN, dial-up service, or wireless network.

When the Dell Systems Management Server Administrator Connection

Service (DSM SA Connection Service) is installed and configured on the

managed system, you can perform remote management functions from any

system that has a supported Web browser and connection. Additionally, the

Server Administrator home page provides extensive, context-sensitive

online help.