Users Guide

10 Introduction
Installation
You can install Server Administrator using the Dell™ Systems Management
Tools and Documentation DVD. The DVD provides a setup program to install,
upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator and other managed system
software components on your managed system. This DVD also 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.
For more information on Server Administrator installation/uninstallation see
the
Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide
and the
Dell OpenManage™ Installation and Security User's Guide. You can access
these documents either on the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD or on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com
NOTE: If you have a modular system, you must install Server Administrator on each
server module that is installed in the chassis.
Updating Individual System Components
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.
Storage Management Service
The Storage Management Service provides storage management information
in an integrated graphical view.
The Storage Management Service of Server Administrator:
Enables you to view the status of local and remote storage attached to
a monitored system
Supports SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS. Does not support Fibre
Channel
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