Release Notes

What’s New
The release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator 6.5:
• Added support for the following operating systems:
VMware ESX 4.0 U3
VMware ESX 4.1 U1
VMware ESXi 4.1 U1
VMware ESXi 4.0 U3
Citrix XenServer 5.6 FP1
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Deprecated the following operating systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x
VMware ESX 4.0 U2
VMware ESX 4.1
VMware ESXi 4.0 U2
VMware ESXi 4.1
Citrix XenServer 5.6
• New Platforms supported
Dell PowerEdge R210 II
Dell PowerEdge T110 II
• Server Administrator reports whether a Converged Network Adapter (CNA) has Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) /iSCSI over Ethernet (iSoE) capability or not. Also, Server Administrator supports new
team types for CNA cards. For more information on team types, refer to the online help.
• Added support for a new memory redundancy mode called Double Device Data Correction (DDDC).
• Added support for display of Lifecycle Controller/Unified Server Configurator (USC) version information.
To display this information, the minimum iDRAC version for Dell monolithic systems is 1.70 and for Dell
modular systems is 3.20.
• Added support for 32x32 GB DIMM for Server Administrator to report the correct memory capacity.
For a list of platforms, Operating Systems, and Browsers support added and deprecated, refer to the Dell Systems
Software Support Matrix Version 6.5 at support.dell.com/manualsÆ Software Æ Systems Management Æ Dell
OpenManage Releases.
See the Server Administrator context-sensitive online help for more information on features introduced in this
release.
Installation
For complete installation instructions, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide Version
6.5.
This section provides information to help enhance your experience with Server Administrator, in particular,
implementations and environments.
Installation and Configuration Notes
• Server Administrator uses port 1311 as the default port. Port 1311 is a registered port number of Dell Inc. If
another application is configured to run on port 1311 before Server Administrator is installed, the DSM SA
Connection Service will not start after installation. Before you install Server Administrator, ensure that port
1311 is not being used.
• You need to enable client-side scripting in Internet Explorer before starting Server Administrator. To do so,
perform the following steps:
1. Navigate to "Tools" in Internet Explorer.