Installation manual
Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux and VMware ESX 81
The following is an example of custom RPMs-based installation of Server
Administrator, including the installation of the Remote Enablement feature
and the Storage Management Service components.
NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x operating system, DVDs are auto-
mounted with the -noexec mount option. This option does not allow you to run any
executable from the DVD. You have to manually mount the DVD and then run
executables.
1
Log in as
root
to the system running the supported operating system
where you want to install the managed system components.
2
Insert the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD into
the DVD drive.
3
Navigate to the
operating system specific directory corresponding to your
system.
4
Type the following command:
rpm –ivh Server-Instrumentation/<arch>/*.rpm
add-StorageManagement/<arch>/*.rpm
RemoteEnablement/<arch>/*.rpm
Server Administrator services do not start automatically.
NOTE: Ensure that you install Server Instrumentation or Remote Enablement
before installing Remote Access Controller or Storage Management.
NOTE: If you choose to install the Remote Enablement feature, ensure that
you install the dependent RPMs before installing this feature. For more
information on installing dependent RPMs, see "Dependent RPMs for Remote
Enablement."
srvadmin-rac5 Installs the DRAC 5 component.
srvadmin-standardAgent Installs the Remote Enablement component.
srvadmin-storageservices Installs the storage services component.
srvadmin-webserver Installs the web server component.
Table 4-2. Meta RPMs
(continued)
Meta RPMs Details