Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Version 7.
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Contents 1 About.......................................................................................................................................... 4 Managed System and Management Station......................................................................................................................4 Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD............................................................................................ 5 Dell Server Updates DVD.............................
1 About The Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide provides an overview of the Dell OpenManage management station software and installation instructions for the same. For information on installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide at support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/omswrels.
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD contains the Dell OpenManage systems management software. This software is a suite of applications for your Dell systems that enables you to manage your systems through monitoring systems components, diagnosing issues, notifying you through alerts, and remotely accessing your systems for troubleshooting purposes.
For information on performing these tasks and details on the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility, see the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility User's Guide at support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/omswrels. Dell Server Updates DVD The Dell Server Updates DVD is a part of the Dell OpenManage subscription service kit along with the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD. The Dell Server Updates DVD is available only to those customers who have subscribed to the subscription service.
the supported server roles. For example, the Explorer shell is not installed as part of a Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server installation. Instead, the default user interface for a Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server installation is the command prompt. Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server operating system does not support a graphical user interface (GUI) based installation of Dell OpenManage software components.
Installing Management Station Software on Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and VMware ESX Server Only DRAC tools and BMU are supported on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and VMware ESX Server operating systems. On systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system, DVDs are auto-mounted with the -noexec mount option. This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD.
