Installation manual

Upgrading Managed System Software..................................................................................................................37
Upgrading Guidelines.......................................................................................................................................37
Upgrade............................................................................................................................................................37
Modify...............................................................................................................................................................38
Repair...............................................................................................................................................................39
Uninstalling Managed System Software................................................................................................................39
Uninstalling Managed System Software Using Dell-Provided Media.............................................................39
Uninstalling Managed System Software Features Using the Operating System.............................................40
Unattended Uninstall Using the Product GUID................................................................................................40
Unattended Uninstallation of Managed System Software...............................................................................40
4 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux and VMware ESX...............43
Software License Agreement.................................................................................................................................44
Server Administrator Device Drivers......................................................................................................................44
Dynamic Kernel Support..................................................................................................................................44
OpenIPMI Device Driver.........................................................................................................................................46
Degradation of Functionality When the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service is Started................46
Installing Managed System Software....................................................................................................................46
Prerequisites for Installing Managed System Software..................................................................................46
Installing Managed System Software Using Dell-Provided Media..................................................................47
Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility..............................................................................................50
Managed System Software Installation Using Third Party Deployment Software..........................................51
Uninstalling Managed System Software................................................................................................................52
Uninstalling Managed System Software Using the Uninstall Script................................................................52
Uninstalling Managed System Software Using the RPM Command...............................................................52
5 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core
and Microsoft Hyper-V Server...................................................................................................53
Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode...........................................................................................................53
Installing Managed System Software in CLI Mode................................................................................................53
Uninstalling Systems Management Software........................................................................................................54
6 Installing Dell OpenManage Software on VMware ESXi...................................................55
Using the vSphere CLI............................................................................................................................................55
Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)..................................................................................56
Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM)..........................................................................................................56
Using the Power CLI...............................................................................................................................................57
Enabling Server Administrator Services on the Managed System........................................................................57
Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vSphere Client (for VMware ESXi4.0/ESXi 4.1).......................................58
Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vSphere CLI (for VMware ESXi 4.0/ESXi 4.1)..........................................58
Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vMA (for VMware ESXi 4.0/ESXi 4.1)......................................................58
Uninstalling the Existing OpenManage VIB.....................................................................................................59