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Installing Managed System Software on
Supported Linux and VMware ESX
The Dell OpenManage installer supports both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. The following table explains the operating
system installation matrix for Dell OpenManage.
Table 9. Operating System Installation Matrix for Dell OpenManage
Operating System Architecture OpenManage 32-bit Architecture OpenManage 64-bit Architecture
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 64-bit Not supported Install
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 64-bit Not supported Install
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
10 SP4 64-bit
Upgrade (Upgrade is supported from
N-1, N-2, and N-3)
Install or Upgrade (Upgrade is
supported from N-1 and N- 2)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
11 SP 2 64- bit
Not supported Install
ESX 4.0 U3 64-bit Install or Upgrade Not supported
ESX 4.1 U2 64-bit Install or Upgrade Not supported
ESXi 4.0 U3 64-bit Not supported Install
ESXi 4.1 U2 64-bit Not supported Install
ESXi 5.0 U1 64-bit Not supported Install
NOTE: On a Dell OpenManage upgrade, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest open source components
available on the DVD.
NOTE: With scripted installation using srvadmin-install.sh or Yum repository-based installations, the srvadmin-cm
RPM that provides 32-bit Inventory Collector does not get installed on a 64-bit operating system. Inventory
Collector utility feeds software inventory data to management station applications like ITA. If required, install the
srvadmin-cm package from appropriate subfolders under SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPMS/supportRPMS/
srvadmin from the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD. Since srvadmin-cm RPM requires 32-
bit version of zlib and compat-libstdc++ libraries, ensure that these libraries are installed on the system.
NOTE: If you are upgrading the operating system to a major version (example, SLES 10 to SLES 11), uninstall the
existing version of Dell OpenManage and install the supported version.
NOTE: Before you migrate to a 64-bit version of Dell OpenManage software, make sure to uninstall the 32-bit Dell
OpenManage and other OpenSource components (openwsman-server, openwsman-client, libwsman1, sblim-sfcb,
sblim-sfcc, libcmpiCppImpl0, libsmbios2, smbios-utils-bin) installed as part of the 32-bit Dell OpenManage.
The installation scripts and RPM packages specific to supported Linux and VMware ESX operating systems are provided
to install and uninstall the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and other managed system software components.
These installation scripts and RPMs are located in the SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts directory available in
the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
The install script srvadmin-install.sh allows silent or interactive installation. By including the srvadmin-install.sh script in
the Linux scripts, install Server Administrator locally or across a network on single or multiple systems.
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