Installation manual

• Install the ucd-snmp or net-snmp package that is provided with the operating system if you use SNMP to

manage the server. If you want to use supporting agents for the ucd-snmp or net-snmp agent, you must install

the operating system support for the SNMP standard before you install Server Administrator. For more

information about installing SNMP, see the installation instructions for the operating system you are running on

the system.

NOTE: When installing RPM packages, to avoid warnings concerning the RPM–GPG key, import the key with a

command similar to rpm --import <OM DVD mountpoint>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPM-

GPG-KEY

• In case of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 and above and SLES 11 SP2, install the wsman and sblim packages from

the operating system DVD. See, To install the wsman and sblim packages

• Install all the prerequisite RPMs required for successful installation.

If the system had VMware ESX (version 4.0 or 4.1) factory-installed, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions 5.x and

6.0), or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10 and 11), see the Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement

section for information on any RPMs that you need to manually install prior to installing managed system

software. Typically, you may not need to manually install any RPMs.

Installing the wsman and sblim packages

1. In Package selection, select Basic Server.

2. Select Customize now and click Next.

3. Select System Management group.

4. From the sub-category, select Web-based Enterprise Management → Optional Packages option. The default

selected packages are: openwsman-client, sblim-sfcb, sblim-wbemcli, and wsmancli

Deselect the sblim-wbemcli package from the above list.

5. Select openwsman-server and click Next.

6. After the operating system installation, install libcmpiCppImpl0 package from the operating system DVD or using

the Yum utility.

Installing Managed System Software Using Dell-Provided Media

The Dell OpenManage installer uses RPMs to install each component. The media (DVD) is divided into subdirectories to

enable easy custom installation.

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. Manually mount the DVD and then run

executables.

To review the software before you install it, follow this procedure:

1. Load the

Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation

DVD into the system's DVD drive.

2. Mount the DVD, if required.

3. When you have mounted the DVD, navigate to: <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/

The installation script and RPM folder are available under the Linux directory.

Express Install

Use the provided shell script to perform the express installation on supported Linux and VMware ESX operating systems.

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. Manually mount the DVD and then run

executables.