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4. Navigate to <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts.

5. Execute the script with the sh srvadmin-install.sh command and accept the terms of the end-user

license agreement.

Executing the command displays a list of component options. If any of the components are already installed, then

those components are listed separately with a check mark next to them. The Server Administrator installation

options are displayed.

6. Press <c>to copy, <i> to install, <r> to reset and start over, or <q> to quit. If you press <c>, you are prompted to

enter the absolute destination path.

When the installation is complete, the script has an option for starting the services.

7. Press <y>to start the services or <Enter> to exit.

Using the Install Script To Run in the Silent Mode

Perform these steps for a silent installation using the srvadmin‑install.sh shell script:

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

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DVD into the DVD drive.

3. Mount the DVD, if required.

4. Navigate to <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts.

5. To install the Storage Management Service components, type the command sh srvadmin-install.sh --

storage

(long options) OR sh srvadmin-install.sh -s (short options)

NOTE: Long options can be combined with short options, and vice-versa.

6. Start Server Administrator services after the installation by typing the command sh srvadmin-services

start

NOTE: After installing Server Administrator, log out and then log in again to access the Server Administrator

Command Line Interface (CLI).

Determining the OpenManage Server Administrator Architecture

Use the following command to identify if the already installed OpenManage Server Administrator is of 32-bit or 64-bit

architecture

rpm -q --queryformat "%{NAME} - %{ARCH}\n" `rpm -qa | grep srvadmin`

The system displays a message identifying the architecture where, i386 refers to 32-bit and x86_64 refers to 64-bit.

Managed System Software Installation Using Third Party Deployment Software

Use third-party deployment software, such as Altiris Deployment Solution, to install managed systems software on

supported Dell systems. To distribute and install Server Administrator using Altiris, start the Altiris application and import

OpenManage_Jobs.bin located at SYSMGMT\srvadmin\support\Altiris on the

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DVD. Specify a job folder to import OpenManage_Jobs.bin. Modify the Run Script and Copy File tasks to

match the deployment environment. When complete, schedule the job to run on the supported Dell systems that are

managed from the Altiris Deployment Solution.