Users Guide
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About
The Management Station Software Installation Guide provides an overview of the management station software and
installation instructions for the same. For information on installing Server Administrator, see the
Server Administrator
Installation Guide
on the
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD.
Systems Management Software DVDs
The systems management software comprises three DVDs, and they are:
•
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD
•
Server Updates
DVD
•
Management Console
DVD
For information on the systems that support systems management software, the operating systems supported by these
systems, and the components that you can install on these systems, see the
Systems Software Support Matrix
.
Managed System And Management Station
Depending on the way you use the systems management tools, you can classify the systems as:
• Managed System
A managed system is any system that is monitored and managed using Server Administrator (one of the systems
management tools on the
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD) or Management Console. You
can manage systems running Server Administrator locally or remotely through a supported web browser. For
more information on Server Administrator, see the
Server Administrator User's Guide
on the
Systems
Management Tools and Documentation
DVD.
• Management Station
A management station is a laptop, desktop, or server that you use to remotely manage one or more managed
systems from a central location using tools such as Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Utilities,
Remote Access Controller (RAC) tools, Dell OpenManage Essentials or Server Administrator Web Server.
Systems Management Tools And Documentation DVD
The
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD contains the systems management software. The systems
management software helps you to manage the systems by monitoring the system components, diagnosing issues,
notifying through alerts, and troubleshooting remotely. Systems management software is classified into managed
system software and management station software.
Managed System Software
The following applications comprise the managed system software:
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