Release Notes

Software Requirements
• Supported operating system and web browser.
• TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote
system management.
• Supported systems management protocol standard. For more information, see Supported
Systems Management Protocol Standards
.
• The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access
controller (RAC) to be installed on the managed system. For more information on the
software and hardware requirements, see the relevant
Remote Access Controller User’s
Guide
.
NOTE: The RAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup installation option
provided the managed system meets all of the RAC installation prerequisites.
• The Server Administrator Storage Management Service requires Server Administrator to be
installed on the managed system. For more information on the software and hardware
requirements, see the
Server Administrator Storage Management User’s Guide .
• Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) version 3.1 or later.
NOTE: Server Administrator software detects the MSI version on your system. If the
version is earlier than 3.1, the prerequisite checker prompts you to upgrade to MSI version
3.1. After upgrading the MSI to version 3.1, you may have to reboot the system to install
other software applications such as Microsoft SQL Server.
What’s New
Note: Server Administrator version 8.0.2 is supported only on the following servers:
• PowerEdge R430
• PowerEdge R530
• PowerEdge M630
• PowerEdge T430
• PowerEdge FC630
• PowerEdge C4130
The following are the highlights of Server Administrator version 8.0.2:
• Support for the following operating systems:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0
• VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 and 5.1 U2
• Citrix XenServer 6.2 SP1
• Added support for the following cards:
• Paradise Key Intel bNDC (4x1Gb)
• Broadcom Gamma bNDC (4x1Gb)
• Added support for the following other hardware-
• Intel 16/18 core CPU
• High Capacity DIMM 32 MB and 64 MB
• Added support for the following internet Browsers –
• Safari V6.0, V7.0
• Chrome V33, V34, V35
• Firefox V29, V30
• Added support for PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H730P Slim