Deployment Guide

Contents
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................6
What Is New In This Release.................................................................................................................6
Software Availability.........................................................................................................................6
Systems Management Software........................................................................................................... 6
Server Administrator Components On A Managed System...........................................................7
Security Features................................................................................................................................... 9
Other Documents You Might Need......................................................................................................9
2 Preinstallation Setup.......................................................................................... 11
Prerequisite Checker............................................................................................................................11
Installation Requirements....................................................................................................................13
Supported Operating Systems And Web Browsers......................................................................13
Multilingual User Interface Support.............................................................................................. 13
Viewing Localized Versions Of The Web-Based Interface.......................................................... 14
System Requirements....................................................................................................................14
Digital Certificates..........................................................................................................................15
Enabling Windows Installer Logging Service................................................................................15
Microsoft Active Directory.............................................................................................................16
Configuring SNMP Agents...................................................................................................................16
Secure Port Server And Security Setup...............................................................................................16
Setting User And Server Preferences............................................................................................ 17
X.509 Certificate Management......................................................................................................17
Remote Enablement Requirements....................................................................................................17
Installing WinRM.............................................................................................................................17
Certificate Authority Signed Self-Signed Certificate....................................................................18
3 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows
Operating Systems ............................................................................................... 20
Deployment Scenarios For Server Administrator.............................................................................. 20
Installer Location........................................................................................................................... 21
Installing Server Administrator ..................................................................................................... 21
System Recovery On Failed Installation.............................................................................................29
Failed Updates...............................................................................................................................30
Upgrading Managed System Software...............................................................................................30
Upgrading Guidelines....................................................................................................................30
Upgrade..........................................................................................................................................31
Modify.............................................................................................................................................31
Repair............................................................................................................................................. 32
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