Deployment Guide

Server Administrator Components On A Managed System
The setup program provides the following options:
• Custom Setup
• Typical Setup
The custom setup option allows you to select the software components you want to install. The table
lists the various managed system software components that you can install during a custom installation.
Table 1. Managed System Software Components
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on
Server Administrator
Web Server
Web-based Systems
Management
functionality that
enables you to manage
systems locally or
remotely.
Install only if you want
to remotely monitor the
managed system. You
do not require physical
access to the managed
system.
Any system. For
example, laptop or
desktops.
Server Instrumentation Server Administrator
Instrumentation Service
Install to use the system
as the managed system.
Installing Server
Instrumentation and the
Server Administrator
Web Server installs
Server Administrator.
Use Server Administrator
to monitor, configure,
and manage the system.
NOTE: If you
choose to install
only Server
Instrumentation,
you must also
install one of the
Management
Interfaces or the
Server
Administrator Web
Server.
Supported systems. For
a list of supported
systems, see the
Systems Software
Support Matrix
at
dell.com/support/
manuals.
Storage Management Server Administrator
Storage Management
Install to implement
hardware RAID solutions
and configure the
storage components
attached to the system.
For more information on
Storage Management,
see the
Server
Administrator Storage
Management User’s
Guide in the docs
directory.
Only those systems on
which you have installed
Server Instrumentation
or the Management
Interfaces.
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