Release Notes

What is Supported
What Is Supported
Hardware Requirements
• Minimum of 2 GB RAM
• Minimum of 512 MB free hard drive space
• Administrator rights
• Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution is at least 1024 x 768
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
The release highlights of Server Administrator are:
• Support for PowerEdge R830
• Support for the following operating systems:
– Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 1
– VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 3
– VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 1 and Update 2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
–
NOTE: Citrix XenServer operating system support has been dropped for both Server Administrator and Storage
Management.
• Support for the following web browsers:
– Google Chrome version 45
– Mozilla Firefox version 40
• Support for the following features:
– GP-GPU card enablement and thermal status on PowerEdge C4130
– SNMP Test Trap Button feature on all Windows and Linux Operating Server. Note:
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