Install Guide

5. Schedule the job to run on the supported systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment Solution.

NOTE: For more information on VMWare Update Manager, see Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM).

Linux Repository

The Linux Repository is the official repository for all related software and updates for your Linux systems. You can use this

repository to complete the following tasks:

• Install Server Administrator

• Install drivers for all your Linux systems

• Install BIOS and firmware updates

Setting Up The Linux Repository

Before you can start using the Linux Repository for installing software or upgrades, you must set up the repository. For more

information, see http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/.

Set up the repository with:

wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash

NOTE: If you require 64-bit packages, uninstall the existing 32-bit packages before installing the new software.

Server Administrator is designed to match your current operating system.

Installation Using Linux Repository

You can install Server Administrator using the Linux Repository by following any of the methods listed below:

NOTE: Ensure that you set up the Linux Repository before you install the software from the repository.

NOTE: Server Administrator will not install on unsupported systems. If you try installing Server Administrator on

unsupported systems, you will receive a message that the system is not supported and the installation will fail.

Using YUM

NOTE: Ensure that you are using the latest version of YUM as the older versions do not support plug-ins or mirrorlists.

If you are using YUM with CentOS, or Scientific Linux, ensure that the plug-ins are enabled as the system connects to a system

specific repository using a YUM plug-in. If the plug-in is not enabled, the repository will not work properly and you will not be able to

install packages from the repository. Add the plugins=1 line, to your yum.conf, if the plug-in is not enabled.

The following command line will work for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, CentOS, and Scientific Linux:

yum install srvadmin-all

After the installation, type the following command to start the Server Administrator services:

srvadmin-services start

NOTE: You can install YUM as an add-on for SLES 9 or 10.

Using RUG

You can install Server Administrator using rug for SLES 10 or higher.

rug install srvadmin-base

rug install srvadmin-webserver

rug install srvadmin-storageservices

NOTE: You must have setserial installed, if you want to install srvadmin-all.