Install Guide

NOTE: For more information on these DVDs, see Systems Management Tools And Documentation <Version Number>
Installation Guide .
Server Administrator Components On A Managed System
The setup program provides the following options:
• Custom Setup
• Typical Setup
The custom setup option enables 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.
Command Line Interface
(Management Interface)
Command Line Interface of
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server
and Storage instrumentation
data using command-line
interfaces.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
WMI (Management Interface) Windows Management
Instrumentation Interface of
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server
data using WMI protocol.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
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