Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Server Administrator Version 8.4 Installation Guide — Microsoft Windows
- Introduction
- Preinstallation Setup
- Prerequisite Checker
- Installation Requirements
- Configuring SNMP Agents
- Secure Port Server And Security Setup
- Remote Enablement Requirements
- Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
- Deployment Scenarios For Server Administrator
- Installer Location
- Installing Server Administrator
- Typical Installation
- Custom Installation
- Server Administrator Installation With Citrix Application Server
- Performing An Unattended Installation Of Managed System Software
- System Recovery On Failed Installation
- Upgrading Managed System Software
- Uninstalling Managed System Software
- Deployment Scenarios For Server Administrator
- Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core And Microsoft Hyper-V Server
- Using Microsoft Active Directory
- Active Directory Schema Extensions
- Extending The Active Directory Schema
- Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to uninstall previous versions of Server Administrator before
installing Citrix Metaframe?
Yes. Uninstall previous versions of Server Administrator before installing Citrix Metaframe (all versions). As errors may exist in
the registry after the Citrix Metaframe installation, you must reinstall Server Administrator.
When I run systems management Install, I see unreadable characters on
the Prerequisite check information screen.
When you run systems management Install in English, German, French, or Spanish and get unreadable characters on the
Prerequisite Check Information screen, ensure that the browser encoding has the default character set. Resetting the
browser encoding to use the default character set resolves the problem.
I have installed Server Administrator and Online Diagnostics in the same
directory and Online Diagnostics fails to work, what do I do?
If you have installed Server Administrator and Online Diagnostics in the same directory, Online Diagnostics may fail to work.
On uninstalling Server Administrator, you may also lose all Online Diagnostics files. To avoid this problem, install Server
Administrator and Online Diagnostics in different directories. In general it is recommended not to install more than one
application in the same directory.
I have installed Server Administrator using remote Server Administrator
deploy on Windows Server 2008, I do not see Server Administrator icon on
the desktop?
On an initial Server Administrator install using remote Server Administrator deploy (OMSA push) on a server running Windows
Server 2008, the Server Administrator icon is not visible until the desktop is refreshed manually by pressing the <F5> key.
I see a warning message while uninstalling Server Administrator on
Windows Server 2008 as the installer tries to remove the shortcut?
While uninstalling Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008, you might see a warning message as the installer tries to
remove the shortcut. Click OK to continue the uninstallation.
Where can I find the MSI log files?
By default, the MSI log files are stored in the path defined by the %TEMP% environment variable.
I downloaded the Server Administrator files for Windows from the Support
website and copied it to my own media. When I tried to launch the
SysMgmt.msi file, it failed. What is wrong?
MSI requires all installers to specify the MEDIAPACKAGEPATH property if the MSI file does not reside on the root of the DVD.
This property is set to SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows\SystemsManagement for the managed system software MSI
package. If you want to make the own DVD you must ensure that the DVD layout stays the same. The SysMgmt.msi
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