Install 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.
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.
SNMP (Management
Interface)
Simple Network Management
Protocol Interface of Server
Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server
and Storage instrumentation
data using SNMP protocol.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Systems Software Support
Matrix.
6 Introduction