Release Notes

Platform(s) Affected
For a complete list of supported Dell PowerEdge systems and supported Operating systems, see the Dell Systems Software Support
Matrix available in the required version of OpenManage Software at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
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:
Server Administrator 8.4 Microsoft Windows web release filename change:
File Name Prior to Server Administrator 8.4
File Name from Server Administrator 8.4
OMSA 8.3 (SWB - 381KW) —
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-
DUP_381KW_WIN32-8.3.0_1908_A00.EXE
OMSA 8.4 (SWB - 5W10R) —Systems-
Management_Application_5W10R_WN32_8.4_A00.EXE
OMSA 8.3 (SWB - 381KW) —
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-
DUP_381KW_WIN64-8.3.0_1908_A00.EXE
OMSA 8.4 (SWB - 5W10R) —Systems-
Management_Application_5W10R_WN64_8.4_A00.EXE
Support for the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8
NOTE: Citrix XenServer operating system support has been dropped for Server Administrator and Storage Management.
Support for the following web browsers:
Google Chrome version 50
Mozilla Firefox version 45
Support for the following features:
Support for Alert log, OS log and Trap for previously unsupported hardware Sensors in Server Administrator
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Server Administrator 8.4.0 Release Notes