Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Server Administrator 8.5 Release Notes
- Release Type and Definition
- Importance
- Platform(s) Affected
- What is Supported
- What’s New
- Important Notes
- Known Issues for Server Administrator
- Issues of Server Administrator on VMware ESX Operating Systems
- Issues of Server Administrator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
- Issues of Server Administrator on all Linux Operating Systems
- Issues of Server Administrator on Microsoft Windows 2003 Operating Systems
- Issues of Server Administrator on All Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
- Issues of Server Administrator on Microsoft Windows 2008 Operating Systems
- Issues of Server Administrator on Microsoft Windows 2012 Operating Systems
- Issues of Server Administrator on All Supported Operating Systems
- Issues for Remote Access
- Issues of Server Administrator on all Operating Systems
- Known Issues and Workarounds for Storage Management Service
- Installation Prerequisites
- Installation Procedure
- Firmware for PERC controllers
- Microsoft Windows Drivers for PERC Controllers
- Linux Drivers for PERC Controllers
- Installation and Configuration Notes
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 8.5 Microsoft Windows web release lename change:
• Support for the following operating systems:
– VMware ESXi 6.5
– VMware ESXi 6.0 U3
– Microsoft Windows Server 2016
NOTE: Citrix XenServer operating system support has been dropped for Server Administrator and Storage
Management.
• Support for the following browsers:
– Internet Explorer - 9, 10, 11
– Microsoft Edge 25
– Google Chrome - 54
– Safari - 9.x
– Mozilla Firefox - 50, 51
NOTE: PowerEdge C6320P platform is not supported for Server Administrator Storage Management 8.5
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