Install Guide

ManualsBrandsDell ManualsActive System ManagerOpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.1

Contents

1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 5

What Is New In This Release.............................................................................................................................................. 5

Software Availability..................................................................................................................................................... 5

Systems Management Software........................................................................................................................................ 5

Server Administrator Components On A Managed System.......................................................................................... 6

Security Features............................................................................................................................................................... 8

Other Documents You Might Need.....................................................................................................................................8

2 Preinstallation Setup....................................................................................................... 9

Prerequisite Checker.......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Installation Requirements.................................................................................................................................................. 10

Supported Operating Systems And Web Browsers..................................................................................................... 10

Multilingual User Interface Support..............................................................................................................................11

Viewing Localized Versions Of The Web-Based Interface............................................................................................ 11

System Requirements.................................................................................................................................................. 11

Digital Certicates.......................................................................................................................................................12

Enabling Windows Installer Logging Service................................................................................................................ 12

Microsoft Active Directory.......................................................................................................................................... 12

Conguring SNMP Agents................................................................................................................................................ 13

Secure Port Server And Security Setup............................................................................................................................13

Setting User And Server Preferences..........................................................................................................................13

X.509 Certicate Management...................................................................................................................................13

Remote Enablement Requirements................................................................................................................................... 13

Installing WinRM......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Certicate Authority Signed Self-Signed Certicate................................................................................................... 14

3 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Operating Systems .........16

Deployment Scenarios For Server Administrator...............................................................................................................16

Installer Location......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Installing Server Administrator ....................................................................................................................................17

System Recovery On Failed Installation............................................................................................................................ 23

Failed Updates............................................................................................................................................................23

Uninstalling Managed System Software........................................................................................................................... 24

Uninstalling Managed System Software Using The Provided Media........................................................................... 24

Uninstalling Managed System Software Features Using The Operating System.........................................................24

Unattended uninstall using the product GUID.............................................................................................................25

Unattended Uninstallation Of Managed System Software..........................................................................................25

4 Installing Managed System Software On Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft

Hyper-V Server................................................................................................................ 26

Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode...................................................................................................................... 26

Installing Managed System Software In CLI Mode........................................................................................................... 26