Install Guide
Upgrading Managed System Software
The Systems Management installer provides an Upgrade option for upgrading Server Administrator and other managed system software.
The setup program runs the prerequisite checker, which uses the system's PCI bus to search for installed hardware, such as controller
cards.
The setup program installs or upgrades all of the managed system software features that are appropriate for the particular system's
hardware conguration.
NOTE: All user settings are preserved during upgrades.
Upgrading Guidelines
• You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator from any of the previous three versions. For example, upgrade to Server
Administrator 7.3 is supported only for Server Administrator versions 7.0 and later.
• You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator which includes Linux granular installation. If you require the Linux granular
installation options, you must uninstall the existing version of Server Administrator and install the latest version of Server Administrator. .
• To upgrade from versions earlier than 6.3, uninstall the existing version of Server Administrator and reinstall the latest version of Server
Administrator.
• When upgrading an operating system to a major version, uninstall the existing Systems Management software and reinstall the latest
Systems Management software. When upgrading only to an update level change (for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 to
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8), upgrade to the latest Systems Management software; all user settings are preserved.
NOTE
: Uninstalling Systems Management software deletes its user settings. Reinstall Systems Management software and
apply the user settings.
• If you have installed Server Administrator Web Server version 7.3, ensure that you install Server Instrumentation version 7.3 on the
managed system. Accessing an earlier version of Server Administrator using Server Administrator Web Server version 7.3 may display an
error.
Upgrade
For an unattended upgrade, the msiexec.exe /i SysMgmtx64.msi /qn command accesses the DVD to accept the software
license agreement and upgrades all the required Server Administrator features on selected remote systems. All major user settings are
retained during an unattended upgrade.
OpenManage 9.1.x supports x86 to x64 upgrade install.
NOTE
: If the upgrade installation fails, uninstall the existing installation and retry.
NOTE: There is no upgrade support from existing OM version to OM 9.1.2.
1 Mount the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation image onto the system's DVD drive. The autorun
menu is displayed.
2 Select Server Administrator and click Install.
If the autorun program does not start automatically, go to the srvadmin\windows directory on the DVD, and run the setup.exe le.
The Server Administrator prerequisite status screen is displayed and runs the prerequisite checks for the managed station. Any
relevant informational, warning, or error messages are displayed. Resolve all error and warning situations, if any.
3 Click the Install, Modify, Repair, or Remove Server Administrator option.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Server Administrator screen is displayed.
4 Click Next.
The Software License Agreement is displayed.
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