Install Guide

you install Server Administrator. For more information about installing SNMP, see the installation instructions for the operating system
you are running on the system.
NOTE: When installing RPM packages, to avoid warnings concerning the RPM–GPG key, import the key with a command similar
to rpm --import <OM DVD mountpoint>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPM-GPG-KEY
NOTE: Before installing Server Administrator on SLES15, you must install insserv-compat package else the installation fails.
• In case of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or later and SLES, install the wsman and sblim packages from the operating system DVD. See, To
install the wsman and sblim packages
• Install all the prerequisite RPMs required for successful installation.
If the system had factory-installed, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, see the Dependent RPMs for Remote
Enablement section for information on any RPMs that you need to manually install prior to installing managed system software.
Typically, you may not need to manually install any RPMs.
Installing The wsman And sblim Packages
1 In Package selection, select Basic Server.
2 Select Customize now and click Next.
3 Select System Management group.
4 From the sub-category, select Web-based Enterprise Management > Optional Packages option. The default selected packages are:
openwsman-client, sblim-sfcb, sblim-wbemcli, and wsmancli
Deselect the sblim-wbemcli package from the above list.
5 Select openwsman-server and click Next.
6 After the operating system installation, install libcmpiCppImpl0 package from the operating system DVD or using the Yum utility.
Installing Managed System Software Using The Provided
Media
The installer uses RPMs to install each component. The software (DVD) is divided into subdirectories to enable easy custom installation.
To review the software before you install it, follow this procedure:
1 Load the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software into the DVD drive.
2 Mount the DVD, if required.
3 When you have mounted the DVD, navigate to: <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/
The installation script and RPM folder are available under the Linux directory.
Express Install
Use the provided shell script to perform the express installation on supported Linux operating systems.
NOTE
: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x operating system, DVDs are auto‑mounted with the -noexec mount option. This
option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD. Manually mount the DVD and then run executables.
1 Log in as root to the system running the supported operating system where you want to install the managed system components.
2 Mount the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software into the DVD drive.
3 Mount the DVD, if required.
4 Navigate to <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts directory. Run the srvadmin-install.sh shell script,
which performs an express installation.
sh srvadmin-install.sh --express
Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux And VMware ESXi
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