Install Guide

• Typical Setup
The custom setup option enables you to select the software components you want to install. The table lists the various managed system
software components that you can install during a custom installation.
Table 1. Managed System Software Components
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on
Server Administrator Web
Server
Web-based Systems
Management functionality that
enables you to manage systems
locally or remotely.
Install only if you want to
remotely monitor the managed
system. You do not require
physical access to the managed
system.
Any system. For example, laptop
or desktops.
NOTE: For a list of
supported laptops and
desktops, see the Dell
EMC OpenManage 9.3.2
Release notes at
dell.com/support/
manuals..
Server Instrumentation Server Administrator
Instrumentation Service
Install to use the system as the
managed system. Installing
Server Instrumentation and the
Server Administrator Web
Server installs Server
Administrator. Use Server
Administrator to monitor,
configure, and manage the
system.
NOTE: If you choose to
install only Server
Instrumentation, you
must also install one of
the Management
Interfaces or the Server
Administrator Web
Server.
Supported systems. For a list of
supported systems, see the Dell
EMC OpenManage Systems
Software Support Matrix at
dell.com/support/manuals.
Storage Management Server Administrator Storage
Management
Install to implement hardware
RAID solutions and configure the
storage components that are
attached to the system. For
more information about Storage
Management, see the Dell EMC
OpenManage Server
Administrator Storage
Management User’s Guide in
the docs directory.
Only those systems on which
you have installed Server
Instrumentation or the
Management Interfaces.
Command Line Interface
(Management Interface)
Command Line Interface of
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server and
Storage instrumentation data
using command-line interfaces.
Supported systems. For a list of
supported systems, see the Dell
EMC OpenManage Systems
Software Support Matrix.
WMI (Management Interface) Windows Management
Instrumentation Interface of
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server data
using WMI protocol.
Supported systems. For a list of
supported systems, see the Dell
EMC OpenManage Systems
Software Support Matrix.
SNMP (Management Interface) Simple Network Management
Protocol Interface of Server
Instrumentation
Install to provide local and
remote system management
solutions to manage Server and
Storage instrumentation data
using SNMP protocol.
Supported systems. For a list of
supported systems, see the Dell
EMC OpenManage Systems
Software Support Matrix.
6 Introduction