Install Guide

Preinstallation Setup

Ensure that you perform the following before installing Server Administrator:

• Read the installation instructions for the operating system.

• Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements.

• Read the applicable readme files and the Systems Software Support Matrix.

• Close all applications running on the system before installing the Server Administrator applications.

On systems running the Linux operating system, ensure that all operating system RPM Package Manager (RPM) packages required by

the Server Administrator RPMs are installed. If the system had VMware ESXi factory-installed, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, see

the Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement section for information about any RPMs that you need to manually install before

installing managed system software. Typically, manual installation of RPMs is not required.

Topics:

• Installation Requirements

• Configuring SNMP Agents

• Remote Enablement Requirements

• Winbind configuration for openwsman and sfcb for Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems

• Work around for the libssl issue

Installation Requirements

This section describes the general requirements of the Server Administrator and provides information about supported operating systems

and web browsers.

NOTE:

• Prerequisites specific to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures.

• Server Administrator 9.3.2 RPM packages have been signed with Dell SHA-512 signature key. The installation or

upgrade from previous versions of Server administrator to Server Administrator 9.3.2 prompts you an interactive

message. During silent installation or upgrade, you must download the key from the following location:

https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/public_gpg3.key

Before installing or upgrading Server Administrator 9.3.2, you must import the Dell SHA-512 key once to each host

with rpm --import <key file>. Once the key is imported, you are not required to import the key every time while

installing, or upgrading to 9.3.2.

Supported Operating Systems And Web Browsers

For information about the supported operating systems and web browsers, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Software Support

Matrix available at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

NOTE:

Ensure that the web browser is configured to bypass the proxy server for local addresses.

System Requirements

Install Server Administrator on each system that requires to be managed. You can manage each system running Server Administrator

locally or remotely through a supported web browser.

NOTE:

For the list of supported operating systems and Dell EMC servers, see the

Dell EMC OpenManage Software

Support Matrix

in the required version of OpenManage Software at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

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