Install Guide
NOTE: After installing Server Administrator, log out and then log in again to access the Server Administrator Command
Line Interface (CLI).
Managed System Software Installation Using Third-Party
Deployment Software
You can use third-party deployment software, such as Altiris Deployment Solution, VMWare Update Manager (VUM), or Linux Repository
for Yellowdog Updater Modied (YUM) and Zypper, to install managed systems software on supported systems.
To distribute and install Server Administrator using Altiris Deployment Solution:
1 Start the Altiris application
2 Import OpenManage_Jobs.bin located at SYSMGMT\srvadmin\support\Altiris on the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management
Tools and Documentation software
3 Specify a job folder to import OpenManage_Jobs.bin.
4 Modify the Run Script and Copy File tasks to match the deployment environment.
5 Schedule the job to run on the supported systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment Solution.
NOTE: For more information about VMWare Update Manager, see Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM).
Linux Repository
The Linux Repository is the ocial repository for all related software and updates for your Linux systems. You can use this repository to
complete the following tasks:
• Install Server Administrator
• Install drivers for all your Linux systems
• Install BIOS and rmware updates
Setting Up The Linux Repository
Before you can start using the Linux Repository for installing software or upgrades, you must set up the repository. For more information,
see http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/.
Set up the repository with:
wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash
Installation Using Linux Repository
You can install Server Administrator using the Linux Repository by any of the following methods:
NOTE
: Ensure that you set up the Linux Repository before you install the software from the repository.
NOTE: Server Administrator does not install on unsupported systems. If you try installing Server Administrator on unsupported
systems, you receive a message that the system is not supported and the installation fails.
NOTE: With Server Administrator 9.2 release, the signing algorithm has changed from SHA-1 to SHA-512. If you are installing or
upgrading to Server Administrator 9.2, you must rerun the bootstrap script.
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