Install Guide

Introduction

This topic provides information about:

• Installing Server Administrator on managed systems.

• Installing and using the Remote Enablement feature.

• Managing remote systems using Server Administrator Web Server.

• Configuring the system before and during a deployment or upgrade.

NOTE: If you are installing management station and managed system software on the same system, install identical

software versions to avoid system conflicts.

Topics:

• What’s new in this release

• Systems Management Software

• Security Features

• Other Documents You Might Need

What’s new in this release

• Support for yx5x server R7525

• Support for Java Runtime Environment 11.0.4

• Supported Operating systems:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1

• SLES 15 SP1

• Ubuntu 18.04.03

• VMware ESXi 6.5 U3

• VMware ESXi 6.7 U3

• Supported Network Cards

• Broadcom 5720 1GbE OCP3.0 2P

• Broadcom BCM57416 10G BT Dual Port OCP3 Mezz

• Emulex LightPulse LPe35000-M2 1-Port 32Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

• Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-T2L-t Adapter

• Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-T4L-t Adapter

• Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-T2L-t OCP

• Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-T4L-t OCP

• Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 OCP

• Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005

• NVIDIA Quadro RTX6000

• NVIDIA Quadro RTX8000

• Marvell FastLinQ 41154 Quad Port 10/25GbE SFP28, OCP NIC 3.0

• Marvell FastLinQ 41154 Quad Port 10GbE BASE-T, OCP NIC 3.0

• Marvell QLogic Fibre Channel Single Port 32GFC PCIe Gen4 x8 Adapter

• Marvell QLogic Fibre Channel Dual Port 32GFC PCIe Gen4 x8 Adapter

• Solarflare XtremeScale X2562 10/25G Adapter

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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