Install Guide

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.
● For more information about any features, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Online Help.
Software Availability
The Server Administrator software can be installed from:
● Systems Management Tools and Documentation software
● Support site—For more information, see www.dell.com/Support/Home.
Supported operating systems
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
● Ubuntu 20.04 64 bit
● VMWare ESXi 6.7 U3, VMWare ESXi 7.0 and VMWare ESXi 7.0 U1
● Microsoft Windows 2012 R2
● Microsoft Windows 2016
● Microsoft Windows 2019
Systems Management Software
Systems management software is a suite of applications that enables you to manage the systems by monitoring, notification,
and remote access.
Systems management software comprises of the ISO Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation image.
NOTE:
For more information about these ISO images, see Dell EMC Systems Management Tools And Documentation
Installation Guide on www.dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
Server Administrator Components On A Managed System
The setup program provides the following options:
● Custom Setup
● 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.
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
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Dell EMC OpenManage
Systems Software Support
Matrix at www.dell.com/
OpenManageManuals.
6 Introduction