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:
Whats new in this release
Systems Management Software
Security Features
Other Documents You Might Need
Whats new in this release
Support for Oracle Java Runtime Environment 11.0.7 and Tomcat 9.0.34 bundled with Server Administrator.
Alternative support for OpenJRE/JDK 11 package in Server Administrator preferences.
Supported new features in Storage Management:
Support for PERC 11 controllers (PERC H755N, PERC H755 Adapter, PERC H755 Front).
Support for HBA 11 controllers (HBA 355i Frnt, HBA 355i Adpt).
Support for Secure boot alerts on PERC 11 controllers.
Support for NVMe RAID with Dell Express Flash NVMe devices on PERC H755N controller.
Support for BOSS-S2 device
Support for Blink and Unblink for M.2 drives.
Support for hot-plug on M.2 drives.
Support for PCIe Gen-4 drives.
Supported Operating systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
VMware ESXi 7.0 and VMware ESXi 7.0 U1
Supported Network Cards
Marvell QLogic Fibre Channel Single Port 32GFC PCIe Gen4 x8 Adapter.
Marvell QLogic Fibre Channel Dual Port 32GFC PCIe Gen4 x8 Adapter.
Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P E810-XXV OCP.
Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P E810-XXV Adapter.
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC.
Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card D5005.
Dual Port 10Gb Ethernet (BCM57810S) LOM (FC430).
QLogic 57810S-K Dual Port 10Gb bNDC KR CNA.
QLogic 57810S-k Dual Port 10Gb bMezz KR CNA.
QLogic 57840S-K Quad Port 10Gb bNDC KR CNA.
Broadcom BCM57504 25G KR Quad Port Fab AB Mezz.
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