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 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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