Users Guide

100 Installing Managed System Software on Red Hat
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Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
Using Dell OpenManage with VMware ESX Server Software
NOTE: Dell OpenManage installation with VMware ESX Server software requires special steps. These steps vary
depending on the Dell OpenManage version and ESX Server version; only a limited number of combinations are
supported.
See the VMware Systems Compatibility Guide located in the Resource Center at www.dell.com/vmware
to determine the versions of ESX Server software compatible with this release of Dell OpenManage.
Each ESX Server release from Dell has an associated Dell VMware ESX Server Deployment Guide, also
posted at this Web location. Instructions for installing supported versions of Dell OpenManage available
at the time of that ESX Server release are found in that ESX Server release's Deployment Guide.
Instructions for installing any supported subsequently released versions of Dell OpenManage are posted
to the same location in a separate, clearly labeled document.
Managed System Software Installation Using Third-Party
Deployment Software
You can use third-party deployment software, such as Altiris Deployment Solution, to install managed
system software onto supported Dell servers. To distribute and install managed system software using
Altiris, start your Altiris application and import OpenManage_Jobs.bin located on the Dell PowerEdge
Installation and Server Management CD at \srvadmin\support\Altiris. Specify a job folder into which to
import it. You might need to modify the Run Script and Copy File tasks to match your deployment
environment. Once complete, you can then schedule your job to run on the supported Dell systems that
are managed from within your Altiris Deployment Solution.