Users Guide

Setup and Administration 31
Remote Management System Requirements
• One of the supported Web browsers to manage a system remotely from a graphical user
interface (GUI).
• A TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote
system management.
• A minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution setting is 1024 x 768.
Supported Web Browser Requirements
• Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 (Windows only)
• Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 (Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the managed system before
installing your management station or managed system software. On supported Windows operating
systems, Dell OpenManage software supports these two systems management standards: Common
Information Model/Windows Management Instrumentation (CIM/WMI) and Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP). On supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems,
Dell OpenManage software supports the SNMP systems management standard.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on your managed
system, see your operating system documentation.
Table 3-1 shows the availability of the systems management standards for each supported
operating system.
Dependencies and Prerequisites
Upgrading from Dell OpenManage Software Versions 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x–4.2
Upgrades from Dell OpenManage software versions 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x through 4.2 are not supported. You
must manually uninstall Dell OpenManage software versions 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x through 4.2 before
launching the Dell OpenManage software installation. The installer will notify you if it detects
Dell OpenManage software versions 1.x through 4.2 on the system. Another way of upgrading from these
versions is to upgrade to version 4.3 first, then upgrade to the current version.
Table 3-1. Availability of Systems Management Protocol by Operating Systems
Operating System SNMP CIM/WMI
Supported Windows operating
systems.
Available from the operating
system installation media.
Always installed.
Supported Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating systems.
You must install the SNMP
package provided with the
operating system.
Unavailable.