Users Guide

Installing Management Station Software 53
7 Select Custom and click Next .
The
Custom Setup dialog box opens.
To select a specific Management Station software application, click the drop-down arrow beside the
listed feature and select to either install or not to install the application.
A selected feature has a hard drive icon next to it. A deselected feature has a red
X next to it. By
default, if the prerequisite checker finds software features with no supporting hardware, the checker
deselects them.
To accept the default directory path to install Management Station software, click
Next . Otherwise,
click
Change and navigate to the directory where you want to install your Management Station
software, and then click
Next . (If any managed system features are already installed on the system,
then you cannot change the default installation path.)
Make sure that
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant is selected.
8 Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation.
The
IT Assistant Custom Settings dialog box opens.
9 Modify the Custom Settings for IT Assistant fields as necessary.
10 Click Next to accept the custom settings for IT Assistant.
The
Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.
NOTE: You can cancel the installation process by clicking Cancel. The installation rolls back the changes that you
made. If you click Cancel at a later point in the installation process, the installation may not roll back properly,
leaving the system with an incomplete installation. See "System Recovery on Failed Installation" for more information.
11 Click Install to install the selected software features.
The
Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens.
When the selected features are installed, the
Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
12 Click Finish to leave the Management Station installation.
Upgrade
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD features an Upgrade option for upgrading IT Assistant and
other Management Station software.
When you insert the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD into your system's CD drive, the
prerequisite checker program checks your system.
To upgrade all of the Management Station software products that are currently installed on your system,
click Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station and select Next.
During the upgrade, you cannot add to the list of Management Station software features to install. All
features appropriate for your system are pre-selected during an upgrade.
The following procedures describe how to upgrade IT Assistant and other management station software.