Users Guide

68 Installing Managed System Software on Windows
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Operating Systems
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the managed system before
installing Server Administrator. On supported Windows operating systems, Server Administrator
supports the Common Information Model/Windows Management Instrumentation (CIM/WMI) and
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). CIM and WMI are always installed, and SNMP is
available from the operating system installation media.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported system management protocol standard on your managed
system, see your operating system documentation.
Digital Certificates
All Server Administrator packages for Microsoft are digitally signed with a Dell certificate that helps
guarantee the integrity of the installation packages. If these packages are repackaged, edited, or
manipulated in other ways, the digital signature will be invalidated. This manipulation results in an
unsupported installation package and the Prerequisite Checker will not allow you to install the software.
Installation Procedures
This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator on a system that is
running a supported Windows operating system.
Prerequisites for Installing or Upgrading Server Administrator
You must have Administrator privileges.
If you want to use supporting agents for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), you must
install the operating system support for the SNMP standard before or after you install Server
Administrator. For more information about installing SNMP, see the installation instructions for the
operating system you are running on your system.
NOTE: During an Express installation, individual Server Administrator services will not be installed on managed
systems that do not meet the specific hardware and software Installation Requirements for that service. For
example, the Server Administrator Remote Access Service software module will not be installed during an Express
installation unless the managed system has an installed remote access controller. You can, however, go to Custom
Setup and select the Remote Access Service software module for installation.
Prerequisite Checker
The setup program (setup.exe) will start the Prerequisite Checker program. The setup program is located
in the \srvadmin\Windows directory on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD. The
Prerequisite Checker program examines the prerequisite requirements for software features without
launching the actual installation. This program displays a status window that provides information about
your system’s hardware and software that might affect the installation and operation of software features.
The Prerequisite Checker displays three types of messages: informational, warning, and error messages.