Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux Operating Systems 85
Installing Managed System Software on
Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
Overview
You can install managed systems software by using several methods. The Dell™ PowerEdge™
Installation and Server Management CD provides installation scripts and RPM packages to install,
upgrade, and uninstall Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator and other managed system
software components on your managed system. Additionally, you can install Server Administrator on
multiple systems through an unattended installation across a network.
NOTE: See the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD’s readme_ins.txt file for a list of the
systems that are currently supported.
Unattended and Scripted Silent Installation
You can use the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD to perform an unattended
and scripted silent installation of managed systems software through the command line (using RPM
packages) on systems running supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems.
Before You Begin
• Read the installation requirements to ensure that your system meets or exceeds the
minimum requirements.
• Read the
Server Administrator Compatibility Guide . This guide contains compatibility information
about Server Administrator installation and operation on various hardware platforms running
supported
®
Windows
®
and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems.
• Read the Dell OpenManage installation
readme_ins.txt file on the Dell PowerEdge Installation
and Server Management
CD. The file contains the latest information about new features, fixes,
and hardware requirements, in addition to information about known issues.
• Read the Server Administrator readme file on the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server
Management
CD. The file contains the latest information about software, firmware, and driver
versions, in addition to information about known issues.
• Read the installation instructions for your operating system.