Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Red Hat
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Enterprise Linux Operating Systems 87
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the managed system before
installing Server Administrator. On supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems, Server
Administrator only supports the SNMP systems management standard. You must install the
SNMP package provided with the operating system. CIM and WMI are unavailable.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported system management protocol standard on your managed
system, see your operating system documentation.
Installation Procedures
This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator on an IA32 system that
is running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. Server Administrator can be installed
and upgraded from the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD using the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux command line.
Additionally, Server Administrator includes Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS), a feature that automatically
builds a device driver for a running kernel if Server Administrator detects that none of its prebuilt device
drivers support that kernel. This section includes the following topics:
• Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)
• Installing and Upgrading managed system software
• Performing an Unattended Installation of the managed system software
• Uninstalling Server Administrator
Software License Agreement
The software license for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version of the Dell OpenManage software is
located on the CD in the root directory. Read the license.htm file. By installing or copying any of the files
on this CD, you are agreeing to the terms found in this file. This file is also copied to the root of the
software tree where you choose to install the Dell OpenManage software.
Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)
Server Administrator provides precompiled device drivers for the precompiled kernels listed in the Server
Administrator readme file on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD. If the running
kernel is not one of the precompiled kernels listed in the readme file, or if the running kernel is
reconfigured and recompiled in such a way that none of the precompiled Server Administrator device
drivers support the recompiled kernel, then Server Administrator may need to use its DKS feature to
support the running kernel.