Users Guide

96 Installing Managed System Software on Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
Creating and Distributing the Custom Unattended Installation Package
The Custom Install unattended installation option creates an unattended installation package in a
directory on your system's hard drive. To create an unattended installation package, see the procedure
outlined in "Custom Install."
Distributing Unattended Installation Packages
The custom unattended installation package is located in the directory you created in the preceding step
6 of the custom installation (see "Custom Install"). This directory contains all of the RPMs for the
managed system software components to distribute.
1
Configure your ISV software distribution software to execute rpm –i *.rpm after the unattended
installation package has been distributed.
2 Use your ISV distribution software to distribute the unattended installation package to the remote
systems. The RPM command installs Server Administrator on each remote system.
Dependency Check
RPM has a test feature that verifies software dependencies without actually installing any software. To
execute this dependency check, type rpm –ihv *.rpm –-test. This command is valid for all of the
installation types.
NOTE: The rpm command’s –-test feature does not perform any hardware verification. It will only check for RPM
software dependencies.
Upgrading From Previous Versions
If your system is running Dell OpenManage software prior to version 4.2, uninstall the current version
before attempting to install the new version.
Upgrading From Version 4.3 and Greater
For Dell OpenManage software versions 4.3 and later, you can upgrade your system using an RPM or the
srvadmin-install.sh shell script. Ensure that all installed components are upgraded when you perform
either procedure.
Using the RPM
1
Log on as root to the system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux that requires the upgraded managed
system components.
2 Insert the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD into the CD drive on your system.
If the CD does not mount automatically, use a command similar to the following:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom