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DELL OPENMANAGE(TM) INSTALLATION AND SERVER MANAGEMENT README

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Version 4.5.1

Release Date: April 2006

The Dell OpenManage Server Support Kit consists of a suite of four

CDs to assist you in installing, configuring, and updating the

necessary programs and operating systems you need to get your

Dell(TM) PowerEdge(TM) system up and running.

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CONTENTS

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* Criticality

* Compatibility/Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights - Features

* Release Highlights - Fixes

* Installation

* User Notes

* Known Issues

* History

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CRITICALITY

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2 = Recommended

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COMPATIBILITY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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The following Dell PowerEdge systems are supported on the

"Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management" CD version 4.5.1:

1850, 2850, 6800 and 6850.

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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FEATURES

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* Limited installation support for the following systems on

Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Linux operating systems:

- PowerEdge 1850

- PowerEdge 2850

- PowerEdge 6800

- PowerEdge 6850

* Updated Storage Management Service support to include Serial

Attached SCSI (SAS) controllers

Summary of content (14 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL OPENMANAGE(TM) INSTALLATION AND SERVER MANAGEMENT README ###################################################################### Version 4.5.1 Release Date: April 2006 The Dell OpenManage Server Support Kit consists of a suite of four CDs to assist you in installing, configuring, and updating the necessary programs and operating systems you need to get your Dell(TM) PowerEdge(TM) system up and running.
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Note: This release supports only PowerEdge 1850, 2850, 6800 and 6850 systems. ###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FIXES ###################################################################### N/A ###################################################################### INSTALLATION ###################################################################### * On Microsoft Windows operating systems, run "setup.exe" from the "srvadmin\windows" directory of the CD
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* The "Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide" provides instructions on how to install the applications on the "Installation and Server Management" CD for all supported operating systems. See the "QUICK_INSTALL_GUIDE.htm" file in the "srvadmin\docs\en\OpenManage_QIG" directory on the "Installation and Server Management" CD. * If you are running any application on the "Installation and Server Management" CD, close the application before installing Server Administrator applications.
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software version 4.5.1 before applying SP1. * In the prerequisite checker screen, you may get the message, "An error occurred while attempting to execute a Visual Basic Script. Please confirm that Visual Basic files are installed correctly." This error occurs when the Prerequisite Checker calls the Dell OpenManage "vbstest.vbs" (a Visual Basic [VB]) script to verify the installation environment and fails for some reason. The possible causes are: 1. Incorrect Internet Explorer "Security" settings.
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newer version of Server Administrator that supports the specified Windows component (if a newer version is available), or remove the specified component before installing Server Administrator. To remove an optional component of Windows, use the "Add/Remove Windows Components" wizard. You can access this wizard by selecting "Add or Remove Programs" from the "Control Panel," and then selecting "Add/Remove Windows Components.
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that window after an "Unattended Installation" has completed. It is not possible to execute CLI commands from the same console window on which Server Administrator was installed. * If Server Administrator is being installed or uninstalled on a system where the Web download version of Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics (version 2.2) is running, the Windows Installer Service may display a message stating that specific files needed by Server Administrator are in use by Diagnostics.
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If you choose to install Server Administrator while the Intel IMB driver is being installed, you may have problems running Server Administrator. Server Administrator services may fail to start, or Server Administrator may have problems accessing sensor data.
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you can determine which RPM is needed to install the shared object by using the RPM "--whatprovides" switch. For example, "rpm -q --whatprovides libpam.so.0". An RPM name such as "pam-0.75-64" could be returned, so obtain and install the "pam-0.75-64.i386.rpm". When Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is installed on a 64-bit version of Linux, ensure that the "compat-libstdc++-.i386.rpm" RPM package is installed.
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to client computers for installation via Windows group policies. (144364) * If you upgrade from version "X" to version "Y" via MSP (Service Pack) and then try to use the version "Y" CD (full install), the Prerequisite Checker on the version "Y" CD will inform you that the current version is already installed. If you proceed, the installation will not run in "Maintenance" mode and you will not get the option to "Modify," "Repair," or "Uninstall.
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(active) and Feature B is not active, the "Change" and "Space" buttons will be disabled if you click Feature B. You must click on Feature A to view your space availability, or to change the installation directory. (139020) * When adding a feature, if you do not have sufficient disk space on the drive where Server Administrator or Management Station is installed, you will get an out-of-disk-space message suggesting that you select a different destination drive. This message is incorrect.
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* On Windows 2000 with MSI engine "2.0.2600.1183," installing Server Administrator using deployment tools that employ user impersonation will install the Server Administrator device drivers. Upgrade the Windows installer engine to version 3.0 (available via Microsoft website) and install using deployment tools. (134411) * On Windows 2000 operating systems, a roll-back to the original install configuration occurs if you cancel the removal of Server Administrator.
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"WARNING: srvadmin-rac3-components configuration not performed; '/etc/omreg.cfg' is missing or damaged." The solution is to use the Dell OpenManage uninstall script, "srvadmin-uninstall.sh," that is provided. (153056) * Dell OpenManage Server Assistant adds a script to the root user's ".bash_profile" file that prompts for the installation of Dell OpenManage systems management software.
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###################################################################### Release Highlights - Features ###################################################################### * Added installation support for the following new platforms: - PowerEdge 830 - PowerEdge 850 Note: This release supports only these two new platforms.
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* Added installation support for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management Service under Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. * Leveraged native install technologies for each operating system for Server Administrator installs. * Added Server Update Utility (SUU) 1.0 to the "Dell PowerEdge Updates" CD. SUU is a CD-based application for identifying and applying updates on your PowerEdge server(s).