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 Installing Managed System Software on
Red Hat®Enterprise Linux and SUSE®Linux Operating Systems
DellOpenManage™Version5.1InstallationandSecurityUser'sGuide
Overview
Before You Begin
Installation Requirements
Installation Procedures
Using Dell OpenManage with VMware®ESXServer™Software
Managed System Software Installation Using Third-Party Deployment Software
Overview
You can install managed systems software by one of two 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.
The first install method uses the provided custom install script srvadmin-install.sh. This script allows unattended express installation and custom, unattended,
or interactive installation. By including the srvadmin-install.sh script in your Linux scripts you may install Server Administrator on single or multiple systems, in
attended or unattended mode, and locally or across a network.
The second install method uses the Server Administrator RPM packages provided in the custom directories and the Linux rpm command. This allows custom
interactive installation. You may write Linux scripts that install Server Administrator on a single or multiple systems through an unattended installation locally
or across a network.
Using a combination of the two install methods is not recommended and may require that you manually install required Server Administrator RPM packages
provided in the custom directories, using the Linux rpm command.
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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andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServeroperating
systems.
Before You Begin
l Read the installation requirements to ensure that your system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements.
l Read the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide. This guide contains compatibility information about Server Administrator installation
and operation on various hardware platforms running supported Microsoft®Windows®, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
operating systems.
l 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.
l 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.
l Read the installation instructions for your operating system.
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the general requirements for managed systems software.
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Supported Operating System Versions
The managed systems software runs, at a minimum, on each of the following operating systems:
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (version 3) x86, Update 6
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (version 3) for Intel®Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) Update 6
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (version 4) for Intel x86
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (version 4) for Intel EM64T
l SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 9), SP3 for Intel EM64T
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.