Users Guide

R2 IPMI driver instead of the internal IPMI support. If your system is running Windows Server 2003 R2 or Windows Storage Server R2, it is recommended that
after you install or upgrade Server Administrator, you also install the optional Hardware Management component of R2.
To install the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver on PowerEdge x8xx systems, perform the following additional step:
l From a command shell, execute the following command:
Rundll32 ipmisetp.dll, AddTheDevice
After you install the Hardware Management component of Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system and have performed the additional step to install the
Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver (on PowerEdge x8xx systems), you must also restart the DSM SA Data Manager service so that Server Administrator can
switch over from using its own internal IPMI support to using the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver. To restart the service, you can either manually restart
the service or reboot the system.
At a later date, if you uninstall the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver either directly by manually uninstalling it or by uninstalling the Hardware Management
component (which will uninstall the driver), you must restart the DSM SA Data Manager service so that Server Administrator can switch over from using the
Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver to using its own internal IPMI support. To restart the service, you can either manually restart the service or reboot the
system.
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Digital Certificates
AllServerAdministratorpackagesforMicrosoftaredigitallysignedwithaDellcertificatethathelpsguaranteetheintegrityoftheinstallationpackages.Ifthese
packages are repackaged, edited, or manipulated in other ways, the digital signature will be invalidated. This manipulation results in an unsupported
installationpackageandthePrerequisiteCheckerwillnotallowyoutoinstallthesoftware.
Installation Procedures
This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator on a system that is running a supported Windows operating system.
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Prerequisites for Installing or Upgrading Server Administrator
You must have Administrator privileges.
If you want to use supporting agents for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), you must install the operating system support for the SNMP
standard before or after you install Server Administrator. For more information about installing SNMP, see the installation instructions for the operating system
you are running on your system.
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Prerequisite Checker
The setup program (setup.exe) will start the Prerequisite Checker program. The setup program is located in the \srvadmin\Windows directory on the Dell
PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD.ThePrerequisiteCheckerprogramexaminestheprerequisiterequirementsforsoftwarefeatureswithout
launching the actual installation. This program displays a status window that provides information about your system's hardware and software that might
affect the installation and operation of software features.
ThePrerequisiteCheckerdisplaysthreetypesofmessages:informational,warning,anderrormessages.
An informational message describes a condition of which you should be aware. It does not prevent a feature from being installed.
A warning message describes a condition that prevents a software product from being installed during Typical installation. It is recommended that you resolve
the condition causing the warning before proceeding with the installation of that software. If you decide to continue, you can select and install the software
using the Custom installation. For example, if an Intel network interface card (NIC) is not detected on the system, you will see the following message:
An Intel(R) NIC was not detected on this system. This will disable the "Typical" installation of the Intel(R) SNMP Agent.
Use the "Custom" installation setup type later during installation to select this feature if you have an Intel(R) NIC installed.
An error message describes a condition of which you should be aware that prevents the software feature from being installed. You must resolve the condition
causing the error before proceeding with the installation of the software feature. If you do not resolve the issue, the software feature will not be installed.
You can run the prerequisite check silently by running RunPreReqChecks.exe /s from the srvadmin\windows\PreReqChecker directory. For further details see
"Prerequisite Checker."
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Installing and Upgrading Server Administrator
ThissectionexplainshowtoinstallandupgradetheServerAdministratorusingtwoinstallationoptions:
l Use the setup program in the windows directory on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD to install or upgrade Server Administrator
and other managed system software.
NOTE: This step is not required on PowerEdge x9xx systems.
NOTE: During a Typical installation, individual Server Administrator services will not be installed on managed systems that do not meet the specific
hardwareandsoftwareInstallationRequirementsforthatservice.Forexample,theServerAdministratorRemoteAccessServicesoftwaremodulewill
not be installed during a Typical installation unless the managed system has an installed remote access controller. You can, however, go to
CustomSetup and select the Remote Access Service software module for installation.