Users Guide
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen opens.
This screen then switches to the Resuming the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen.
3. Click Next.
The Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen opens. Messages are displayed, stating the status and progress of the software
features being installed or upgraded.
After the selected features are installed or upgraded, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
4. Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator installation.
If you are prompted to reboot your system, you must reboot your system to make the installed managed system software services available for use.
You must also reboot your system before changing your operating system disk; an example is when upgrading from a basic disk to a dynamic disk. If you
are prompted to reboot your system, select a reboot option:
l Yes, reboot my system now.
l No, I will reboot my system later.
Upgrade Using the Windows Installer Patch File
YoucanupgradeyourManagedSystemsoftwareusingtheWindowsInstallerPatch(.MSP)file.TheMSPfileisavailableontheDellSupportwebsiteat
support.dell.com. To apply the MSP file either double-click on the MSP file or enter the following command in your command-prompt window:
Msiexec.exe /p filename.msp
Custom Modify
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings® Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and click Change.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administratordialogboxopens.
4. Click Next.
The Program Maintenance dialog box opens.
5. Select the Modify option and click Next.
The Custom Setup dialog box opens.
6. To select a specific managed system software application, click on the drop-down arrow beside the listed feature and select either This feature will be
installed... to install the feature, or This feature will not be available to not install the feature.
A selected feature has a hard drive icon depicted next to it. A deselected feature has a red X next to it. By default, if the Prerequisite Checker finds a
software feature with no supporting hardware, the checker deselects the feature.
7. Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation.
The Ready to Modify the Program dialog box opens.
8. Click Install to install the selected software features.
The Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator screen opens. Messages give the status and progress of the software features being installed.
When the selected features are installed, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
9. Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator installation.
If you are prompted to reboot your system, you must do so to make the installed managed system software services available for use. If you are
prompted to reboot your system, select a reboot option:
l Yes, reboot my system now.
l No, I will reboot my system later.
NOTE: You can use other msiexec parameters like "/q" for silent upgrades.