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 Setup and Administration
DellOpenManage™Version5.1InstallationandSecurityUser'sGuide
Before You Begin
Installation Requirements
Dependencies and Prerequisites
Configuring a Supported Web Browser
Assigning User Privileges
Configuring the SNMP Agent
Secure Port Server and Security Setup
Before You Begin
l Read the applicable instructions in this chapter.
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 document contains compatibility information about Dell OpenManage software
installation and operation on various hardware platforms (systems) running supported Microsoft®Windows®, Red Hat®Enterprise Linux, and SUSE®
Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.
l ReadtheapplicableDellOpenManagereadmefilesontheDellOpenManageCDsorontheDell™Supportwebsiteatsupport.dell.com. These files
containthelatestinformationaboutsoftware,firmware,anddriverversions,inadditiontoinformationaboutknownissues.Theinstallation
readme_ins.txt file also contains a list of supported servers.
l Read the installation instructions for your operating system.
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the Dell OpenManage systems management software general requirements. Operating system-specific installation
prerequisites are listed as part of the installation procedures.
l Supported Operating Systems
l System Requirements
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Supported Operating Systems
Dell OpenManage systems management software runs, at a minimum, on each of the following operating systems:
l Windows 2000 Server family (with SP4) — Includes Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and Windows 2000 Professional
l WindowsServer™2003family(withR2)— Includes Standard and Enterprise editions
l Windows Server 2003 x64 R2 — Includes Standard and Enterprise editions (except IT Assistant)
l Windows Server 2003 SP1 (Web Edition)
l Windows SBS 2003 SP1 (except IT Assistant)
l Windows XP SP2
l Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 — Includes Express, Standard, Workgroup, and Enterprise editions
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
l SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10) Gold for Intel EM64T
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NOTE: IT Assistant is not supported on systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64.
NOTE: Support for updated kernels released by Red Hat and for later versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux may require the use of Dynamic Kernel
Support (see "Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)" for a description of this feature).
NOTE: Support for updated kernels released by Novell®and for later versions of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server may require the use of Dynamic
Kernel Support (see "Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)" for a description of this feature).