Users Guide

System Requirements
DellOpenManageServerAdministratorsoftwaremustbeinstalledoneachsystemtobemanaged.YoucanthenmanageeachsystemrunningServer
Administrator locally or remotely through a supported Web browser.
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Managed System Requirements
l One of the Supported Operating Systems
l A minimum of 64 MB of RAM
l A minimum of 256 MB of free hard drive space
l Administrator rights
l ATCP/IPconnectiononthemonitoredsystemandtheremotesystemtofacilitateremotesystemmanagement
l One of the supported Web browsers (see "Minimum Supported Web Browser Requirements")
l One of the Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards (see "Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards")
l A mouse, keyboard, and monitor to manage a system locally. The monitor requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen
resolution setting is 1024 x 768.
l TheServerAdministratorRemoteAccessServicerequiresthataremoteaccesscontroller(RAC)beinstalledonthesystemtobemanaged.SeetheDell
Remote Access Controller 4 User's Guide, theDellRemoteAccessController5User'sGuide,and the Dell Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup
Guide, or the DellEmbeddedRemoteAccess/MCControllerUser'sGuide for complete software and hardware requirements.
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Remote Management System Requirements
l One of the supported Web browsers to manage a system remotely from a graphical user interface (GUI)
l ATCP/IPconnectiononthemanagedsystemandtheremotesystemtofacilitateremotesystemmanagement
l A minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution setting is 1024 x 768
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Minimum Supported Web Browser Requirements
l Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and SP2 (Windows only)
l Mozilla Firefox 1.07 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
l Mozilla 1.7.8, 1.7.10, and 1.7.11 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
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Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the managed system before installing your management station or managed
system software. On supported Windows operating systems, Dell OpenManage software supports these two systems management standards: Common
Information Model/Windows Management Instrumentation (CIM/WMI) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). On supported Red Hat Enterprise
Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, Dell OpenManage software supports the SNMP systems management standard.
Table3-1showstheavailabilityofthesystemsmanagementstandardsforeachsupportedoperatingsystem.
Table 3-1.AvailabilityofSystemsManagementProtocolbyOperatingSystems
Dependencies and Prerequisites
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NOTE: The RAC software is installed as part of the Express or Typical Setup and Custom Setup installation options when installing managed
system software from the DellPowerEdge™InstallationandServerManagement CD provided that the managed system meets all of the RAC
installation prerequisites. See "Remote Access Service" and the Dell Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup Guide or the DellEmbedded
Remote Access/MC Controller User's Guide for complete software and hardware requirements.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on your managed system, see your operating system
documentation.
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Operating System
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SNMP
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CIM/WMI
Supported Windows operating systems.
Available from the operating system installation media.
Always installed.
Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems.
You must install the SNMP package provided with the operating system.
Unavailable.
Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.
You must install the SNMP package provided with the operating system.
Unavailable.