Users Guide

112 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
Upgrading From Previous Versions
If your system is running Dell OpenManage software prior to version 4.2, uninstall the current version
before attempting to install the new version.
Upgrading From Version 4.3 or Later
For Dell OpenManage software versions 4.3 and later, you can upgrade your system using RPM commands
or the srvadmin-install.sh shell script. Ensure that all installed components are upgraded when
you perform either procedure.
NOTE: Use of the install script, srvadmin-install.sh is recommended.
Using the RPM
1 Log on as root to the system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
that requires the upgraded managed system components.
2 Insert the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD into the CD drive on your system.
If the CD does not mount automatically, use a command similar to the following:
mount /dev/cdrom/ mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
3
After the CD mounts, navigate to the RPMS directory by using a command similar to the following:
cd /media/cdrom/srvadmin/linux/RPMS/<os>
Where <os> is RHEL3 or RHEL4 or SLES9 or SLES10. Enter the appropriate directory name that
applies to your system.
4 Upgrade the Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server system using a single long
command or individual RPMs. The single long command is a combination of RPMs and can be
executed by typing just one command.
Upgrade with the following command if you are upgrading from version 5.0:
rpm -Uhv `rpm -q --queryformat "%{NAME}* " \`rpm -qa | grep
srvadmin\``
If upgrading from 4. x , use a command like the following:
rpm -Uhv openipmi/openipmi*.rpm srvadmin-ipmi*.rpm `rpm -q --
queryformat "%{NAME}* " \`rpm -qa | grep srvadmin\``
NOTE: The commands upgrade the existing Server Administrator RPM packages on your system. Starting
with version 5.0, the openipmi and srvadmin-ipmi packages are new requirements for Server Administrator.
The dkms RPM package under the openipmi sub-directory depends on the openipmi package. You may have
to adjust the commands depending on the status of these packages on your system.