Users Guide

Installing Management Station Software 57
Installing SNMP
The SNMP service must be installed and running on the IT Assistant system. SNMP (or CIM) must also
be installed on the systems that you want to discover and manage. If you attempt to install the
IT Assistant on a system without SNMP, the installation program stops and prompts you to install SNMP.
In addition, if you stop the SNMP service, the IT Assistant services also stop.
For information about installing SNMP on the IT Assistant management station, see the
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User’s Guide.
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling Management Station
Software on Systems Running Supported Windows
Operating Systems
This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall Management Station software on a
system that is running a supported Windows operating system. If the prerequisites are met on a system,
the default features that get installed are IT Assistant, BMC Utilities, and Remote Access
Controller Console.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager Console is not available under Windows if no previous Management
Station software (with Array Manager Console installed) is detected. It is only available for upgrade. Support for
Array Manager Console will be discontinued in a future release.
Prerequisite Checker
The setup program (setup.exe) will start the Prerequisite Checker program. The setup program is located
in the windows directory on the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD. The Prerequisite Checker
program examines the prerequisite requirement for software features without launching the actual
installation. The Prerequisite Checker 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 feature from being installed during
Typical installation. It is recommended that you resolve the condition causing the warning before
proceeding with the installation of the software. If you decide to continue, you can select and install
the software using the
Custom installation.
• 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 that software feature. If you do not resolve the issue, the software feature will not be installed.
You can run the prerequisite check silently from the \windows\PreReqChecker directory, by executing
RunPreReqChecks.exe /s. For further details on running the Prerequisite Checker silently, see the
section titled "Prerequisite Checker."