Users Guide

60 Installing Management Station Software
8 Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation.
The
IT Assistant Custom Settings dialog box opens.
NOTE: IT Assistant requires a default instance of a database to be installed on the system. IT Assistant
cannot use a named instance of database.
NOTE: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express requires Microsoft Data Access components 2.8 (MDAC 2.8) and
.NET 2.0 Runtime to be installed. The prerequisite checker utility will prompt you to install MDAC 2.8, If MDAC 2.8
is not installed on your system.
9 Modify the Custom Settings for IT Assistant fields as necessary.
10 Click Next to accept the custom settings for IT Assistant.
The
Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.
NOTE: You can cancel the installation process by clicking Cancel. The installation rolls back the changes that
you made. If you click Cancel at a later point in the installation process, the installation may not roll back properly,
leaving the system with an incomplete installation. See "System Recovery on Failed Installation" for
more information.
11 Click Install to install the selected software features.
The
Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens.
When the selected features are installed, the
Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
12 Click Finish to leave the Management Station installation.
Upgrade
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD features an Upgrade option for upgrading IT Assistant and
other Management Station software.
When you insert the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD into your system's CD drive, the
prerequisite checker program checks your system.
To upgrade all of the Management Station software products that are currently installed on your system,
click Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station and select Next.
All features appropriate for your system are pre-selected during an upgrade.
The following procedures describe how to upgrade IT Assistant and other management station software.
NOTE: There is no Windows Installer Patch (.MSP) support for the latest version of the Management Station
software as it is a major upgrade. You can use MSP files to upgrade only in minor upgrades.