Users Guide

Installing Management Station Software 71
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling Management Station
Software on Systems Running Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems
Installing Management Station Software
Only the BMC and the RAC features of the Management Station suite of software can be used on a
management station running Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
To install the BMC Management Utility onto a management station, perform the following steps:
1
Log on as root to the system where you want to install the Management Station features.
2 If necessary, mount the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD to a desired location using the mount
command or a similar command.
3 Navigate to the /linux/bmc directory and install the BMC software using the rpm commands specific
to the operating system:
• For systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use
osabmcutil*-RHEL-*.rpm, for
example,
rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-RHEL-*.rpm .
• For systems running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use
osabmcutil*-SUSE-*.rpm, for
example,
rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-SUSE-*.rpm.
To install the DRAC Tools feature, perform the following steps:
1
Log on as root to the system where you want to install the Management Station features.
2 If necessary, mount the CD to a desired location using the mount command or a similar command.
3 Navigate to the /linux/rac directory and install the RAC software using the rpm -ivh *.rpm command.
Upgrading Management Station Software
To upgrade the BMC Management Utility onto a management station, perform the following steps:
1
Log on as root to the system where you want to upgrade the Management Station features.
2 If necessary, mount the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD to a desired location using the mount
command or a similar command.
3 Navigate to the /linux/bmc directory and upgrade the BMC software using the rpm commands specific
to the operating system:
• For systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use
osabmcutil*-RHEL-*.rpm, for
example,
rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-RHEL-*.rpm .
• For systems running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use
osabmcutil*-SUSE-*.rpm, for
example,
rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-SUSE-*.rpm.