Users Guide

76 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft
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Windows
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Operating Systems
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the managed system before
installing Server Administrator. On supported Windows operating systems, Server Administrator
supports the Common Information Model/Windows Management Instrumentation (CIM/WMI) and
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). CIM and WMI are always installed, and SNMP is
available from the operating system installation media.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on your managed
system, see your operating system documentation.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and the R2 IPMI Device Driver
The information in this section is applicable only to PowerEdge x8xx systems and PowerEdge x9xx
systems.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Storage Server R2 contain an optional component called
Hardware Management. This component contains an IPMI driver. During installation, the component
installs and enables its IPMI driver.
NOTE: On PowerEdge x8xx systems, after you install the Hardware Management component, you must perform an
additional step to get the R2 IPMI driver installed.
When Server Administrator starts, it first determines if the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver is enabled. If
enabled, then Server Administrator uses the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver to provide its IPMI-based
functionality. If the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver is not enabled, Server Administrator uses its own
internal IPMI support to provide its IPMI-based functionality. For Server Administrator, it is recommended
that you use the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver instead of the internal IPMI support. If your system is
running Windows Server 2003 R2 or Windows Storage Server R2, it is recommended that after you install or
upgrade Server Administrator, you also install the optional Hardware Management component of R2.
To install the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver on PowerEdge x8xx systems, perform the following
additional step:
• From a command shell, execute the following command:
Rundll32 ipmisetp.dll, AddTheDevice
NOTE: This step is not required on PowerEdge x9xx systems.
After you install the Hardware Management component of Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system
and have performed the additional step to install the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver (on
PowerEdge x8xx systems), you must also restart the DSM SA Data Manager service so that Server
Administrator can switch over from using its own internal IPMI support to using the Windows Server 2003 R2
IPMI driver. To restart the service, you can either manually restart the service or reboot the system.
At a later date, if you uninstall the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver either directly by manually
uninstalling it or by uninstalling the Hardware Management component (which will uninstall the driver),
you must restart the DSM SA Data Manager service so that Server Administrator can switch over from
using the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver to using its own internal IPMI support. To restart the
service, you can either manually restart the service or reboot the system.