Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft
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Windows
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Digital Certificates
All Server Administrator packages for Microsoft are digitally signed with a Dell certificate that helps
guarantee the integrity of the installation packages. If these packages are repackaged, edited, or
manipulated in other ways, the digital signature will be invalidated. This manipulation results in an
unsupported installation package and the Prerequisite Checker will not allow you to install the software.
Installation Procedures
This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator on a system that is
running a supported Windows operating system.
Prerequisites for Installing or Upgrading Server Administrator
You must have Administrator privileges.
If you want to use supporting agents for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), you must
install the operating system support for the SNMP standard before or after you install Server
Administrator. For more information about installing SNMP, see the installation instructions for the
operating system you are running on your system.
NOTE: During a Typical installation, individual Server Administrator services will not be installed on managed
systems that do not meet the specific hardware and software Installation Requirements for that service.
For example, the Server Administrator Remote Access Service software module will not be installed during a
Typical installation unless the managed system has an installed remote access controller. You can, however, go to
Custom Setup and select the Remote Access Service software module for installation.
Prerequisite Checker
The setup program (setup.exe) will start the Prerequisite Checker program. The setup program is located
in the \srvadmin\Windows directory on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD.
The Prerequisite Checker program examines the prerequisite requirements for software features without
launching the actual installation. This 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 product from being installed during
Typical installation. It is recommended that you resolve the condition causing the warning before
proceeding with the installation of that software. If you decide to continue, you can select and install the
software using the Custom installation. For example, if an Intel network interface card (NIC) is not
detected on the system, you will see the following message:
An Intel(R) NIC was not detected on this system. This will disable
the "Typical" installation of the Intel(R) SNMP Agent.