Users Guide
82 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Operating Systems
Upgrade Using the Windows Installer Patch File
You can upgrade your Managed System software using the Windows Installer Patch (.MSP) file.
The MSP file is available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. To apply the MSP file either
double-click on the MSP file or enter the following command in your command-prompt window:
Msiexec.exe /p filename.msp
NOTE: You can use other msiexec parameters like "/q" for silent upgrades.
Custom Modify
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
→
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click
Add/Remove Programs
.
3
Click
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
and click
Change
.
The
Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
dialog box opens.
4
Click
Next
.
The
Program Maintenance
dialog box opens.
5
Select the
Modify
option and click
Next
.
The
Custom Setup
dialog box opens.
6
To select a specific managed system software application, click on the drop-down arrow beside the
listed feature and select either
This feature will be installed…
to install the feature, or
This feature
will not be available
to not install the feature.
A selected feature has a hard drive icon depicted next to it. A deselected feature has a red
X
next to it.
By default, if the Prerequisite Checker finds a software feature with no supporting hardware, the
checker deselects the feature.
7
Click
Next
to accept the selected software features for installation.
The
Ready to Modify the Program
dialog box opens.
8
Click
Install
to install the selected software features.
The
Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
screen opens. Messages give the status and
progress of the software features being installed.
When the selected features are installed, the
Install Wizard Completed
dialog box opens.
9
Click
Finish
to exit the Server Administrator installation.
If you are prompted to reboot your system, you must do so to make the installed managed system
software services available for use. If you are prompted to reboot your system, select a reboot option:
•
Yes, reboot my system now.
•
No, I will reboot my system later.