Users Guide
Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Operating Systems 83
Custom Repair
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
→
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click
Add/Remove Programs
.
3
Click
Dell 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
Repair
option and click
Next
.
The
Ready to Repair the Program
dialog box opens.
6
Click
Install
to install the selected software features.
The
Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
screen opens. Messages provide the status and
progress of the software features being installed.
When the selected features are installed, the
Install Wizard Completed
dialog box opens.
7
Click
Finish
to exit the Server Administrator installation.
If you are prompted to reboot your system, select a reboot option:
•
Yes, reboot my system now
.
•
No, I will reboot my system later.
System Recovery on Failed Installation
The Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) provides the ability to return a system to its fully working
condition after a failed installation. MSI does this by maintaining an undo operation for every Standard
Action it performs during an install, upgrade, or uninstall. This operation includes restoration of deleted
or overwritten files, registry keys, and other resources. Windows temporarily saves any files that it deletes
or overwrites during the course of an installation or removal, so they can be restored if necessary, which is
a type of rollback. After a successful installation finishes, Windows deletes all of the temporary backup files.
In addition to the rollback of MSI Standard Actions, the Dell OpenManage library also has the ability to
undo commands listed in the INI file for each application if a rollback occurs. All files that are modified
by the Dell OpenManage installation actions will be restored to their original state if a rollback occurs.
When the MSI engine is going through the installation sequence, it ignores all actions that are scheduled
as rollback actions. If a Custom Action, MSI Standard Action, or a Dell OpenManage installation action
fails, then a rollback starts.