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DELL OPENMANAGE(TM) INSTALLATION AND SERVER MANAGEMENT README

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Version 5.1

Release Date: September 2006

Dell OpenManage Subscription Service Kit consists of a suite of five

CDs to assist you in installing, configuring, and updating the

necessary programs and operating systems you need to get your

Dell(TM) PowerEdge(TM) system up and running.

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CONTENTS

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* Criticality

* Compatibility/Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights - Features

* Release Highlights - Fixes

* Installation

* User Notes

* Known Issues

* History

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CRITICALITY

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2 = Recommended

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COMPATIBILITY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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The following Dell PowerEdge systems are supported for

"Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management" CD version 5.1:

600SC, 650, 700, 750, 800, 830, 840, 850, 860, 1600SC, 1650, 1655MC,

1750, 1800, 1850, 1855MC, 1900, 1950, 1955, 2600, 2650, 2800, 2850,

2900, 2950, 4600, 6600, 6650, 6800, and 6850.

The following Dell PowerVault(TM) system is supported for

"Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management" CD version 5.1:

NX 1950

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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FEATURES

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* Added installation support for the following operating system:

- SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server (Version 10) for Intel(R) Extended

Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)

Summary of content (20 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL OPENMANAGE(TM) INSTALLATION AND SERVER MANAGEMENT README ###################################################################### Version 5.1 Release Date: September 2006 Dell OpenManage Subscription Service Kit consists of a suite of five CDs to assist you in installing, configuring, and updating the necessary programs and operating systems you need to get your Dell(TM) PowerEdge(TM) system up and running.
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* Added installation support for the following systems: - PowerEdge 840 - PowerEdge 860 - PowerEdge 1900 - PowerVault NX 1950 ###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FIXES ###################################################################### N/A ###################################################################### INSTALLATION ###################################################################### * On Microsoft(R) Windows(R) operating systems, run "setup
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the "QUICK_INSTALL_GUIDE.htm" file in the "srvadmin\docs\en\OpenManage_QIG" directory on the "Installation and Server Management" CD. * If you are running any application on the "Installation and Server Management" CD, close the application before installing Server Administrator applications. * This version of Dell OpenManage Install only supports upgrades from Dell OpenManage systems management software version 4.3 or above. If you are using a version prior to 4.
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correctly." This error occurs when the Prerequisite Checker calls the Dell OpenManage "vbstest.vbs" (a Visual Basic [VB]) script to verify the installation environment and fails for some reason. The possible causes are: 1. Incorrect Internet Explorer "Security" settings.
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msi/setup/mediapackagepath.asp" * MSI reference counting takes effect if you install the Intel SNMP agent using the MSI provided by Intel, and then install the Intel SNMP agent again using Dell OpenManage Install. The Intel SNMP agent is not uninstalled during installation of the MSI; you must remove both installers from the system to remove the agent. * When launching the MSI installation packages from your Windows Explorer, all MSI output will be logged into the file, "SysMgmt.log.
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After Server Administrator installation is completed, this policy can be set to its original value. * During installation of Server Administrator on Windows 2000, if an "Out of Memory" error message displays, you must exit the installation and free up memory. Close other applications or perform any other task that will free up memory, before re-attempting Server Administrator installation. * Server Administrator may conflict with the Intel IMB driver.
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USER NOTES FOR SUPPORTED RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX AND SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS ====================================================================== * If your system comes with a factory installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) operating system for Intel EM64T, then prior to installing Server Administrator, you will need to install a set of Server Administrator-dependent RPM files. For convenience, these 32-bit versions of the RPM files are provided on the CD or package.
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installed on a system running a 64-bit version of a Linux operating system, ensure that the "compat-libstdc++-.i386.rpm" RPM package is installed. You will need to resolve the dependencies manually by installing the missing RPM files from your Linux operating system media. * Source packages for RPMs are available on a CD image that is available from the Dell Support website at "support.dell.com.
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PowerEdge Diagnostics requires packages such as "srvadmin-omilcore-X.Y.Z-N" and "srvadmin-hapi-X.Y.Z-N." These packages will not get uninstalled during an uninstallation of Server Administrator. In this case, if you try to install Server Administrator later by running the "sh srvadmin-install.sh" command, you will get the following message: "Server Administrator version X.Y.Z is currently installed. Installed Components are: - srvadmin-omilcore-X.Y.Z-N - srvadmin-hapi-X.Y.
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message: "Server Administrator version X.Y.Z is currently installed. Installed Components are: - srvadmin-omilcore-X.Y.Z-N - srvadmin-hapi-X.Y.Z-N Do you want to upgrade Server Administrator to X.Y.Z? Press ('y' for yes | 'Enter' to exit): " On pressing 'y', only those Server Administrator packages (in the above example, "srvadmin-omilcore-X.Y.Z-N" and "srvadmin-hapi-X.Y.Z-N") that are residing on the system are upgraded.
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(31564) (31829) (42077) * Most of the RPM packages have been written and tested for Dell PowerEdge systems and the Linux flavors that have been listed in this readme. If you try to install them on an unsupported system or an unsupported operating system, you may see unpredictable behavior during the install, uninstall, or during use of the RPM package.
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denial of access, or an initialization error. An example of installation failure during Dell OpenManage Install is "failed to load OMIL32.DLL." This is most likely due to insufficient COM permissions on the system. See the following article to remedy this situation: http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q104986 The Dell OpenManage Install may also fail if a previous installation of Dell OpenManage systems management software or some other software product was unsuccessful.
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Install, it is recommended that you run the "OMClean.exe" program, under the "srvadmin\support\OMClean" directory, to remove an old version of Server Administrator on your system. "An older version of Server Administrator software is detected on this system. You must uninstall all previous versions of Server Administrator applications before installing this version.
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* If you have installed Server Administrator and Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics in the same folder, Poweredge diagnostics may fail to work. Later on uninstalling Server Administrator, you may also lose all PowerEdge Diagnostics files. To avoid this problem, install Server Administrator and PowerEdge Diagnostics in different folders. In general it is recommended that more than one application is not installed in the same folder.
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prompts. To remedy this limitation, edit the ".bash_profile" file and comment out the line: "[ ${SHLVL}...." (152668) * There may be problems uninstalling Server Administrator after an unsuccessful upgrade during a manual RPM upgrade. You will see the following error message: "error: %preun(srvadmin-NAME-X.Y.Z-N.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 1" In this case, "NAME" is a feature name, for example "omacore." "X.Y.Z-N" is the version and build number of the feature.
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srvadmin-deng-5.0.0-200 srvadmin-omhip-4.4.0-339 srvadmin-jre-5.0.0-200 srvadmin-omacore-5.0.0-200 srvadmin-cm-5.0.0-200 srvadmin-omilcore-5.0.0-200 srvadmin-odf-5.0.0-200 To fix the problem, perform the following steps: 1. Delete the older feature. For example, use the following command "rpm -e srvadmin-omhip-4.4.0-339" 2. Resolve the dependency issue. In this case, install the proper set of OpenIPMI drivers. Locate the "supportscripts" directory on the "Installation and Server Management" CD and type ".
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* Added installation support for the following operating system: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (Version 9) for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) * Added installation support for the following systems: - PowerEdge 1950 - PowerEdge 1955 - PowerEdge 2900 - PowerEdge 2950 * Added support for Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC 5) * Windows Installer Patch (MSP) is not available for installation. You can upgrade from Dell OpenManage software version 4.3 to 5.
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Release Date: October 2005 ###################################################################### Release Highlights - Features ###################################################################### * Added installation support for the following operating system: - VMWare ESX 2.5.1 * Added installation support for the following systems: - PowerEdge 830 - PowerEdge 850 * From Dell OpenManage systems management software version 4.
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Release Highlights - Features ====================================================================== * Added installation support for the following operating systems: - Windows Server(R) 2003 x64 (Standard and Enterprise editions) - Windows Server 2003 SP1 NOTE: Dell OpenManage version 4.
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