Release Notes

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installed on a system running a 64-bit version of a Linux operating
system, ensure that the "compat-libstdc++-<version>.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."
* The OpenIPMI device driver used by Server Administrator will
conflict with the Intel IMB device driver. Dell requires that you
uninstall the IMB driver before installing Server Administrator.
* Non-factory Installation Methods.
You can install managed systems software using one of the two
The "Installation and Server Management" CD provides installation
methods. scripts and RPM packages to install, upgrade, and uninstall
Server Administrator and other managed system software components on
your managed system. Additionally, you can install Server
Administrator on multiple systems through an unattended installation
across your network.
- First install method: Use the provided custom install
Script, "srvadmin-install.sh." This script allows unattended
express installation and custom, unattended or interactive
installation. By including the "srvadmin-install.sh" script in
your Linux scripts you may install Server Administrator on single
or multiple systems, in attended or unattended modes and locally
or across a network.
- Second install method - Use the Server Administrator RPM
packages provided in the custom directories and the Linux "rpm"
command. This allows custom interactive installation. You may
write Linux scripts that install Server Administrator on a single
or multiple systems through an unattended installation locally or
across a network.
Using a combination of the two install methods is not recommended.
It may be required that you manually install required Server
Administrator RPM packages provided in the custom directories,
using the Linux "rpm" command.
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USER NOTES FOR UPGRADE ON SUPPORTED RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX AND SUSE
LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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* There are a few additional components that can be installed on a
system that already has Server Administrator installed. For
example, you can install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics on a system
that has previously been installed with managed system software.
On such a system, while uninstalling Server Administrator, only
those RPM packages that are not required by any of the newly
installed components are uninstalled. In the above example, Dell