book.book Page 1 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Dell OpenManage™ Software Quick Installation Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
book.book Page 2 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. _________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2006 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
book.book Page 3 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Contents Maximizing the Value of Your Dell™ PowerEdge™ System . . . . . . . . . Verifying the Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Kit Contents . . . . . Systems Management Software Overview . . Installing Your Operating System Using Server Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Systems Management Software on a Managed System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Systems Management Software on a Management Station . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 4 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 4 www.dell.com | support.dell.
book.book Page 5 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM The Quick Installation Guide is available on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD, the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD, and the Dell PowerEdge Documentation CD in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. Maximizing the Value of Your Dell™ PowerEdge™ System Use the supplied CDs to quickly get your system up and running. You will get consistent, reliable results and ensure trouble-free operation.
book.book Page 6 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM • Systems Management — Installs Dell OpenManage™ software applications to help ensure maximum reliability and availability of your systems. These applications provide the tools needed to remotely monitor, diagnose, and update your systems. • Documentation — Allows quick access to available system, systems management software, RAID controller, and peripheral documents in supported languages.
book.book Page 7 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Verifying the Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Kit Contents The systems management software kit includes, but is not limited to, the following components: • The Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD is a bootable CD that provides the tools you need to configure your system and install your operating system.
book.book Page 8 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM • The Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility CDs are included only with the subscription service kit and provide newer versions of software for your system through the Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility (SUU) and Dell Update Packages (DUP). SUU is delivered on separate CDs for Microsoft Windows and Linux.
book.book Page 9 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Systems Management Software Overview Dell OpenManage systems management software is a suite of application programs for PowerEdge and Dell™PowerVault™ systems. This software allows you to manage your system with proactive monitoring, notification, and remote access. NOTE: Diagnostics is no longer available through Server Administrator.
book.book Page 10 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM A management station can be used to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central location. NOTE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager Console (for management station) is available under Windows only if previous Dell OpenManage management station software (with Array Manager Console installed) is detected. It is only available for upgrade. Figure 1-1 illustrates the relationship between a management station and its managed systems.
book.book Page 11 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Figure 1-1.
book.book Page 12 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Table 1-1 describes the Dell OpenManage products. Table 1-1.
book.book Page 13 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Function Software Product CD Installation Local system Server management, Administrator and Server Management including RAID configuration and management Description A management solution for PowerEdge systems that provides a consolidated and consistent way to monitor, configure, and manage individual Dell systems.
book.book Page 14 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Table 1-1.
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book.book Page 17 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Function Software Product CD Description Status and reporting IT Assistant A systems management console Systems Management program, usually installed on one management station to collect Consoles information and provide a view of all managed systems.
book.book Page 18 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Table 1-1.
book.book Page 19 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Function Software Product CD Description A utility that provides remote Systems BMC Remote management Management Management management and configuration of systems equipped with a baseboard Consoles (continued) Utility management controller (BMC) using the IPMI protocol.
book.book Page 20 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Function Software Product CD Description Driver identification and installation System software extraction utility Service and Diagnostic Utilities Provides device drivers and utilities to update your system.
book.book Page 21 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Installing Your Operating System Using Server Assistant Perform the following steps to determine if an operating system has been installed on your system: 1 Ensure that the keyboard, mouse, and monitor are connected to your system, and turn on your system. 2 Read and accept the software license agreement to continue.
book.book Page 22 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Perform the following steps to install an operating system on your system: 1 Insert the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD and restart your system. The following options are available during system boot: • Server Assistant — Boots through the CD. • Server Assistant with CD media check — Checks if the CD is created correctly and for validity of content.
book.book Page 23 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM For additional information about installing RAID, see Getting Started With RAID on the documentation CD. NOTE: When you use Server Assistant to install a supported operating system, Server Assistant automatically copies the relevant systems management software installation files onto the hard drive and places Install Server Administrator and Delete Server Administrator Installation Files icons on the desktop.
book.book Page 24 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM NOTE: When installing the Windows operating system, some hardware configurations with more than 4 GB of physical memory installed require additional steps after the operating system installation to fully utilize all installed memory. For more information on Physical Address Extension (PAE), see: • www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/ PAE_checklist.htm • www.microsoft.
book.book Page 25 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM NOTICE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager is no longer supported. If you are upgrading a system (installed with Dell OpenManage version 4.3 or later) with Array Manager installed, Array Manager will be removed during the upgrade process. You can use the Server Administrator Storage Management Service instead. NOTE: See the Installation and Security User’s Guide for custom installation and other details.
book.book Page 26 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM NOTE: Install the SNMP agent on your managed system using your operating system medium before installing the managed system software. NOTE: To avoid booting to Server Assistant, remove the Installation and Server Management CD if you restart your system.
book.book Page 27 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 4 Insert the Installation and Server Management CD into the CD drive. The setup program should start automatically. If it does not, click the Start button, click Run, and then type x:\srvadmin\windows\setup.exe (where x is the drive letter of your CD drive). The setup program starts the prerequisite checker utility. 5 Review the results of the prerequisite checks performed and resolve any conditions that are listed.
book.book Page 28 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Installing Managed System Software for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems 1 Log on as root to the system running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system where you want to install the managed system components. 2 Insert the Installation and Server Management CD into the CD drive.
book.book Page 29 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 4 Navigate to the srvadmin/linux/supportscripts directory from the mounted location and execute the srvadmin-install.sh script as follows: sh srvadmin-install.sh --express or sh srvadmin-install.sh -x The script will install the typical software suite for your system configuration. NOTE: You can log the output of the RPM installation by adding 2>&1 | tee –a /var/log/srvadmin.log to the above shell script execution.
book.book Page 30 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Using Dell OpenManage on VMware ESX Server Software Dell OpenManage installation with VMware ESX Server software requires special steps. These steps vary depending on the Dell OpenManage version and ESX Server version; and only a limited number of combinations are supported. See the VMware Systems Compatibility Guide and the VMware ESX Server Deployment Guide located in the Resource Center at www.dell.com/vmware for details.
book.book Page 31 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM NOTE: Management station and managed system software can be installed in the same or in different directories. You can select the directory for installation.
book.book Page 32 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Installing Management Station Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems NOTE: IT Assistant is not a supported feature for the 64-bit versions of both Windows Server 2003 Standard and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Editions. NOTE: IT Assistant installation is not supported on systems with systems management software prior to version 4.3. If version 4.2 or an earlier version (>=3.
book.book Page 33 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM To install applications onto the management station, perform the following steps: 1 Log on with administrator privileges to the system where you want to install the management station applications. 2 Insert the Systems Management Consoles CD into the CD drive. The setup program should start automatically. If it does not, click the Start button, click Run, and then type x:\windows\setup.exe (where x is the drive letter of your CD drive).
book.book Page 34 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 6 Select I Accept and click Next. The Setup Type screen is displayed. 7 Select Typical and click Next. The Ready To Install screen is displayed. 8 Click Install to accept the selected features and begin installation. The Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen appears. Messages appear, stating the status and progress of the software components being installed.
book.book Page 35 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Installing Management Station Software for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems The BMC Management Utility and the RAC components of the management station suite of software can be used on a management station running the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux or the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system.
book.book Page 36 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 3 Navigate to the linux/bmc directory from the mounted location and install the BMC software using the rpm commands specific to the operating system: • For systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use: rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-RHEL-*.rpm. • For systems running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use: rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-SUSE-*.rpm.
book.book Page 37 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Updating Drivers and Utilities The Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD contains device drivers and utilities that you can use to update your system. You must copy the drivers and utilities to either a diskette or to your system’s hard drive to use them. For the latest product updates, such as drivers and Dell OpenManage applications, go to the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
book.book Page 38 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 1 Insert the Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD into the CD drive on a system running Windows. The setup program should start automatically. If it does not, click the Start button, click Run, and then type x:\setup.exe (where x is the drive letter of your CD drive). 2 Select the system, and from the Select Drivers/Utilities Set, select the file set that you want to update, and then click Continue.
book.book Page 39 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM The Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility CDs ship only with the Subscription Kit and provides newer versions of software for your system through the Server Update Utility (SUU) and Dell Update Packages (DUP). SUU is delivered on separate CDs for Microsoft Windows and Linux. 1 Insert the Server Update Utility CD into the CD drive on a system running either the Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating System.
book.book Page 40 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 3 If the GUI initialization fails, you need to install the latest version of OpenIPMI driver. Type suu -g -installIPMI to install the latest version of OpenIPMIdriver. NOTE: The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service of Server Administrator requires a minimum version of the OpenIPMI device driver in order to provide IPMI-based information and functionality. The minimum version required is defined based on the operating system.
book.book Page 41 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM 5 Click Update to apply all of the Updates that are listed for your server. You cannot selectively apply updates. SUU presents a dialog box asking for confirmation that you want to update the listed components. Click Yes to continue. 6 The Update Success window appears, confirming successful update for SUU and DUP, and may prompt you to reboot your system to complete the update.
book.book Page 42 Wednesday, December 6, 2006 2:12 PM Obtaining Technical Assistance Before contacting Dell for technical assistance, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If you need additional technical support, see "Getting Help" in your system's Hardware Owner's Manual for country- or region-specific information about contacting Dell by using telephone, fax, and Internet services.
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