Users Guide

Installing Dell OpenManage Software on Windows Server 2008 Core 125
Installing Dell™ OpenManage™
Software On Microsoft
®
Windows
Server
®
2008 Core
Introduction
The Server Core installation option of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008
operating system provides a minimal environment for running specific server
roles that reduces the maintenance and management requirements and the
attack surface for those server roles. A Windows Server 2008 Core installation
installs only a subset of the binaries that are required by the supported server
roles. For example, the Explorer shell is not installed as part of a Windows
Server 2008 Core installation. Instead, the default user interface for a
Windows Server 2008 Core installation is the command prompt.
NOTE: Windows Server 2008 Core operating system does not support a graphical
user interface (GUI) based installation of Dell OpenManage software components.
You need to install OpenManage software in the Command Line Interface (CLI)
mode on Server Core. For more information on Server Core visit
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008.
Installing Managed System and Management
Station Software On Server Core
This section provides instructions on installing managed system and
management station software on Windows Server 2008 Core operating
system, in the CLI mode.
Run PreReqChecker In CLI Mode
Run the PreReqChecker before you install Dell OpenManage software. See
"Prerequisite Checker" for more information on running Prerequisite Checker
in the CLI mode.