Users Guide

132 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
Unattended and Scripted Silent Installation
You can use the Dell Systems Console and Agent CD or the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation DVD to perform an unattended and
scripted silent installation of managed systems software through the command
line (using RPM packages) on systems running supported Red Hat
®
Enterprise
Linux
®
and SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.
Before You Begin
• Read the installation requirements to ensure that your system meets or
exceeds the minimum requirements.
• Read the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide .
This guide contains compatibility information about Server Administrator
installation and operation on various hardware platforms running
supported Microsoft
®
Windows
®
, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.
• Read the Dell OpenManage installation
readme_ins.txt and the Server
Administrator readme files on the
Dell Systems Console and Agent CD or on
the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD. These files
contain the latest information about new features, fixes, hardware
requirements, software, firmware, and driver versions, in addition to
information about known issues.
• Read the installation instructions for your operating system.
• Ensure that all operating system RPM packages that the Server
Administrator RPMs require are installed.
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the general requirements for managed
systems software.
Supported Operating System Versions
The managed systems software runs, at a minimum, on each of the following
operating systems:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (version 4.5) x86 and x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version 5) x86 and x86_64