Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems 135
Software License Agreement
The software license for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server version of the Dell OpenManage software is located on the
Dell Systems Console and Agent CD and the
Dell Systems Management Tools
and Documentation
DVD . Read the license.txt file. By installing or copying
any of the files on the Dell-provided media, you are agreeing to the terms
found in this file. This file is also copied to the root of the software tree where
you choose to install the Dell OpenManage software.
Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)
Server Administrator provides precompiled device drivers for the kernels
listed in the Server Administrator readme file found on the Dell-provided
media. If the running kernel is not one of the kernels listed in the readme file,
or if the running kernel is reconfigured and recompiled in such a way that none
of the precompiled Server Administrator device drivers support the
recompiled kernel, then Server Administrator may need to use the DKS
feature to support the running kernel.
If you see the following message during Server Administrator Device Drivers
startup, then Server Administrator has attempted to use its DKS feature, but
was unable to use the feature because certain prerequisites were not met:
Building <driver> using DKS... [FAILED]
where <driver> is dcdbas or dell_rbu
NOTE: Server Administrator logs messages to the /var/log/messages log file.
To use DKS, identify which kernel is running on the managed system, and
check the DKS prerequisites.
Determining the Running Kernel
1 Log in as root .
2 Type the following command at a console and press <Enter>:
uname -r
The system displays a message identifying the running kernel. If it is not one of
those listed in the managed system software readme file, then the managed
system software may need to use DKS to support it.