Users Guide

44 Setup and Administration
Remote Management System Requirements
• One of the supported Web browsers to manage a system remotely from a
graphical user interface (GUI)
• A TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to
facilitate remote system management
• A minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen
resolution setting is 1024 x 768
Minimum Supported Web Browser Requirements
• Internet Explorer version 7.0 [Windows Server 2003 (Gold, SP1, and SP2),
Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista]
• Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP2 [Windows 2003 Server SP2, Windows
2000 Professional, and Windows XP]
• Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1 [Windows 2000 Server and Windows
Server 2003 (Gold, and SP1)]
• Mozilla Firefox version 2.0 [Windows Server 2003 (Gold, SP1, and SP2),
Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Professional, and
Windows XP; RedHat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5 and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server versions 9 and 10]
• Mozilla Firefox version 1.5 [RedHat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5 and
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versions 9 and10]
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol must be installed on the managed
system before installing your management station or managed system
software. On supported Windows operating systems, Dell OpenManage
software supports: Common Information Model/Windows Management
Instrumentation (CIM/WMI) and Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP). On supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems, Dell OpenManage software supports the
SNMP systems management standard.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol
standard on your managed system, see your operating system documentation.
Table 3-1 shows the availability of the systems management standards for
each supported operating system.