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Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software
Dell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrix5.3
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Linux Operating Systems
Supported Dell OpenManage Software on Other Operating Systems
Dell™OpenManage™systemsmanagementsoftwareisasuiteofapplicationprogramsforDellsystems.Thissoftwareallowsyoutomanageyoursystemwith
proactive monitoring, notification, and remote access.
Dell OpenManage systems management software can be divided into:
l Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution, designed for system administrators, to manage
systems locally and remotely on a network.
Server Administrator comprises the following services:
l Instrumentation Service
l Remote Access Service
l Storage Management Service
For more information about Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide. This guide is available on
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com, on the Dell Systems Documentation CD, or on the DellSystemsManagementToolsandDocumentation DVD.
l Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility is designed to speed up the setup and performance of Dell systems. Dell Systems Build and Update Utility provides
a series of intuitive and easy-to-follow interview screens that help guide you through the server installation process.
For more information about Systems Build and Update Utility, see the Systems Build and Update Utility Readme available on the Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility CD.
Documentation Conventions for Dell Systems
Table2-1 lists all the Dell systems that belong to the x6xx, x7xx, x8xx, x9xx, xx0x groups.
Table 2-1. Documentation Conventions for Dell Systems
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Microsoft Windows
Operating Systems
Table2-2 lists the supported Dell OpenManage 5.3 installation and systems management software on systems running a supported Microsoft®Windows®
operating system.
l An X in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system columns indicates that Server Administrator and Dell Systems Build and Update
Utility are supported on that operating system for the corresponding system.
l An A in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system columns indicates systems that support Dell Systems Build and Update Utility but
not Server Administrator.
x
6
xx
x
7
xx
x
8
xx
x
9
xx
xx
0
x
1600SC
700
800
1900
T105
1650
750
830
1950
R200
1655MC
1750
840
1955
M600
2600
850
2900
M605
2650
860
2950
R805
4600
1800
2970
R900
6600
1850
6950
6650
1855
2800
2850
6800
6850
NOTE: R805, M600, and M605 are scheduled to be available in Q4 CY07 - Q1 CY08.