Users Guide

100 Installing Managed System Software on Windows Operating Systems
On Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating systems, an autorun utility appears
when you insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
in your system’s DVD drive. The autorun utility allows you to choose the
systems management software you want to install on your system.
If the autorun program does not start automatically, you can use the setup
program in the SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows directory on the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation DVD, to install and upgrade Server
Administrator on systems running all supported Windows operating systems.
On systems running supported Microsoft Windows operating systems, you
can uninstall the features through the operating system.
NOTE: See the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix document for a list of the
systems that are currently supported.
Unattended and Scripted Silent Installation
You can use the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD to
perform an unattended and scripted silent installation of the managed system
software on systems running supported Windows operating systems.
Additionally, you can install and uninstall the features from the command
line on systems running supported Windows operating systems.
Before You Begin
• Read the installation requirements section below 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 Windows, Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
, and SUSE
®
Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems.
• Read the readme files related to Server Administrator on the
Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation
DVD.
• Read the installation instructions for your operating system.