Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Windows Operating Systems 107
NOTE: You can upgrade from Dell OpenManage software version 4.3 through 4.5.1
to 5.4 through a full MSI installation only.
NOTE: After you install Server Administrator on PowerEdge 1650, 2650, 4600, 700,
750, 800, 830, 850, and 1800 systems, you may be prompted to reboot your system if
you have chosen to install the Storage Management Service.
Typical and Custom Installations
The Dell OpenManage installer features a Typical Setup option and a
Custom Setup option for installing Server Administrator and other managed
system software.
The setup program calls the Prerequisite Checker, which uses your system's
PCI bus to search for installed hardware such as controller cards.
When you launch the Server Administrator installation from the Prerequisite
Checker and select the Typical Setup option, the setup program installs or
upgrades all of the managed system software features that are appropriate for
your particular system's hardware configuration. For more information about
how to perform a Typical Setup, see the Quick Installation Guide. You can
access the Quick Installation Guide by clicking Quick Install Guide on the
menu bar within the Prerequisite Checker user interface.
When you select the Custom Setup option, you can deselect one or more
software features that the install program has identified as appropriate for the
installed options on the system. During a Typical Setup, you cannot add to
the list of features to install because all the features that are appropriate for
the hardware configuration are preselected. The Server Administrator Storage
Management Service is installed by default during Typical Setup.
NOTE: Server Administrator installation also installs some of the required
Visual C++ runtime components on your system.
Custom Installation
The sections that follow show how to install and upgrade Server Administrator
and other managed system software using the Custom Setup option.
NOTE: Management station and managed system services can be installed in the
same or in different directories. You can select the directory for installation.
1 Log on with administrator privileges to the system on which you want to
install the system management software.
2 Close all open applications and disable any virus-scanning software.