Users Guide

156 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
The custom unattended installation package is located in the directory you
created as detailed in the section "Using the Shell Script to Perform the
Custom Installation in Interactive Mode." This directory contains all the
RPMs for the managed system software components for distribution.
1
Configure your ISV software distribution software to execute rpm –i
*.rpm
after the unattended installation package has been distributed.
2 Use your ISV distribution software to distribute the unattended
installation package to the remote systems. The RPM command installs
Server Administrator on each remote system.
Dependency Check
RPM has a test feature that verifies software dependencies without actually
installing any software. To execute this dependency check, type rpm –ihv
*.rpm –-test. This command is valid for all the types of installation.
NOTE: The rpm command’s –-test feature does not perform any hardware
verification. It will only check for RPM software dependencies.
Creating and Distributing the Express Unattended Installation Package
The Express Install unattended installation option uses the
SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts and the
SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPMS subdirectories as the unattended
installation package. RPM accesses the DVD to install all required Server
Administrator components on selected remote systems.
Distributing the Express-Install subdirectory as the Express Unattended
Installation Package
1 Distribute the SYSMGMT/ srvadmin/linux/supportscripts and the
SYSMGMT/ srvadmin/linux/RPMS subdirectories of the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation
DVD.
2 Configure your ISV software distribution software to execute sh
srvadmin-install.sh -x
from the supportscripts subdirectory.
When the ISV software runs, it executes the RPMs to install Server
Administrator on each remote system.