Release Notes

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"SYSMGMT\srvadmin\docs\en\OpenManage_QIG" directory on the
"Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD.
* If you are running any application on the media, close the
application before installing Server Administrator applications.
* This version of Dell OpenManage Install only supports upgrades from
Dell OpenManage systems management software version 4.3 or later.
If you are using a version prior to 4.3, you must uninstall the
previously installed version before installing this new version.
You can also upgrade the previously installed version to version
4.3 first (if your version is 3.0 or higher), and then upgrade to
this version.
* If you are running virtual media on your DRAC controller over a
Wide Area Network (WAN) with low bandwidth and latency, launching
OpenManage Install directly on the virtual media may fail. In case
of failure, copy the Web install package (available on
support.dell.com) directly to your local system first and directly
launch Dell OpenManage Install from your local system.
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* If you are running RHEL5 virtualisation kernel, DRAC controller
will not be visible to Server Administrator.
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USER NOTES FOR SUPPORTED WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS
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* This version of Dell OpenManage systems management software
requires an MSI version of 3.1 or later on your system. If the
version is lower than 3.1, the Prerequisite Checker prompts you
to upgrade to MSI version 3.1.
* Starting with Dell OpenManage systems management software version
5.0, Dell OpenManage Array Manager is no longer supported on Dell.
Upgrading to Dell OpenManage systems management software version
greater than 5.0 will remove Array Manager from your system.
Switch to using Storage Management Service instead. Do not upgrade
to Dell OpenManage systems management software version 5.2 if you
require Array Manager.
* Starting with Dell OpenManage systems management software version
5.2, Dell OpenManage Online Diagnostics is no longer a part of
OpenManage installation. Upgrading to a version greater than 5.2
will remove the Online Diagnostics functionality.
* This version of OpenManage requires a minimum of Windows 2003 SP1
to be installed on supported Windows 2003 Operating systems.
If you are using OpenManage 4.3, 4.4, or 4.5 on Windows 2003 you
must first apply Windows 2003 SP1 or higher before upgrading to
OpenManage 5.2. If your version of OpenManage is 4.2 or lower,
upgrade to OpenManage 4.3 first, then apply SP1 and then upgrade to
OpenManage 5.2. Alternately, if you do not wish to retain OpenManage