Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Windows Operating Systems 101
Windows Server 2003 R2 and the R2 IPMI Device Driver
The information in this section is applicable only to PowerEdge x8xx, x9xx,
xx0x, and PowerVault x00 systems.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Storage Server R2 contain an
optional component called Hardware Management. This component
contains an IPMI driver. During installation, the component installs and
enables its IPMI driver.
NOTE: On PowerEdge x8xx systems, after you install the Hardware Management
component, you must perform an additional step to get the R2 IPMI driver installed.
When you launch Server Administrator, it first determines if the
Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver is enabled. If the driver is enabled,
Server Administrator uses the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver to provide its
IPMI-based functionality. If the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver is not
enabled, Server Administrator uses its own internal IPMI support to provide its
IPMI-based functionality. For Server Administrator, it is recommended that you
use the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver instead of the internal IPMI support.
If your system is running Windows Server 2003 R2 or Windows Storage
Server R2, it is recommended that after you install or upgrade Server
Administrator, you also install the optional Hardware Management component
of R2.
To install the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver on PowerEdge x8xx and
PowerVault x00 systems, perform the following additional step:
• From a command shell, execute the following command:
Rundll32 ipmisetp.dll, AddTheDevice
NOTE: This step is not required on PowerEdge x9xx systems.
After you install the Hardware Management component of
Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system and perform the additional step to
install the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver (on PowerEdge x8xx systems),
restart the DSM SA Data Manager service so that Server Administrator can
switch over from using its own internal IPMI support to using the
Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver. To restart the service, you can either
manually restart the service or reboot the system.
If you uninstall the Windows Server 2003 R2 IPMI driver later, either by manually
uninstalling it or by uninstalling the Hardware Management component (which
will uninstall the driver), restart the DSM SA Data Manager service so that