Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Windows Operating Systems 109
Upgrade Using the Windows Installer Patch File
You can upgrade your Managed System software using the Windows Installer
Patch (.MSP) file. The MSP file is available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com. To apply the MSP file either double-click on the MSP file
or enter the following command in your command-prompt window:
msiexec.exe /p filename.msp
NOTE: You can use other msiexec parameters like "/q" for silent upgrades.
Modify
1 Navigate to the Windows Control Panel .
2 Double-click Add/Remove Programs .
3 Click Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and click Change .
The
Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator
dialog box appears.
4 Click Next .
The
Program Maintenance dialog box appears.
5 Select the Modify option and click Next .
The
Custom Setup dialog box appears.
6 To select a specific managed system software application, click on the
drop-down arrow beside the listed feature and select either
This feature
will be installed…
to install the feature, or This feature will not be
available
to ignore the feature.
A selected feature has a hard drive icon depicted next to it. A deselected feature
has a red
X next to it. By default, if the Prerequisite Checker finds a software
feature with no supporting hardware, the checker deselects the feature.
7 Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation.
The
Ready to Modify the Program dialog box appears.