Users Guide

146 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
If your system did not come with a factory installed Linux operating
system, and you did not install a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions 4
and 5) or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 9 and 10) operating
system using the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility, you need to
manually install the prerequisite RPMs prior to installing managed system
software. For your convenience, these RPM files are provided on the
Dell
Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD. Navigate to
SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPMS/supportRPMS/ to locate the
appropriate RPM files for your Linux operating system. Install applicable
RPMs with
rpm -ivh <name_of_RPM> before installing managed
system software.
Installing Managed System Software Using Dell-Provided Media
The Dell OpenManage installer uses RPMs to install each component.
The media (DVD) is divided into subdirectories to enable easy Custom Installs.
NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system, DVDs are auto-mounted
with the -noexec mount option. This option does not allow you to run any executable
from the DVD. You need to manually mount the DVD and then run executables.
If you would like to review the software before you install it, follow this procedure:
1
Load the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into
your system's DVD drive.
2 If necessary, use the command line to mount the DVD using a command
such as:
mount /dev/dvdrom /mnt/dvdrom
3
When you have mounted the DVD, navigate to:
cd /mnt/dvdrom/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/
4
Get a listing of the directories using the ls command.
The directories on the media that pertain to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are the following:
•
SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux
• SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/custom
• SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPMS
• SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts