Users Guide

Installing Management Station Software 73
Installing SNMP
The SNMP service must be installed and running on the IT Assistant system.
SNMP (or CIM) must also be installed on the systems that you want to discover
and manage. If you attempt to install the IT Assistant on a system without
SNMP, the installation program stops and prompts you to install SNMP. In
addition, if you stop the SNMP service, the IT Assistant services also stop.
For information about installing SNMP on the IT Assistant management
station, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User’s Guide.
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling
Management Station Software on Systems
Running Supported Windows Operating Systems
This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall management station
software on a system that is running a supported Windows operating system. If
the prerequisites are met on a system, the default features that get installed are
IT Assistant, BMC Utilities, and Remote Access Controller Console.
Prerequisite Checker
The setup program runs the Prerequisite Checker, which examines the
prerequisites for software features without launching the actual installation.
The Prerequisite Checker displays a status window that provides information
about your system’s hardware and software that might affect the installation
and operation of the software features.
The Prerequisite Checker displays three types of messages: informational,
warning, and error messages.
• An informational message describes a condition, but does not prevent a
feature from being installed.
• A warning message describes a condition that prevents a software feature
from being installed during
Typical installation. It is recommended that
you resolve the condition causing the warning before proceeding with the
installation of the software. If you decide to continue, you can select and
install the software using the
Custom installation.