Users Guide

74 Installing Management Station Software
• An error message describes a condition that prevents the software feature
from being installed. You must resolve the condition causing the error
before proceeding with the installation of that software feature. If you do
not resolve the issue, the software feature will not be installed.
Execute the command RunPreReqChecks.exe /s if you want to run
the prerequisite check in silent mode. For more information see "Prerequisite
Checker."
NOTE: See "Installing Dell OpenManage Software On Microsoft Windows Server
2008 Core and Microsoft Hyper-V Server" for information on installing management
station software on Windows Server 2008 Core operating system.
Installing and Upgrading Management Station Software
This section explains how to install and upgrade management station
software. The installation options are as follows:
• Use the setup program on the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
DVD to install or upgrade IT Assistant and other
management station software.
• Use the unattended installation method through the
msiexec.exe Windows
Installer Engine (see Table 5-1) to install IT Assistant and other
management station software on multiple systems.
Typical and Custom Installations
The management station installer provides two setup options: Typical Setup
and Custom Setup.
The setup program runs the Prerequisite Checker and provides information
about your system’s hardware and software that might affect installation and
operation of features.
Perform the following steps to install management station software on your
system:
1
Launch the management station installation.
2 Click Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station and
click
Next .
3 Select the Typical Setup option.