Users Guide

Contents 9
8 Installing Managed System
Software on Supported
Linux Operating Systems
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Unattended and Scripted Silent
Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Before You Begin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Supported Operating System
. . . . . . . . . . . 134
System Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Installation Procedures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)
. . . . . . . . . . 136
OpenIPMI Device Driver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Installing and Upgrading Managed
System Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Performing an Unattended Installation
of the Managed System Software
. . . . . . . . . 152
Upgrading From Previous Versions
. . . . . . . . 154
Uninstalling Managed System Software
. . . . . . 160
Using Dell OpenManage with VMware
®
ESX Server™ Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using Dell OpenManage with Citrix
®
XenServer Dell Edition™
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Managed System Software Installation
Using Third-Party Deployment Software
. . . . . . . . 161