Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Windows Operating Systems 99
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the general requirements for Server Administrator.
Supported Operating System
For supported operating systems, see the Dell Systems Software Support
Matrix located at docs directory on the Dell-provided media or on the Dell
support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: The Dell OpenManage installer offers Multilingual User Interface support on
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2,
Express x64 Edition with Unified Storage, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2,
Workgroup x64 Edition with Unified Storage, and Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)
operating systems. The Multilingual User Interface Pack is a set of language specific
resource files that can be added to the English version of a supported Windows
operating system. However, the Dell OpenManage 5.5 installer supports only five
languages: German, Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
NOTE: See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide or the
Server Administrator readme_ins.txt file for the latest, detailed list of the Server
Administrator Services that are supported on each supported operating system.
System Requirements
Server Administrator must be installed on each managed system. You can
then manage each system running Server Administrator locally or remotely
through a supported Web browser.
The setup program invokes the Prerequisite Checker on the DVD to
determine if the system requirements are met. (For more information see the
section titled "Prerequisite Checker.")
Managed System Requirements
• One of the supported operating systems
• A minimum of 512 MB of RAM
• A minimum of 256 MB of free hard drive space
• Administrator rights
• A TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the management
station to facilitate remote system management
• One of the supported Systems Management Protocol Standards