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Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software
Dell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrix5.5
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Linux Operating Systems
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Virtualization Operating Systems
Dell™OpenManage™systemsmanagementsoftwareisasuiteofapplicationprogramsforDellsystems.Thissoftwareallowsyoutomanageyoursystemwith
proactive monitoring, notification, and remote access.
Dell OpenManage systems management software can be divided into:
l Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution, designed for system administrators, to manage
systems locally and remotely on a network.
Server Administrator comprises the following services:
l Instrumentation Service
l Remote Access Service
l Storage Management Service
For more information about Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide. This guide is available on
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or on the DellSystemsManagementToolsandDocumentation DVD.
l Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility is designed to speed up the setup and performance of Dell systems. Dell Systems Build and Update Utility provides
a series of intuitive and easy-to-follow interview screens that help guide you through the server installation process.
For more information about Systems Build and Update Utility, see the Systems Build and Update Utility Quick Reference Guide and available on the Dell
Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
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Documentation Conventions for Dell Systems
Table2-1 lists all the Dell systems that belong to the x6xx, x7xx, x8xx, x9xx, xx0x groups.
Table 2-1. Documentation Conventions for Dell Systems
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Microsoft Windows
Operating Systems
Table2-2 lists the supported Dell OpenManage 5.5 installation and systems management software on systems running a supported Microsoft
®
Windows
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operating systems.
l An X in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system columns indicates that Server Administrator and Dell Systems Build and Update
Utility are supported on that operating system for the corresponding system.
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x
6
xx

x
7
xx

x
8
xx

x
9
xx

xx
0
x
1600SC
700
800
1900
T105
1650
750
830
1950
R200
1655MC
1750
840
1955
M600
2600

850
2900
M605
2650

860
2950
R805
4600

1800
2970
R900
6600

1850
6950
T605
6650

1855
PowerVault NX1950
R905


2800
PowerVault 500
T300


2850
PowerVault 600
R300


6800
PowerVault DL2000
M805


6850

M905




T100
NOTE: M805, M905, T100, and PowerVault DL2000 are scheduled to be available in second half of 2008.