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DELL(TM) OPENMANAGE(TM) INSTALLATION AND SERVER MANAGEMENT README

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Version 5.5

Release Date: September 2008

The Dell OpenManage systems management software kit consists of a

suite of programs to assist you in installing, configuring, and

updating the necessary programs and operating systems you need to get

your Dell servers up and running.

If you have subscribed to the Dell OpenManage Subscription Service Kit,

the systems management software is available to you in the form of two

DVDs. In addition to helping you install, configure, and update

programs and operating systems, these DVDs also provide newer versions

of software, drivers, BIOS, and other updates for your system.

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CONTENTS

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* Criticality

* Compatibility/Minimum Requirements

* Release Highlights - Features

* Release Highlights - Fixes

* Installation

* User Notes

* Known Issues

* History

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CRITICALITY

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2 = Recommended

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COMPATIBILITY/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

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Please see the latest Dell Software Support Matrix contained on the

media for the latest and complete list of supported operating systems

and platforms.

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RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FEATURES

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* Added installation support for the following operating systems:

- Support for Microsoft® Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium Editions.

NOTE: Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 will become available in the second half of 2008.

For latest information, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/essential/sbs/default.mspx.

Summary of content (18 pages)

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###################################################################### DELL(TM) OPENMANAGE(TM) INSTALLATION AND SERVER MANAGEMENT README ###################################################################### Version 5.5 Release Date: September 2008 The Dell OpenManage systems management software kit consists of a suite of programs to assist you in installing, configuring, and updating the necessary programs and operating systems you need to get your Dell servers up and running.
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- Support for Microsoft® Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium Editions. NOTE: Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 will become available in the second half of 2008. For latest information, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/essential/sbs/default.mspx. - Support for Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 Compute Cluster Edition and Microsoft Windows Server HPC 2008 Edition. - Support for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.2 server.
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=============================================================== * The "Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide" provides instructions on how to install the applications on the "Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD for all supported operating systems. See the "QUICK_INSTALL_GUIDE.htm" file in the "SYSMGMT\srvadmin\docs\en\OpenManage_QIG" directory on the "Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD.
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first apply Windows 2003 SP1 or higher before upgrading to OpenManage 5.2. If your version of OpenManage is 4.2 or lower, upgrade to OpenManage 4.3 first, then apply SP1 and then upgrade to OpenManage 5.2. Alternately, if you do not wish to retain OpenManage settings, you can uninstall OpenManage, apply the Windows service pack and then install this version of OpenManage.
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For more information, go to the Microsoft website: " http://msdn2.microsoft.com/En-US/library/aa369799.aspx " * MSI reference counting takes effect if you install the Intel(R) SNMP agent using the MSI provided by Intel, and then install the Intel SNMP agent again using Dell OpenManage Install. The Intel SNMP agent is not uninstalled during installation of the MSI; you must remove both installers from the system to remove the agent.
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or perform any other task that will free up memory, before re-attempting Server Administrator installation. * Server Administrator may conflict with the Intel IMB driver. You may receive an informational message recommending that you uninstall the Intel IMB driver before installing Server Administrator. You can do so through the "Device Manager." Perform the following steps: 1. Open the "Device Manager." 2. Expand the "System devices" list. 3.
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* If you performed a default manual install of your Linux operating system without using Dell Systems Build and Update Utility, you will need a set of Server Administrator-dependent RPM files installed prior to installing Server Administrator. These RPM files can be found on the Red Hat operating system media. You can locate them under the "SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPMS" directory on the DVD, or software package. Under this directory, there are subdirectories "RHEL4," "RHEL5," "SLES9", and "SLES10".
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components on your managed system. Additionally, you can install Server Administrator on multiple systems through an unattended installation across your network. - First install method: Use the provided custom install script, "srvadmin-install.sh." This script allows unattended express installation and custom, unattended, or interactive installation. By including the "srvadmin-install.
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Do you want to upgrade Server Administrator to X.Y.Z? Press ('y' for yes | 'Enter' to exit): " On pressing 'y', only those Server Administrator packages (in the above example, "srvadmin-omilcore-X.Y.Z-N" and "srvadmin-hapi-X.Y.Z-N") residing on the system are upgraded. If you have to install other Dell OpenManage components as well, you will have to run the following command once again: "sh srvadmin-install.
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###################################################################### KNOWN ISSUES ###################################################################### ====================================================================== ISSUES FOR ALL SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS ====================================================================== * If you already have Adaptec Fast Console installed on your system, you must uninstall this application before installing the Server Administrator Storage Management Servi
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this situation: http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q104986 The Dell OpenManage Install may also fail if a previous installation of Dell OpenManage systems management software or some other software product was unsuccessful. A temporary Windows Installer registry can be deleted, which may remedy the Dell OpenManage Install failure. Delete the following key, if present: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer \InProgress (144114, 124944) * If both Server Administrator and
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* If you see the following error when trying to launch Dell OpenManage Install, it is recommended that you run the "OMClean.exe" program, under the "SYSMGMT\srvadmin\support\OMClean" directory, to remove an older version of Server Administrator on your system. "An older version of Server Administrator software is detected on this system. You must uninstall all previous versions of Server Administrator applications before installing this version.
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====================================================================== KNOWN ISSUES FOR SUPPORTED RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX AND SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEMS ====================================================================== * Attempts to upgrade Server Administrator version 4.3 on a system running a Linux operating system may fail to update the Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) package "srvadmin-racsvc-4.3.0-785" when attempted from the RPM command-line.
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command: rpm -e srvadmin-NAME-X.Y.Z-N.i386 2. Delete the "upgrade.relocation=bad" line if present in the "/etc/omreg.cfg" file and attempt to uninstall again. (20927 24290) * Problems may arise while upgrading Server Administrator in some circumstances when the upgrade is attempted and not completely successful. This could happen, for instance, when a user is doing a manual RPM update on a system requiring an updated OpenIPMI driver and that driver is not installed.
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directory on the "Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD. For example, use the following commands: "rpm -ihv srvadmin-hapi-5.2.0-200.i386.rpm" "rpm -ihv srvadmin-isvc-5.2.0-200.i386.rpm" "rpm -ihv srvadmin-omhip-5.2.0-200.i386.rpm" (21892) * During uninstall, problems may occur that are caused by a previous attempt to upgrade Server Administrator that was not successful. After all Server Administrator RPMs have been uninstalled, some Server Administrator files may not have been deleted.
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###################################################################### RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - FEATURES ###################################################################### * Added installation support for the following operating systems: - Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) version 4.5 - Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Note: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is scheduled to be available in the first half of 2008. For the latest information, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.
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Version 5.
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N/A For information regarding earlier releases of OpenManage software, refer to Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Version 5.3 Compatibility Guide on the "Dell Systems Documentation" CD, or on the "Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation" DVD or on the Dell Support website. ====================================================================== Information in this document is subject to change without notice. (C) 2004-2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.