Users Guide

Introduction 11
Introduction
Overview
This guide contains information to help you install Dell™ OpenManage™
software on management stations and their managed systems. A managed
system is a system that has supported instrumentation or agents installed that
allow the system to be discovered and polled for status. A management station
is used to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central
location. In addition, this guide provides information and instructions for
configuring your systems before and during a deployment or upgrade.
The following topics are covered in this document:
• Dell OpenManage Security
• Setup and Administration
• Using Unified Server Configurator to Install an Operating System
• Using Systems Build and Update Tools to Install an Operating System
• Installing Management Station Software
• Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating
Systems
• Installing Dell OpenManage Software On Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Core and Microsoft Hyper-V Server
• Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
• Using Microsoft Active Directory
• Prerequisite Checker
• Frequently Asked Questions