Users Guide

Installing Management Station Software 71
Prerequisite Checker
The setup program runs the Prerequisite Checker, which examines the
prerequisites for software features without launching the actual installation.
The Prerequisite Checker displays a status window that provides information
about your system’s hardware and software that might affect the installation
and operation of the software features.
The Prerequisite Checker displays three types of messages: informational,
warning, and error messages.
• An informational message describes a condition, but does not prevent a
feature from being installed.
• A warning message describes a condition that prevents a software feature
from being installed during
Typical installation. It is recommended that
you resolve the condition causing the warning before proceeding with the
installation of the software. If you decide to continue, you can select and
install the software using the
Custom installation.
• An error message describes a condition that prevents the software feature
from being installed. You must resolve the condition causing the error
before proceeding with the installation of that software feature. If you do
not resolve the issue, the software feature will not be installed.
Execute the command RunPreReqChecks.exe /s if you want to run
the prerequisite check in silent mode. For more information see "Prerequisite
Checker."
Installing and Upgrading the Management Station Software
This section explains how to install and upgrade management station
software. The installation options are as follows:
• Use the setup program on the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
DVD to install or upgrade management station software
and upgrade IT Assistant.
• Use the unattended installation method through the
msiexec.exe Windows
Installer Engine (see Table 6-1) to install management station software on
multiple systems.