Users Guide

96 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
NOTE: The RAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup and Custom
Setup installation options when installing managed system software from the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD, provided that the
managed system meets all of the RAC installation prerequisites. See "Remote
Access Controller Service" and the Dell Remote Access Controller Installation
and Setup Guide or the Dell Embedded Remote Access/MC Controller User's
Guide for complete software and hardware requirements.
• The Server Administrator Storage Management Service requires that Dell
OpenManage Storage Management be installed on the system in order to be
properly managed. See the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage
Management User’s Guide
for complete software and hardware requirements.
• Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) version 3.1 or later
NOTE: Dell OpenManage software detects the MSI version on your system.
If the version is lower than 3.1, the Prerequisite Checker prompts you to
upgrade to MSI version 3.1. After upgrading the MSI to version 3.1, you may
have to reboot the system in order to install other software applications such
as Microsoft SQL Server.
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the
managed system before installing Server Administrator. On supported
Windows operating systems, Server Administrator supports the Common
Information Model/Windows Management Instrumentation (CIM/WMI) and
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). CIM and WMI are always
installed, and SNMP is available from the operating system installation media.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol
standard on your managed system, see your operating system documentation.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and the R2 IPMI Device Driver
The information in this section is applicable only to PowerEdge x8xx, x9xx,
xx0x, and PowerVault x00 systems.
Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Storage Server R2 contain an
optional component called Hardware Management. This component
contains an IPMI driver. During installation, the component installs and
enables its IPMI driver.
NOTE: On PowerEdge x8xx systems, after you install the Hardware Management
component, you must perform an additional step to get the R2 IPMI driver installed.