book.book Page 1 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Dell™ OpenManage™ Software Quick Installation Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
book.book Page 2 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. ______________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
book.book Page 3 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Contents Installing Your Operating System Using Unified Server Configurator . . . . . . . . . . Installing Your Operating System Using Dell Systems Build and Update Utility . . . . . . . . . Installing Managed System Software for Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems . . . . . . . Installing Managed System Software for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 5 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM The Dell OpenManage Software Quick Installation Guide is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD and on the Dell Support site at support.dell.com.
book.book Page 6 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM • Utilities, drivers, and diagnostics — Allows you to use the latest Dell-optimized drivers, utilities, and Online (operating system-based) diagnostics to update your system. • Systems Management — Installs Dell OpenManage™ software applications that help enhance systems management experience and automate systems administration. These applications provide the tools needed to remotely monitor, diagnose, and update your systems.
book.book Page 7 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Contents The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD contains the following directories: • The Dell Systems Build and Update Utility resides at the root of the DVD.
book.book Page 8 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM • SYSMGMT The SYSMGMT directory contains the following directories: • • srvadmin - this directory contains the systems management software products including Dell OpenManage Server Administrator.
book.book Page 9 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM All the directories contain readme files, which provide the latest product information. Compare the contents of your system accessories box with the packing slip or invoice enclosed with your system. If any components are missing or damaged, call Dell within 30 days of the invoice date for a free replacement. For more information, see "Obtaining Technical Assistance.
book.book Page 10 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Table 1-1 describes the Dell OpenManage products. Table 1-1.
book.book Page 11 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Software Product Function DVD Name and Description DVD Path Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Local system management, including RAID configuration and management Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD A management solution for Dell systems that provides a consolidated and consistent way to monitor, configure, and manage individual Dell systems.
book.book Page 12 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Table 1-1.
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book.book Page 14 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Software Product Function DVD Name and Description DVD Path RAC Local and remote systems management Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD (iDRAC6, iDRAC, DRAC 5, DRAC 4, DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, DRAC/MC, ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC) NOTE: Only iDRAC6 is supported on xx1x systems. 14 For Windows systems remote RAC is at \ SYSMGMT\Ma nagementStatio n\w
book.book Page 15 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Software Product Function DVD Name and Description DVD Path For Linux systems, remote RAC is at / SYSMGMT/Ma nagementStatio n/linux/rac Local RAC is at \ SYSMGMT\srva dmin IT Assistant Status and reporting From Dell OpenManage version 6.0.1 onwards, IT Assistant is no longer a part of the Typical installation.
book.book Page 16 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Software Product Function BMC Remote Management management Utility (BMU) DVD Name and Description DVD Path Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD For Windows systems, the location is \ SYSMGMT\Ma nagementStatio n\windows\Man agementStation.
book.book Page 17 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications (continued) Software Product Function DVD Name and Description DVD Path Active Directory Snap-in Utility Management of Dell-specific Microsoft Active Directory® objects Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD Provides an extension snap-in to the Microsoft Active Directory. This allows you to manage Dell-specific Active Directory objects.
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book.book Page 19 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM For information about various Dell systems, the operating systems supported by these systems, and the Dell OpenManage components that can be installed on these systems, see the latest Dell Systems Software Support Matrix on the Dell Support site at support.dell.com. Installing Your Operating System Perform the following steps to determine if an operating system has been installed on your system: 1 Start the system.
book.book Page 20 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM From Dell OpenManage version 6.0.1 onwards, you can install an operating system using either the Dell Unified Server Configurator or the Systems Build and Update Utility. Installing Your Operating System Using Unified Server Configurator The Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is a pre-installed configuration utility that enables systems and storage management tasks from an embedded environment throughout the system’s lifecycle.
book.book Page 21 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM This guide describes in brief the procedure to install an operating system using USC. For detailed information on using USC to install an operating system and perform other systems management tasks, see the Dell Unified Server Configurator User’s Guide on the Dell Support site at support.dell.com.
book.book Page 22 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM 5 Select the operating system you want to install and click Next. You may be required to wait as the driver extraction and copy process in the background may take time. NOTE: All copied drivers are removed after 18 hours. You need to complete the operating system install within 18 hours in order for the copied drivers to be available. To remove the drivers before the 18 hour period is over, reboot the system and press the F10 key to re-enter the USC.
book.book Page 23 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Installing Your Operating System Using Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Perform the following steps to determine if an operating system has been installed on your system: 1 Start the system. 2 Read and accept the software license agreement to continue. If a message that bootable drives do not exist or an operating system was not found appears, then an operating system has not been installed on your system.
book.book Page 24 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Perform the following steps to install an operating system on your system: 1 Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD and restart your system. The following options are available during system boot: • Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Takes you to the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Home screen. • Optical Media (DVD) Check Checks if the DVD is created correctly and validates the content.
book.book Page 25 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM • DTK Command Line Interface (Linux) Launches the command line interface of Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit. NOTE: This option is available only on Linux systems. 2 Click Configure against Server OS Installation or click Server OS Installation on the left-hand pane on the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility Home page. 3 Follow the step-by-step instructions to configure your hardware and install your operating system.
book.book Page 26 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM When installing the Windows operating system, some hardware configurations with more than 4 GB of physical memory installed require additional steps after operating system installation to completely utilize all installed memory. For more information on Physical Address Extension (PAE), see: • www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/ PAE_checklist.htm • www.microsoft.
book.book Page 27 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM You can use the Install Server Administrator icon to install Server Administrator without the DVD. On systems running a supported Windows operating system, clicking this icon brings up the standard installation interface. On systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, clicking this icon runs the Server Administrator custom installation script.
book.book Page 28 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM For details about the custom setup option, see the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide. The custom setup option allows you to choose if you want to install management station and managed system software in the same or different directories. You can also select the directory for installation. NOTE: Install the SNMP agent on your managed system using your operating system medium before installing the managed system software.
book.book Page 29 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM 4 Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive. The setup program should start automatically. If it does not, click the Start button, click Run, and then type x:\autorun.exe (where x is the drive letter of your DVD drive). The Dell OpenManage Install autorun menu is displayed. 5 Select the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator option and click Install.
book.book Page 30 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM 10 Click Install to proceed through the installation process. The setup program automatically installs all the managed system software for your hardware configuration. 11 When the installation is complete, click Finish and restart your system, if prompted, before using the software.
book.book Page 31 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM 3 If necessary, mount the DVD to a location of your choice using the mount command or a similar command. NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system, DVDs are auto-mounted with the -noexec mount option. This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD. You need to manually mount the DVD-ROM and then run the executables. 4 Navigate to the SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts directory. Execute the srvadmin-install.
book.book Page 32 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM 5 Start the Server Administrator services with the sh srvadmin-services.sh start command. For information about the options that you can use with the srvadmin -install.sh script, see the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User’s Guide. You can also download Web packages of versions 6.0.1 of the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and Dell OpenManage Management Station software from the Dell Support site at support.dell.com.
book.book Page 33 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM NOTE: From Dell OpenManage version 6.0.1 onwards, IT Assistant is no longer a part of the Typical installation. For information on installing IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide. You can install management station and managed system software in the same directory or different directories. You can also select the directory for installation.
book.book Page 34 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM 3 Install BMC/RAC by running setup.exe located at ManagementStation\Windows. The Dell OpenManage Management Station prerequisite status screen is displayed and runs the prerequisite checks for the management station. Relevant informational, warning, or error messages, if any, are displayed. Resolve all error and warning situations. 4 Click the Install, Modify, Repair, or Remove Management Station button.
book.book Page 35 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM 8 Click Install to accept the selected features and begin installation. The Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen is displayed. Messages are displayed, indicating the status and progress of the software components being installed. When the selected components are installed, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed. 9 Click Finish to exit the Dell OpenManage Management Station installation.
book.book Page 36 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM To install BMU on the management station, perform the following steps to launch the installation program: 1 Log on as root to the system where you want to install the management station components. 2 If necessary, mount the DVD to a location of your choice using the mount command or a similar command.
book.book Page 37 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM To install the RAC Management Station component, perform the following steps to launch the installation program: 1 Log on as root to the system where you want to install the management station components. 2 If necessary, mount the DVD to a location of your choice using the mount command or a similar command. 3 Navigate to the SYSMGMT/ManagementStation/linux/rac directory and execute the rpm -ivh *.rpm command.
book.book Page 38 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Download the latest product updates, such as drivers and Dell OpenManage applications, from the Dell Support site at support.dell.com. NOTE: To extract drivers for systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, use the DVD on a system running Windows and then copy or share the selected files to the final destination system. 1 Click the Start button, click Run, and then type x:\SERVICE\setup.
book.book Page 39 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide or the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix in the docs directory for additional information about drivers and Dell OpenManage application versions. Installing Dell OpenManage on VMware ESX Server Software See the Installing Dell OpenManage in a VMware ESX Server Software Environment document at www.dell.com/vmware for installing Dell OpenManage on VMware® ESX Server™.
book.book Page 40 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Installing Dell OpenManage on Microsoft Hyper-V and Hyper-V Server Software For information on installing Dell OpenManage on Microsoft Hyper-V™ and Hyper-V server, see the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User’s Guide in the docs directory or on the Dell Support site at support.dell.com.
book.book Page 41 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:09 PM Obtaining Technical Assistance Before contacting Dell for technical assistance, see the Dell Support site at support.dell.com. If you need additional technical support, see "Getting Help" in your system's Hardware Owner's Manual for country- or region-specific information about contacting Dell by using telephone, fax, and Internet services. Antes de entrar em contato com a Dell para obter assistência técnica, consulte o site de suporte na Web: support.
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