Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux and VMware ESX Server Operating
3 If necessary, mount the DVD using a command such as:
mount /dev/dvdrom /mnt/dvdrom .
4 Navigate to the SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/custom/ <os> , where <os> is
ESX35 or ESX40 or RHEL4 or RHEL5 or SLES10 or SLES11 . Enter the
operating system specific directory corresponding to your system.
5 Type the following command.
rpm -ihv Server-Instrumentation/*.rpm
add-StorageManagement/*.rpm
NOTE: IPMI packages may already be installed on your system and hence
may not require re-installation.
Server Administrator services do not start automatically.
6 Start the Server Administrator services after the installation by using the
command:
sh srvadmin-services start
Using the Shell Script to Perform the Custom Installation
You can run the Server Administrator Custom Install script in interactive
mode or in silent and unattended mode.
The basic usage of the script is:
srvadmin-install.sh [OPTION]...
Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility
This utility will run in interactive mode if you do not specify any options, and
it will run silently if you provide one or more options.
The options are:
[ -x|--express ] installs all components (including RAC , if available) any
other options passed will be ignored.
[
-d|--dellagent ] installs Server Instrumentation components.
[
-c|--cimagent ] installs Remote Enablement components.
[
-s|--storage ] installs Storage Management , including Server
Instrumentation
.
[
-r|--rac ] installs applicable RAC components, including Server
Instrumentation
.