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 Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles
Dell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrixVersion6.2
Support Operating Systems for Server Administrator Web Server
Supported Systems for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
Supported Systems for RACADM
Supported Systems for BMU and IPMItool Out-of- Band
Supported Systems for IPMItool In-Band
Dell™OpenManage™systemsmanagementconsolesprovidethenecessarytoolsforremoteorone-to-many group system management. These tools also
consolidate the management applications used on management workstations.
Dell OpenManage systems management consoles tools and applications include:
l Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
l DRAC tools that include remote RACADM and VMCLI
l BMC Management Utility and IPMItool out-of-band
l IPMItool in-band
Support for Server Administrator Web Server
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server allows you to remotely manage and monitor your entire network of managed systems from your system
(which maybe a laptop, desktop, or server). You have to install Server Administrator Web Server on your system and install server instrumentation on the
managed systems.
Table4-1 shows supported Microsoft®Windows®operating systems for Server Administrator Web Server on your system.
Table 4-1. Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for Server Administrator Web Server on your system (Laptop or Desktop)
Supported Operating Systems for Server Administrator Web Server on your managed system (servers)
For information on supported operating systems on managed systems, see Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software.
Supported Systems for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant provides a central point of access to monitor and manage systems on a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN).
By allowing an administrator a comprehensive view across the enterprise, IT Assistant can increase system uptime, automate repetitive tasks, and prevent
interruption to critical business operations.
For more information on IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
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Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for IT Assistant
Table4-2 shows supported Microsoft Windows operating systems for IT Assistant.
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Table 4-2.SupportedMicrosoftWindowsOperatingSystemsforITAssistant
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Windows XP
Windows Vista®
Windows 7.0
Edition
Professional
x86
Business and
Enterprise
Professional
x86 and x64
Service Pack
SP3
Gold
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Server
Administrator
Web Server
X
X
X
NOTE: For more information about when Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 will be available, see www.microsoft.com.
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Windows Server® 2003 R2 x86
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Windows Server 2008 x86
 Windows XP
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Windows Vista
x86
Edition
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Professional x86
Business and
Enterprise
Service
Pack
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
R2-SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
Gold
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X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X