Users Guide

92 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
section for information on any RPMs that you need to manually install
prior to installing managed system software. Typically, you may not need to
manually install any RPMs.
If your system did not have a factory-installed Linux operating system,
and you did not install a VMware ESX (version 4 or 4.1), Red Hat
Enterprise Linux (versions 4 and 5), or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(version 10 and 11) operating system using the Dell Systems Build and
Update Utility, you need to manually install the prerequisite RPMs prior to
installing managed system software. These RPM files are provided on the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD. Navigate to
SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPMS/supportRPMS/srvadmin/<OS>/<ar
ch>
to locate the appropriate RPM files for your Linux operating system.
Install applicable RPMs with
rpm -ivh <name_of_RPM> before
installing managed system software.
Installing Managed System Software Using Dell-Provided Media
The Dell OpenManage installer uses RPMs to install each component.
The media (DVD) is divided into subdirectories to enable easy custom
installation.
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 and then run
executables.
If you would like to review the software before you install it, follow this
procedure:
1
Load the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into
your system's DVD drive.
2 If necessary, use the command line to mount the DVD using a command
such as:
mount /dev/dvdrom /mnt/dvdrom
3
When you have mounted the DVD, navigate to:
cd /mnt/dvdrom/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/
4
Get a listing of the directories using the ls command.
The directories on the media that pertain to VMware ESX, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are the following: