Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 65

The following procedures show how to upgrade Server Administrator and

other managed system software.

Upgrading Guidelines

• You can upgrade to the latest version of Dell OpenManage Server

Administrator from any of the previous three versions. For example,

upgrade to Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 6.4 is supported only

for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator versions 6.1 and later.

• Upgrading from Server Administrator versions earlier than version 6.1 to

version 6.4 is not supported. For older versions, uninstall the existing

Server Administrator and reinstall the latest Server Administrator.

NOTE: Uninstalling Server Administrator deletes its user settings. Re-install Server

Administrator and apply the user settings.

• When upgrading an operating system to a major version, uninstall the

existing OpenManage software and reinstall the latest OpenManage

software. When upgrading only to an update level change (for example,

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Update 5), upgrade to the latest OpenManage software; all user settings

are preserved.

NOTE: Uninstalling OpenManage software deletes its user settings. Re-install

OpenManage software and apply the user settings.

• If you have installed Server Administrator Web Server version 6.4, ensure

that you install Server Instrumentation version 6.4 on your managed

system. Accessing an earlier version of Server Administrator using Server

Administrator Web Server version 6.4 may display an error.

Upgrade

Insert the

Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation

DVD into

your system's DVD drive. The autorun menu appears.

Select

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

and click

Install

If the autorun program does not start automatically, go to the

SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows

directory on the DVD, and run the

setup.exe

file.