Developers Guide

Managed System Software Installation Using Third Party Deployment

Software

You can use third-party deployment software, such as Altiris Deployment Solution, VMWare Update

Manager (VUM), or Linux Respository for Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM), Rug, and Zypper, to install

managed systems software on supported systems.

To distribute and install Server Administrator using Altiris Deployment Solution:

1. Start the Altiris application

2. Import OpenManage_Jobs.bin located at SYSMGMT\srvadmin\support\Altiris on the Systems

Management Tools and Documentation DVD

3. Specify a job folder to import OpenManage_Jobs.bin.

4. Modify the Run Script and Copy File tasks to match the deployment environment.

5. Schedule the job to run on the supported systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment

Solution.

NOTE: For more information on VMWare Update Manager, see Using the VMWare Update Manager

(VUM).

Linux Repository

The Linux Repository is the official repository for all related software and updates for your Linux systems.

You can use this repository to complete the following tasks:

• Install Server Administrator

• Install drivers for all your Linux systems

• Install BIOS and firmware updates

Setting Up The Linux Repository

Before you can start using the Linux Repository for installing software or upgrades, you must set up the

repository. For more information, see http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/.

Set up the repository with:

wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash

NOTE: If you require 64-bit packages, uninstall the existing 32-bit packages before installing

the new software. Server Administrator is designed to match your current operating system.

Installation Using Linux Repository

You can install Server Administrator using the Linux Repository by following any of the methods listed

below:

NOTE: Ensure that you set up the Linux Repository before you install the software from the

repository.

NOTE: Server Administrator will not install on unsupported systems. If you try installing Server

Administrator on unsupported systems, you will receive a message that the system is not supported

and the installation will fail.