Release Notes

Resolution: To fix this issue, the user can open the command prompt as Administrator and run the command: msiexec /x

<msiname>.msi

Issue description: On a 13th generation of PowerEdge server if you run the Server Administrator 8.4 installer, the incorrect

Software RAID controller driver is being installed. (241203)

Resolution: To fix this issue, you can visit http://downloads.dell.com/ and install the correct Software RAID driver for your server.

Issue description: Windows Advertised installation. (144364)

Server Administrator install does not support Windows Advertised installation. The process of automatically distributing a program

to client computers for installation through Windows group policies.

Versions Affected: 8.4.0 and earlier

Issue description: Server Administrator conflicts with the Intel IMB driver. Server Administrator may conflict with the Intel IMB

driver. You may receive an informational message recommending that to uninstall the Intel IMB driver before installing Server

Administrator.

Resolution: You can do it through the Device Manager performing the following steps:

1. Open the Device Manager.

2. Expand the System devices list.

3. Right-click the device with a name of the form IMB Driver and select Uninstall.

4. Click OK to uninstall.

If you choose to install Server Administrator during Intel IMB driver installation, Server Administrator services may fail to start or

Server Administrator may have problems accessing sensor data.

Issue description: Wrong install directory is displayed during OMinstallation. (71022)

Broadcom/Intel provides Broadcom/Intel SNMP agent installers, and they do not support installation of these components in the

custom directory.

Issue description: On Server Administrator 8.3.0 while running the Repair option from Add or Remove Programs or Uninstall or

Change a program window, if an error occurs, use the Repair option in the MSI.

Issue description: Do not specify user profile folders such as a desktop folder C:\Users\administrator\Desktop as custom

installation paths for installing Server Administrator. It is because services running on the system account cannot access such

folders.

Known Issues on Linux operating systems

Issue description: Server Administrator components get removed during an OS upgrade. (380137). During an OS upgrade, some of

the srvadmin packages may get removed.

Resolution: After an operating system upgrade, reinstall the Server Administrator since the srvadmin packages may not be

applicable for the upgraded operating system. Example: After upgrading SLES 10 to SLES 11, Server Administrator must be

reinstalled as the SLES 10 srvadmin packages may not work with SLES 11.

Versions Affected: 8.4.0 and earlier

Issue description: Existing connection service lost after SLES 11 upgrade. (388955). Server Administrator version 6.x for Linux does

not have a functional Connection Service web GUI after upgrading SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 using Service Pack 1. Also, the

installed WS-MAN service for OMSA does not function.

Resolution: To prevent it: