Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 10.1.0.0
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation Setup
- Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux operating systems and VMware ESXi
- Software License Agreement
- RPM for individual components
- OpenIPMI Device Driver
- Installing Managed System Software
- Uninstalling Managed System Software
- Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Using the vSphere CLI
- Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant vMA
- Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM)
- Installing OpenManage Server Administrator using vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere Client
- Using The Power CLI
- Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi
- Uninstalling the existing Systems Management VIB
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running VMware ESXi
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Linux Installer Packages
Preinstallation Setup
Ensure that you perform the following before installing Server Administrator:
● Read the installation instructions for the operating system.
● Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements.
● Read the applicable readme files and the Systems Software Support Matrix.
● Close all applications running on the system before installing the Server Administrator applications.
On systems running the Linux operating system, ensure that all operating system RPM Package Manager (RPM) packages
required by the Server Administrator RPMs are installed. If the system had VMware ESXi factory-installed, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Server, see the Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement section for information about any RPMs that you
need to manually install before installing managed system software. Typically, manual installation of RPMs is not required.
Topics:
• Installation Requirements
• Configuring SNMP Agents
• Remote Enablement Requirements
• Winbind configuration for openwsman and sfcb for Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems
• Work around for the libssl issue
• Winbind configuration for openwsman and sfcb for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system
Installation Requirements
This section describes the general requirements of the Server Administrator and provides information about supported operating
systems and web browsers.
NOTE:
● Prerequisites specific to an operating system are listed as part of the installation procedures.
● Server Administrator 10.1.0.0 RPM packages have been signed with Dell SHA-512 signature key. The installation or
upgrade from previous versions of Server administrator to Server Administrator 10.1.0.0 prompts you an interactive
message. During silent installation or upgrade, you must download the key from the following location:
https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/public_gpg3.key
Before installing or upgrading Server Administrator 10.1.0.0, you must import the Dell SHA-512 key once to each host
with rpm --import <key file>. Once the key is imported, you are not required to import the key every time while
installing, or upgrading to 10.1.0.0.
Supported Operating Systems And Web Browsers
For information about the supported operating systems and web browsers, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Software
Support Matrix available at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
NOTE: Ensure that the web browser is configured to bypass the proxy server for local addresses.
System Requirements
Install Server Administrator on each system that requires to be managed. You can manage each system running Server
Administrator locally or remotely through a supported web browser.
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