Install Guide

• Support site — For more information, see dell.com/support/home.
• VMware Update Manager (VUM) — For more information, see http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/.
• Linux Repository using YUM, rug, or zypper — For more information, see Linux Repository.
Systems Management Software
Systems management software is a suite of applications that enables you to manage the systems with proactive monitoring,
notication, and remote access.
Systems management software comprises of the ISO Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation image
NOTE: For more information on these ISO images, see Dell EMC Systems Management Tools And Documentation
Installation Guide .
Server Administrator Components On A Managed System
The setup program provides the following options:
• Custom Setup
• Typical Setup
The custom setup option enables you to select the software components you want to install. The table lists the various managed
system software components that you can install during a custom installation.
Table 1. Managed System Software Components
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on
Server Administrator Web
Server
Web-based Systems
Management functionality that
enables you to manage
systems locally or remotely.
Install only if you want to
remotely monitor the managed
system. You do not require
physical access to the
managed system.
Any system. For example,
laptop or desktops.
Server Instrumentation Server Administrator
Instrumentation Service
Install to use the system as the
managed system. Installing
Server Instrumentation and the
Server Administrator Web
Server installs Server
Administrator. Use Server
Administrator to monitor,
congure, and manage the
system.
NOTE: If you choose to
install only Server
Instrumentation, you
must also install one of
the Management
Interfaces or the Server
Administrator Web
Server.
Supported systems. For a list
of supported systems, see the
Dell EMC OpenManage
Systems Software Support
Matrix
at dell.com/support/
manuals.
Storage Management Server Administrator Storage
Management
Install to implement hardware
RAID solutions and congure
the storage components
attached to the system. For
more information on Storage
Management, see the Dell
EMC OpenManage Server
Administrator Storage
Management User’s Guide
in
the docs directory.
Only those systems on which
you have installed Server
Instrumentation or the
Management Interfaces.
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