Setup Guide

NOTE: The installer also extracts the management packs. To extract the management packs, run the installer on a system
with Windows client operating system.
Next steps
A log file containing the installation information is generated after the installation of Dell Server Management Pack Suite. The log
file is available at the location where Dell_Server_Management_Pack_Suite.exe is extracted.
Upgrading Dell Server Management Pack Suite from
previous versions
You can upgrade to Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.1.1 using the installer.
Upgrading from Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.1
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The installer detects the installed features from Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.1, and automatically upgrades the
Feature Management Pack to version 6.1.1.
NOTE: The installer may display a message prompting a restart after the upgrade is completed, ignore this message as
restart is not required.
Upgrading from Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.0
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Upgrading from Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.0 to version 6.1.1 is also supported. The installer detects the
installed features from Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.0, and automatically upgrades the Feature Management
Pack to version 6.1.1.
NOTE:
The installer may display a message prompting a restart after the upgrade is completed, ignore this message as
restart is not required.
Upgrading from version 5.2.0 and prior versions
Upgrade from Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.2.0 or earlier versions to version 6.1.1 are not supported.
Upgrading from previous Operations Manager
You can upgrade to OpsMgr from previous versions as per Microsoft guidelines. Refer to Microsoft System Center
documentation for the supported upgrade scenarios.
Upgrading from OpsMgr 2012 SP1 to OpsMgr 2012 R2
Upgrading to OpsMgr 2012 R2 does not affect the existing Dell Server Management Pack Suite features and functionalities. For
information about upgrading from OpsMgr 2012 SP1 to OpsMgr 2012 R2, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
dn249707.aspx.
Upgrading from OpsMgr 2012 to OpsMgr 2012 SP1
Upgrading to OpsMgr 2012 SP1 does not affect the existing Dell Server Management Pack Suite features and functionalities.
For information about upgrading from OpsMgr 2012 to OpsMgr 2012 SP1, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
jj899854.aspx.
Installing the Dell Server Management Pack Suite
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