User guide

April 2008 12 Dell Inc.
7. Upgrading from a Previous Version of OpenManage
If both VMware ESX Server software and OpenManage need to be updated, upgrade ESX Server before
upgrading OpenManage. Dell strongly recommends upgrading OpenManage to the latest version
supported on your ESX server installation.
7.1 Upgrading to OpenManage 4.5 on ESX 2.5.x
If your system is running Dell OpenManage software older than version 4.3, uninstall the current version
before attempting to install the new version. For Dell OpenManage software versions 4.3 and later,
upgrade the system using the following commands:
1. Log on with administrator privileges (root) to the Service Console.
2. Use the following steps to upgrade OpenManage Server Administrator:
a. If you are using an OpenManage CD/DVD, mount the CD/DVD and change the working directory
with the following commands:
$ mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
$ cd /mnt/cdrom/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts
b. If you are using a tar file from http://support.dell.com, download the file to a temporary directory
and extract the files:
$ tar -zxvf OMI-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-450-32-335_A00.tar.gz
where OMI-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-450-32-335_A00.tar.gz is the file downloaded from
http://support.dell.com.
3. Run the installation script and follow the instructions on the screen:
$ ./srvadmin-install.sh
The script detects previous version of Server Administrator and upgrades the components to the latest
version.
7.2 Upgrading to OpenManage 5.x on ESX 2.5.4 / 2.5.5
Upgrading to OpenManage 5.x on ESX 2.5.4 and 2.5.5 is not supported. Uninstall the older version of
OpenManage and subsequently install OpenManage 5.x by performing the following steps:
1. Log on to the ESX Service console with root privileges
2. Uninstall OpenManage 4.x with the following commands
$ srvadmin-uninstall.sh
$ omasetup.sh uninstall
3. Install OpenManage 5.x on ESX 2.5.4/2.5.5 using the steps mentioned in section 6.2 above.