User guide

April 2008 7 Dell Inc.
4. Obtaining Dell OpenManage Software
Acquire Dell OpenManage software from one of the following sources:
4.1 Dell OpenManage Software Kits
Dell servers ship with Dell OpenManage systems management software kits. The software kit contains all
the software components described in section 3 including OpenManage Server Administrator. Refer to
section 6 for instructions on installing Dell OpenManage on VMware ESX Server software.
4.2 Dell OpenManage Package from support.dell.com
Dell OpenManage systems management software kits can be downloaded from http://support.dell.com.
Use the following steps to download Dell OpenManage:
1. Go to http://support.dell.com
2. Select "Drivers and Downloads"
3. Select the appropriate server model (example: PowerEdge 2950) or enter the Service Tag of the
server
4. For “Operating System,” select "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4"
5. For “Category,” select "Systems Management"
6. Click on "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node” to download a tar package for
Server Administrator. Select “Dell CD ISO - Installation and Server Management” to download an ISO
image of the entire CD-ROM.
7. If the version of Dell OpenManage you require is not the latest release, click on "Other Versions" to
find previous releases
4.3 Subscribing to Dell OpenManage Updates
To stay updated with the latest Dell OpenManage software releases, enroll in the Dell OpenManage
Subscription Service. Visit http://www.dell.com/openmanage for more information.
5. Installing VMware ESX Server using Dell System Build
Systems Build and Update Utility is available as a bootable CD-ROM that ships with Dell PowerEdge
servers. Unlike during other operating systems installation, no additional drivers are required to be
installed during VMware ESX Server installation. VMware ESX Server installation CD-ROM will have all
the latest required drivers.
During ESX Server installation, selecting automatic partitioning scheme, deletes all existing partitions
including the Dell Utility partition. Perform manual partitioning to preserve the Utility partition.
To install ESX Server using Systems Build and Update Utility, perform the following steps:
1. Boot the system using the latest supported CDU CD.
2. Configure the required RAID level.