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Dell OpenManage™ Software Quick Installation Guide |
Installing Systems Management Software on a Management Station | |||
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Installing Your Operating System Using Server Assistant | ![]() |
Obtaining Technical Assistance |
Use the supplied CDs to quickly get your system up and running. You will get consistent, reliable results and ensure trouble-free operation. The CDs provide:
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NOTE: To view documentation on systems that are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, you must launch index.htm from within the appropriate language directory. |
The systems management software kit includes, but is not limited to, the following components:
Compare the contents of your system accessories box with the packing slip or invoice enclosed with your system. If any components are missing or damaged, call Dell within 30 days of the invoice date for a free replacement. For more information, see "Obtaining Technical Assistance."
Dell OpenManage systems management software is a suite of application programs for PowerEdge and Dell™PowerVault™ systems. This software allows you to manage your system with proactive monitoring, notification, and remote access.
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NOTE: Diagnostics is no longer available through Server Administrator. To run diagnostics on your system, install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from your Dell PowerEdge Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD or download and install Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics is a stand-alone application that can be run without installing Server Administrator. |
Each system that you plan to manage with Dell OpenManage software products is called a managed system. Managed system applications include Server Administrator and remote access controller (RAC) software.
A management station can be used to remotely manage one or more managed systems from a central location.
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NOTE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager Console (for management station) is available under Windows only if previous Dell OpenManage management station software (with Array Manager Console installed) is detected. It is only available for upgrade. |
Figure 1-1 illustrates the relationship between a management station and its managed systems. Figure 1-1 also shows the operating systems and the Dell OpenManage software products that may be installed on the managed systems.
Figure 1-1. Example of a Management Station and Managed Systems
Table 1-1 describes the Dell OpenManage products.
Table 1-1. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software Applications
Function |
Software Product |
CD |
Description |
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Server setup and operating system installation | Server Assistant
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Installation and Server Management
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A utility that provides:
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Local system management, including RAID configuration and management | Server Administrator | Installation and Server Management | A management solution for PowerEdge systems that provides a consolidated and consistent way to monitor, configure, and manage individual Dell systems. Server Administrator provides the following features:
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Local and remote systems management | Remote access controller (DRAC 5, DRAC 4, DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, DRAC/MC,ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC) | Installation and Server Management | These hardware and software solutions
perform the following functions:
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Status and reporting | IT Assistant | Systems Management Consoles | A systems management console program,
usually installed on one management station to collect information and
provide a view of all managed systems. IT Assistant performs the
following functions:
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Remote management
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Remote Access Controller Utility | Systems Management Consoles | This software solution performs the
following functions:
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BMC Management Utility | Systems Management Consoles | A utility that provides remote management and configuration of systems equipped with a baseboard management controller (BMC) using the IPMI protocol. | |
Management of Dell-specific Microsoft Active Directory® objects | Active Directory Snap-in Utility
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Systems Management Consoles
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Provides an extension snap-in to the
Microsoft Active Directory. This allows you to manage Dell-specific
Active Directory objects. The Dell-specific schema class definitions and
their installation are also included on the CD. You can use this option when the Dell-specific schema classes have been added to the Active Directory schema. |
Driver identification and installation | System software extraction utility | Service and Diagnostic Utilities | Provides device drivers and utilities to update your system. |
Software updates | Server Update Utility and Dell Update Packages | Server Update Utility NOTE: Shipped only with the subscription service kit |
Provides newer versions of software for your system through the Server Update Utility and Dell Update Packages. |
Perform the following steps to determine if an operating system has been installed on your system:
If a message appears and states that bootable drives do not exist or that an operating system was not found, then an operating system has not been installed on your system. Have your operating system CD available and continue with the next steps.
If an operating system has been preinstalled on your system, it is not necessary to continue with this process. Locate the operating system's Installation Instructions document that was provided with your system and follow those instructions to complete the installation process.
Perform the following steps to install an operating system on your system:
The following options are available during system boot:
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NOTE: If you do not select an option within 10 seconds, the system automatically boots through the CD. |
For additional information about installing RAID, see Getting Started With RAID on the documentation CD.
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NOTE: When you use Server Assistant to install a supported operating system, Server Assistant automatically copies the relevant systems management software installation files onto the hard drive and places Install Server Administrator and Delete Server Administrator Installation Files icons on the desktop. |
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NOTE: You can use the Install Server Administrator icon to install Server Administrator without the installation CD. On systems running Windows, clicking this icon brings up the standard installation interface. On systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, clicking this icon runs the Server Administrator custom installation script. If you do not want to install Server Administrator, you can remove the installation files by clicking the Delete Server Administrator Installation Files icon. After you confirm that you want to continue, all Server Administrator files, including the icons, are removed. |
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NOTE: When installing the Windows operating system, some hardware configurations with more than 4 GB of physical memory installed require additional steps after the operating system installation to fully utilize all installed memory. For more information on Physical Address Extension (PAE), see: |
The setup program provides both a Typical Setup option and a Custom Setup option. The Typical Setup option (recommended) automatically installs all of the detected software components that are necessary to manage your system. The Custom Setup option enables you to select which software components you want to install. The procedure in this document is based on the Typical Setup option. See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for information about Custom Setup.
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NOTICE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager is no longer supported. If you are upgrading a system (installed with Dell OpenManage version 4.3 or later) with Array Manager installed, Array Manager will be removed during the upgrade process. You can use the Server Administrator Storage Management Service instead. |
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NOTE: See the Installation and Security User's Guide for custom installation and other details. Management station and managed system software can be installed in the same or in different directories. You can select the directory for installation. |
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NOTE: See the installation readme file on the Installation and Server Management CD for a list of currently supported systems. The installation readme file, readme_ins.txt, is located in the srvadmin/docs/readme directory on the CD. |
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NOTE: If a 4.2 or earlier version (>=3.0) of systems management software is installed on your system, you cannot directly upgrade to version 5.1. To preserve your settings, you must upgrade to version 4.3, and then you can upgrade to version 5.1 for the latest software updates. Version 4.3 is available on the Dell support site at support.dell.com. |
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NOTE: Install the SNMP agent on your managed system using your operating system medium before installing the managed system software. |
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NOTE: To avoid booting to Server Assistant, remove the Installation and Server Management CD if you restart your system. |
You can find device drivers on the Service and Diagnostic
Utilities CD.
You can verify the device driver under Windows by right-clicking The setup program should start automatically. If it does not,
click the Start button, click Run, and then type
x:\srvadmin\windows\setup.exe The setup program automatically installs all of the managed
system software for your hardware configuration. sh srvadmin-install.sh --express sh srvadmin-install.sh -x The script will install the typical software suite for your system configuration.
(where
x is the drive letter of your CD drive). The setup
program starts the prerequisite checker utility.
Installing Managed System Software for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating Systems or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems
install the managed system components.
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NOTE: You can log the output of the RPM installation by adding 2>&1 | tee –a /var/log/srvadmin.log to the above shell script execution. The resulting command would be sh srvadmin-install.sh 2>&1|tee –a /var/log/srvadmin.log |
Dell OpenManage installation with VMware ESX Server software requires special steps. These steps vary depending on the Dell OpenManage version and ESX Server version; and only a limited number of combinations are supported. See the VMware Systems Compatibility Guide and the VMware ESX Server Deployment Guide located in the Resource Center at www.dell.com/vmware for details. Instructions for installing supported versions of Dell OpenManage can be found in the ESX Server Deployment Guide.
The typical installation installs IT Assistant and the RAC console. If you would like to install only one of them or install other features such as the BMC Management Utility, then see the custom installation sections of the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide.
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NOTE: Management station and managed system software can be installed in the same or in different directories. You can select the directory for installation. |
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NOTE: Management station applications run only on systems running Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), the Windows Server™ 2003 family (including Small Business Server [SBS] and R2), Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, and the Windows 2000 Server family (including SBS), and can manage systems running supported Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems. However, IT Assistant is not supported on Windows Server 2003 SBS or Windows 2000 Server SBS operating systems. |
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NOTE: Only the RAC console and the BMC Management Utility are supported for Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems. |
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NOTE: IT Assistant is not a supported feature for the 64-bit versions of both Windows Server 2003 Standard and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Editions. |
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NOTE: IT Assistant installation is not supported on systems with systems management software prior to version 4.3. If version 4.2 or an earlier version (>=3.0) of the systems management software is installed on your system, you cannot directly upgrade to version 5.1. To preserve your settings, you must upgrade to version 4.3, and then you can upgrade to version 5.1 for the latest software updates. Version 4.3 is available on the Dell support site at support.dell.com. |
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NOTE: A fresh installation of IT Assistant 8.0 prompts you to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition in the absence of a supported database on your system. SQL Server 2005 Express Edition can be installed using your Systems Management Consoles CD before installing the management station software. However, IT Assistant works with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) or SQL Server 2000, if it is already installed on your system. If you are upgrading from IT Assistant 7.x to 8.0, you can use the existing MSDE 2000 or SQL Server 2000. |
To install applications onto the management station, perform the following
steps:
The setup program should start automatically. If it does not,
click the Start button, click Run, and then type
x:\windows\setup.exe (where
x is the The Welcome screen is displayed. The License Agreement screen is displayed. The Setup Type screen is displayed. The Ready To Install screen is displayed. The Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station
screen appears. Messages appear, stating the status and progress of the software When the selected components are installed, the Install
Wizard Completed dialog box appears. The BMC Management Utility and the RAC components of the management station
suite of software can be used on a management station running the supported Red Hat
Enterprise Linux or the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system. To install the BMC Management Utility onto the management station, perform
the following steps to launch the installation program: To install the RAC Management Station component, perform the following steps
to launch the installation program: The Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD contains device drivers and
utilities that you can use to update your system. You must copy the drivers and
utilities to either a diskette or to your system's hard drive to use them. For the latest product updates, such as drivers and Dell OpenManage
applications, go to the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
drive
letter of your CD drive). The setup program starts the prerequisite checker
utility.
components being installed.
Installing Management Station Software for Supported Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Operating Systems or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating Systems
system:
rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-RHEL-*.rpm.
rpm -Uvh osabmcutil*-SUSE-*.rpm.
Updating Drivers and Utilities
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NOTE: You can run the Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD only on systems running Windows. To extract drivers for systems that are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, you must use the Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD on a system running Windows and then copy or share the selected files to the final destination system. |
The setup program should start automatically. If it does not,
click the Start button, click Run, and then type
x:\setup.exe (where x is
the drive The system prompts you for a location in which to save the
file. Files are delivered in compressed format. Firmware files normally require
diskettes See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide for
additional information about drivers and Dell OpenManage application versions. The Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility CDs ship only with the Subscription Kit and
provides newer versions of software for your system through the Server Update
Utility (SUU) and Dell Update Packages (DUP). SUU is delivered on separate CDs
for Microsoft Windows and Linux.
letter of your CD drive).
for the extraction.
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NOTE: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system, the -g (graphical mode) option can only be used from the X Window system. |
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NOTE: The Server Administrator Instrumentation Service of Server Administrator requires a minimum version of the OpenIPMI device driver in order to provide IPMI-based information and functionality. The minimum version required is defined based on the operating system. See the Installation and Security User's Guide for more information. |
Dell Update Packages:
When you click Update in SUU, SUU will determine which Dell Update Packages are applicable to your system and install them automatically.
See the Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility User's Guide for additional information.
It is strongly recommended that you download and install the latest security patches, hotfixes, and service or support packs for your operating system immediately after installation. Downloads for your operating system are available at www.microsoft.com, www.redhat.com, or www.novell.com.
Before contacting Dell for technical assistance, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If you need additional technical support, see "Getting Help" in your system's Hardware Owner's Manual for country or region-specific information about contacting Dell by using telephone, fax, and Internet services.
Antes de entrar em contato com a Dell para obter assistência técnica, consulte o site de suporte na Web: support.dell.com. Você precisará do número da sua etiqueta de serviço para identificação de seu equipamento. Caso necessite de suporte técnico adicional, é fornecida assistência técnica para hardware ao proprietário original do equipamento. Esse serviço está disponível de segunda a sexta-feira, das 7 às 19:00h, em português. Telefone: 0800-90-3355.
For Dell Enterprise Training and Certification programs, see www.dell.com/training. This service may not be offered in all locations.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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May 2006