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Installing Managed System Software on NetWare Operating Systems

Dell OpenManage™ Version 4.5 Installation and Security User's Guide

  Overview

  Before You Begin

  Installation Requirements

  Installation Procedures



Overview

You can install managed system software using several methods. The Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD provides installation IPS scripts to install, upgrade, and uninstall Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator and other managed system software components on your managed system. Additionally, you can install managed system software on multiple systems using an unattended installation across a network.

NOTE: See the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD's readme_ins.txt file for a list of the systems that are currently supported. If a previous version of systems management software is detected, you must first uninstall it. After the uninstallation is complete, you must reboot the system before you can install the latest version of the systems management software.

Unattended and Scripted Silent Installation

You can use the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD to perform an unattended and scripted silent installation of Server Administrator on systems running supported Novell® NetWare® operating systems.


Before You Begin


Installation Requirements

The following sections describe the general requirements for installing managed system software.

Supported Operating System Versions

The managed system software supports, at a minimum, the following operating system:

NOTE: See the Server Administrator readme file on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD or the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide on the documentation CD for the latest detailed list of the Server Administrator Services that are supported on each supported operating system.

System Requirements

The managed system software must be installed on each system to be managed. You can then manage each system running the managed system software locally or remotely through a supported Web browser.

Managed System Requirements

Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards

A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the managed system before installing managed system software. On supported NetWare operating systems, managed system software only supports the SNMP systems management standard. SNMP is always installed. The CIM and WMI standards are not available.

NOTE: For information about installing a supported system management protocol standard on your managed system, see your operating system documentation.

Installation Procedures

This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall managed system software on a system that is running a supported NetWare operating system.

Installing and Upgrading Managed System Software

This section explains how to install and upgrade managed system software by using the following installation options:

Prerequisites for Installing or Upgrading Managed System Software

The following are prerequisites for installing managed system software:

NOTE: The installation of managed system software is not supported on systems containing a version of systems management software prior to version 4.3. If a previous version of systems management software is detected, you must first uninstall the systems management software on the system.

Installing and Upgrading Managed Systems Software Using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD

  1. Insert the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD into the system's CD drive.

The CD loads automatically and all volume names are displayed.

If the volume name is not displayed, type volume at the console prompt and press <Enter>.

  1. Record the volume name for the CD drive.

  2. Type load nwconfig and press <Enter>.

  3. In the NetWare Configuration screen, under Configuration Options, select Product Options and press <Enter>.

  4. On the Other Installation Actions menu, select Install a product not listed and press <Enter>.

NOTE: A dialog box listing previously selected paths may open after pressing <Enter>. Press <Esc> to close this dialog box.

A default message then states that the product is to be installed from drive A.

  1. Press <F3> to specify a different installation path.
    Erase A: and type volume_name:srvadmin\netware, where volume_name is the name of the volume assigned to the CD drive.

NOTE: You cannot enter spaces in the pathname.
  1. After you enter the path, press <Enter> to continue.
    A message is displayed, stating:
    Indicate which file groups you want installed.

  2. Select any other components you want to install. Server Administrator is not included in the list of file groups because it is installed by default.

NOTE: Items selected for installation have an X next to them. Pressing <Enter> next to an item selects that item. Pressing the spacebar next to an item toggles the selection between selected and not selected.
  1. Press <F10> to accept the components you have selected.

  2. The summary screen is next. Review the summary information and press <Enter> to continue, or <Esc> to abort the installation.
    The installation of Server Administrator and the components you selected begins.

  3. The Systems Management Security Utility screen opens and asks whether you want to change the default security settings for SNMP Set operations.

  4. Select one of the following options:

NOTE: The default password for root is calvin.

The Systems Management Security Utility opens.

  1. When prompted, press <y> to allow SNMP set (write) operations, <n> to disallow SNMP set operations (read only), or any key to continue.

The installation procedure continues, and status messages appear. When the installation is complete, a dialog box opens stating that the installation is complete.

  1. Press <Enter>.

  2. Press <Esc> twice and <Enter> once to return to the console prompt and exit the NWConfig program.

Performing a Scripted Silent Installation or Upgrade of Managed System Software

Use the following procedure to silently install managed system software for the first time or to upgrade to a more recent version of the managed system software.

  1. Insert the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD into the system's CD drive.

The CD loads automatically and the volume name is displayed.

If the volume name is not displayed, type volume at the console prompt and press <Enter> to display all volume names.

  1. Record the volume name for the CD drive.

  2. Type the following and press <Enter>:

load volume_name:\srvadmin\netware\ominss32.nlm [-noinstallweb] [-noam] [-norac]

The installation script installs all necessary files to the managed system.

You can view the license agreement (license.txt) on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD in the root directory.

The –noinstallweb setting is optional and will result in an installation that has only the command line components and will not be accessible via a browser.

The –noam setting is optional and will result in an installation that has no Dell OpenManage Array Manager.

The –norac setting is optional and will result in an installation that has no Dell Remote Access Controller software support.

Uninstalling Managed System Software

You can uninstall managed system software from your system using the Product Options menu in the NWConfig utility or using the silent uninstallation script provided on the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD.

Uninstalling Using the NWConfig Utility

  1. At the NetWare command line console, type load nwconfig and press <Enter>.

  2. Select Product Options from the Configuration Options menu.

  3. Select View/Configure/Remove from the Other Installation Actions menu.

  4. Select SRVADMIN from the Currently Installed Products menu.

  5. Press <Delete> to uninstall Server Administrator.

  6. Press <Esc> twice and <Enter> once to return to the console prompt and exit the NWConfig program.

Performing a Silent Uninstallation

At the NetWare command line console, type omunins.ncf and press <Enter>. The uninstallation script uninstalls all managed system software files from the managed system.

Note on Startup

Instrumentation Service at Startup

On managed systems running a NetWare operating system, the Instrumentation Service loads multiple NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs) at system startup. Some NLMs might automatically be uninstalled because they are not required on a particular system. The process for uninstalling the NLMs occurs approximately two minutes after you boot or restart the system. During this uninstallation process, a module unloading message prints to the NetWare system console.


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