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Installing Server Administrator

Overview

You can install Server Administrator using several methods. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and
Server Management CD provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and uninstall Server
Administrator and other managed system software components on your managed system.
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and
uninstall management station software components on your management station. Additionally, you
can install Server Administrator on multiple systems through an unattended installation across a
network. The Dell OpenManage™ products are installed using the install process native to the
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operating system. If you have a Dell installed Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
operating system, Server Administrator is already installed on your system. Follow the configuration
wizard to set up Server Administrator. For details, see the Dell OpenManage Installation and
Security User's Guide.

Upgrade Using the Service Pack Capability

If you are running a Microsoft Windows operating system and Dell OpenManage™ Server
Administrator version 2.0, you can download and install the service pack from support.dell.com.
You do not need to uninstall Server Administrator before installing the service pack. If you have a
version of Server Administrator earlier than 2.0, upgrade to version 2.0 and then download and
install the service pack.
If you are running Server Administrator on a system with a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux
operating system, uninstall the previous version of Server Administrator and perform a fresh
installation of the most recent version of Server Administrator.
NOTE:
Upgrade of Dell OpenManage 3.x to Dell OpenManage 4.2 is no longer supported. You can upgrade
only from Dell OpenManage version 4.3.
See the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's Guide for information on installation
procedures and step-by-step instructions for installing, upgrading, and uninstalling Server
Administrator on each supported operating system.

Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD

The Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD provides a setup program to install,
upgrade, and uninstall Server Administrator and other managed system software components on
your managed system. Additionally, you can install Server Administrator on multiple systems
through an unattended installation across a network.
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Installing Server Administrator