Reference Guide

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Server Administrator Supported Applications
and Systems
This section provides information on instrumentation, applications, and systems that are supported
by the Dell OpenManage™ Systems Management CD versions 3.0 through 4.2, and
Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and Server Management CD version 4.3 onwards.
NOTE: Starting with Dell OpenManage version 4.3, the Systems Management CD has been replaced by the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD. References in this guide to the
Systems Management CD are for Dell OpenManage versions 3.0 through 4.2.
The Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD (or the Systems Management CD)
supports both, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and Server Agent. For more information
about applications and systems supported by Server Agent, see "Server Agent Supported
Applications and Systems." Server Agent is referred to as the Instrumentation Service starting with
Systems Management CD 3.x. The Instrumentation Service is also called Hardware Instrumentation
Package (HIP) on older releases.
NOTE: The Systems Management CD version 3.0 and later does not fully support the following
Dell PowerEdge systems: 1300, 2100, 2200, 2300, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4350, 6100, 6300, and 6350.
NOTE: The Systems Management CD version 3.2.1 was not released.
Version Number Information
All software supporting the Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell PowerVault™ NAS systems are
delivered in Dell OpenManage stack releases that include the complete group of programs and that
are fully tested for the supported platforms. An example is the Dell OpenManage 3.4.2 release of the
Dell OpenManage software that supports most Dell systems from February 1998 through June 2003.
The version of the software is significant. In this example, the first number (3) represents the major
version number. You should upgrade your software any time Dell delivers a new major version.
The second number (4) is the release number. A new release may have some minor features and fixes
associated with it. You do not need to upgrade to the latest release unless that release is enabling
your specific hardware or solving an issue you may be experiencing. You may skip releases as needed.
The last number (2) is the hardware platform refresh number. This indicates that the software has
been updated to support a new system. For example, if you have older systems running version 3.4.1,
there is no need to upgrade to version 3.4.2 for a platform refresh.