Users Guide

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•One of the supported systems management protocol standards .
• A mouse, keyboard, and monitor to manage a system locally. The monitor
requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended
screen resolution setting is 1024 x 768.
• The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller requires a Dell
Remote Access Controller (DRAC) to be installed on the system to be
managed. See "Remote Access Controller" and the "Other Documents You
Might Need" for appropriate
Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guides
for complete software and hardware requirements.
NOTE: The DRAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup and
Custom Setup installation options when installing managed system software
from the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD, provided
that the managed system meets all of the DRAC installation prerequisites. See
"Remote Access Controller" and the "Other Documents You Might Need" for
appropriate Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guides for complete
software and hardware requirements.
• The Storage Management Service is installed by default on systems
running supported Windows operating systems, by using
Typical Setup .
NOTE: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
systems, you can either install the Storage Management Service through the
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) or use the
srvadmin-install.sh script—a menu driven script that installs the
appropriate RPMs based on the options you choose.
Remote Management System Requirements
• One of the "Supported Web Browsers" to manage a system remotely from
the Server Administrator home page.
• A TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to
facilitate remote system management.
• A minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen
resolution setting is 1024 x 768.
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
A supported systems management protocol standard must be installed on the
managed system before installing Server Administrator. On supported
Microsoft Windows operating systems, Server Administrator supports these
two systems management standards: Common Information Model/Windows
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