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Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 47
Installing Server Administrator
This section explains how to install the Server Administrator and other
managed system software using two installation options:
• Using the setup program at \SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows on the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
• Using the unattended installation method through the Windows Installer
Engine
msiexec.exe (see Table 3-2).
NOTE: SNMP service is stopped and started during Systems Management
installation and uninstallation. As a result, services like DSM IT Assistant
Connection Service, DSM IT Assistant Network Monitor and other third party
services, dependent on SNMP stop. IT Assistant services is started at the end of
Systems Management installation or uninstallation. If the third party services are
stopped, these services needs to be manually restarted.
NOTE: For Blade systems, you must install Server Administrator on each server
module installed in the chassis.
NOTE: During installation of Server Administrator on supported Windows systems,
if an Out of Memory error message is displayed, you must exit the installation and
free up memory. Close other applications or perform any other task that frees up
memory, before re-attempting Server Administrator installation.
The setup program invokes the prerequisite checker, which uses your system's
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus to search for installed
hardware such as controller cards.
The Dell OpenManage installer features a Typical Setup option and a
Custom Setup option for installing Server Administrator and other managed
system software.
For information on the various components of Server Administrator available
in Dell OpenManage and to help you choose the required components to
install, see "Deployment Scenarios for Server Administrator."
Typical Installation
When you launch the Server Administrator installation from the prerequisite
checker and select the Typical Setup option, the setup program installs the
following managed system software features:
• Server Administrator Web Server
• Server Instrumentation