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Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 61
Upgrading Managed System Software
The Dell OpenManage installer provides an Upgrade option for upgrading
Server Administrator and other managed system software.
The setup program runs the prerequisite checker, which uses your system's
PCI bus to search for installed hardware, such as controller cards.
The setup program installs or upgrades all of the managed system software
features that are appropriate for your particular system's hardware
configuration.
NOTE: All user settings are preserved during upgrades.
The following procedures show how to upgrade Server Administrator and
other managed system software.
Upgrading Guidelines
• You can upgrade to the latest version of Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator from any of the previous three versions. For example,
upgrade to Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 7.0 is supported only
for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator versions 6.3 and later.
• To upgrade from versions earlier than 6.3, uninstall the existing Server
Administrator and reinstall the latest Server Administrator.
NOTE: Uninstalling Server Administrator deletes its user settings. Reinstall Server
Administrator and apply the user settings.
• When upgrading an operating system to a major version, uninstall the
existing OpenManage software and reinstall the latest OpenManage
software. When upgrading only to an update level change (for example,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Update 5), upgrade to the latest OpenManage software; all user settings
are preserved.
NOTE: Uninstalling OpenManage software deletes its user settings. Reinstall
OpenManage software and apply the user settings.
• If you have installed Server Administrator Web Server version 7.0, ensure
that you install Server Instrumentation version 7.0 on your managed
system. Accessing an earlier version of Server Administrator using Server
Administrator Web Server version 7.0 may display an error.