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Installing Dell OpenManage Software On Windows Server 2008 87
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Installing Managed System
Software On Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Core and
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
The Server Core installation option of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008
and Hyper-V Server operating system provides a minimal environment for
running specific server roles that reduce the maintenance and management
requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. AWindows Server
2008 Core or Hyper-V Server installation installs only a subset of the binaries
that are required by the supported server roles. For example, the Explorer
shell is not installed as part of a Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server
installation. Instead, the default user interface for a Windows Server 2008
Core or Hyper-V Server installation is the command prompt.
NOTE: Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server operating system does not
support a graphical user interface (GUI) based installation of Dell OpenManage
software components. You need to install OpenManage software in the Command
Line Interface (CLI) mode on Server Core. For more information on Server Core, see
microsoft.com.
NOTE: On Windows 7, to install the systems management software successfully,
you must log in using an account which belongs to the Administrators Group and
must execute the setup.exe using the option Run as administrator from the right-
click menu.
NOTE: You have to log in as a built-in administrator to install the systems
management software on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. For more
information about the built-in Administrator account, see the Windows Server 2008
Help.
Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode
You must run the prerequisite checker in the CLI mode as Windows Server
2008 and Hyper-V Server does not support the GUI mode. For more
information, see "Prerequisite Checker."