Deployment Guide

Installing management station software

on Microsoft Windows

1. Log on with administrator privileges to the system on which you want to install the management

station applications.

2. Insert the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive or download the

web installer.

NOTE: You can download the web installer from dell.com/support/home.

3. Run autorun.exe.

NOTE: If you are using the DVD to install, select the management station application that you

want to install, and then click Install.

4. Follow the instructions in the Install Wizard.

NOTE: You cannot install remote RAC (RAC installed on the management station) and local

RAC (RAC installed on the managed system) on the same system.

Installing management station software on Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 Core and Hyper-V Server

Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server operating system does not support a graphical user

interface (GUI) based installation of the software components. Install the software in CLI mode on Server

Core. For more information on Server Core, see the Microsoft website.

NOTE: Log in as a built-in Administrator to install systems management software on Windows

Server 2008 and Windows Vista. For more information on built-in Administrator account, see the

Windows Server 2008 Help.

Installing management station software using the CLI mode

NOTE: Run the Command Prompt as an administrator to successfully perform tasks using the CLI

mode.

To install the RAC Tools, launch the MSI file using the command:

• For 32–bit: msiexec /i RACTools.msi

• For 64–bit: msiexec /i RACTools_x64.msi

NOTE: On the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD:

• The RACTools.msi file is located at SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows\DRAC

• The RACTools_x64.msi file is located at SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows\DRACx64