Release Notes

Software Requirements
• Supported operating system and web browser.
• TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate
remote system management.
• Supported systems management protocol standard. For more information, see
"Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards".
• The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access
controller (RAC) to be installed on the managed system. For more information on the
software and hardware requirements, see the relevant Remote Access Controller
User’s Guide.
NOTE: The RAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup installation option
provided the managed system meets all of the RAC installation prerequisites.
• The Server Administrator Storage Management Service requires Server Administrator
to be installed on the managed system. For more information on the software and
hardware requirements, see the Server Administrator Storage Management User’s
Guide.
• Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) version 3.1 or later.
NOTE: Server Administrator software detects the MSI version on your system. If the version
is earlier than 3.1, the prerequisite checker prompts you to upgrade to MSI version 3.1. After
upgrading the MSI to version 3.1, you may have to reboot the system to install other
software applications such as Microsoft SQL Server.
What’s New
The release highlights of Server Administrator are:
• Support for the following servers:
o PowerEdge R330
o PowerEdge R230
o PowerEdge T330
o PowerEdge T130
• Support for the following operating systems:
o Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
o VMware ESXi 6.0 update 1
o VMware ESXi 5.5 update 3
o VMware ESXi 5.5 update 2
o VMware ESXi 5.1 update 3 on 11th generation of PowerEdge servers
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
Note: Citrix XenServer operating system support has been dropped for Server
Administrator and Storage Management.
• Support for the following web browsers:
o Google Chrome version 42
o Mozilla Firefox version 37
o Safari version 8.0
• Support for the following features:
o Security Enhancement for SSL protocols
o Operating System Alert Logging Filter
o Hardware Event Log Rotation for 10th 11th generation of PowerEdge servers.