Install Guide
Failed Updates
Apply the MSI patches and updates provided by vendors to the original vendor MSI packages provided. If you intentionally or accidentally
repackage an MSI package, or make changes to it directly, patches and updates may fail. MSI packages must not be repackaged; doing so
changes the feature structure and Globally Unique Identier (GUID), which break any provided patches or updates. To make any changes to
a vendor-provided MSI package, use a .mst transform le.
NOTE: A GUID is 128-bit long, and the algorithm used to generate a GUID guarantees unique GUID. The product GUID uniquely
identies the application.
Upgrading Managed System Software
There is no upgrade support to Server Administrator 9.2.1 from the previous version. You must uninstall the previous version, and then
install Server Administrator 9.2.1.
Modify
If you want to add or remove Server Administrator components:
1 Navigate to the Windows Control Panel.
2 Click Add/Remove Programs.
3 Click Server Administrator and click Change.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Server Administrator dialog box is displayed.
4 Click Next.
The Program Maintenance dialog box is displayed.
5 Select the Modify option and click Next.
The Custom Setup dialog box is displayed.
6 To select a specic managed system software application, click the drop-down arrow beside the listed feature and select either This
feature will be installed… to install the feature, or This feature will not be available to ignore the feature.
A selected feature has a hard drive icon depicted next to it. A deselected feature has a red X next to it. By default, if the prerequisite
checker nds a software feature with no supporting hardware, the checker deselects the feature.
7 Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation.
The Ready to Modify the Program dialog box is displayed.
8 Click Install to install the selected software features.
The Installing Server Administrator screen is displayed. Messages give the status and progress of the software features being
installed. When the selected features are installed, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box is displayed.
9 Click Finish to exit the Server Administrator installation.
If you are prompted to reboot the system, select from the following reboot options to make the managed system software services
available for use:
• Yes, reboot my system now.
• No, I will reboot my system later.
NOTE
: If you run the installer from another system and try to add a component using the Modify option, the installer
may display an error. A corrupt source on the system on which you run the installer may have caused the error. You can
verify this by checking the following registry entry: HKLM\Software\Classes\Installer\Products\<GUID>\sourcelist
\lastusedsource. If the value of lastusedsource is a negative number, it means that the source is corrupt.
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