Users Guide

Installing Dell OpenManage Software On Windows Server 2008 119
Installing Dell OpenManage
Software On Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Core and
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
Introduction
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 reduces the maintenance and management
requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. A Windows 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 visit
Microsoft website.
NOTE: You have to be logged on as a built-in Administrator to install systems
management software on Windows Server 2008. See the Windows Server 2008
Help for information about the built-in Administrator account.