Users Guide

126 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
Unattended and Scripted Silent Installation
You can use the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
to perform an unattended and scripted silent installation of managed systems
software through the command line (using RPM packages) on systems running
supported Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
and SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server
operating systems.
Before You Begin
• Read the installation requirements to ensure that your system meets or
exceeds the minimum requirements.
• Read the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide .
This guide contains compatibility information about Server Administrator
installation and operation on various hardware platforms running
supported Microsoft
®
Windows
®
, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.
• Read the Dell OpenManage installation
readme_ins.txt and the Server
Administrator readme files on the
Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
DVD. These files contain the latest information about new
features, fixes, hardware requirements, software, firmware, and driver
versions, in addition to information about known issues.
• Read the installation instructions for your operating system.
• Ensure that all operating system RPM packages that the Server
Administrator RPMs require are installed.
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the general requirements for managed
systems software.
Supported Operating System
For supported operating systems, see the Dell Systems Software Support
Matrix located at the docs directory on the
Dell-provided media or on the Dell
Support website at
support.dell.com .