Users Guide

128 Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems
Installation Procedures
This section explains how to install and uninstall Server Administrator on a
system that is running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux or a supported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system. You can install Server
Administrator using scripts from the
Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation
DVD, or through RPM.
Additionally, Server Administrator includes Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS),
a feature that automatically builds a device driver for a running kernel if Server
Administrator detects that none of its prebuilt device drivers support that
kernel. This section includes the following topics:
• Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)
• OpenIPMI Device Driver
• Installing and upgrading managed system software
• Performing an unattended installation of the managed system software
• Upgrading from previous versions
• Uninstalling Server Administrator
Software License Agreement
The software license for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server version of the Dell OpenManage software is located on the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD . Read the license.txt
file. By installing or copying any of the files on the Dell-provided media, you
are agreeing to the terms found in this file. This file is also copied to the root of
the software tree where you choose to install the Dell OpenManage software.
Dynamic Kernel Support (DKS)
Server Administrator provides precompiled device drivers for the kernels
listed in the Server Administrator readme file found on the Dell-provided
media. If the running kernel is not one of the kernels listed in the readme file,
or if the running kernel is reconfigured and recompiled in such a way that none
of the precompiled Server Administrator device drivers support the
recompiled kernel, then Server Administrator may need to use the DKS
feature to support the running kernel.