Users Guide

94 Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows 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 the managed system
software on systems running supported Windows operating systems.
Additionally, you can install and uninstall the features from the command
line on systems running supported Windows operating systems.
Before You Begin
• Read the installation requirements section below 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 Windows, Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
, and SUSE
®
Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems.
• Read the readme files related to Server Administrator on the
Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation
DVD.
• Read the installation instructions for your operating system.
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the general requirements for Server Administrator.
Supported Operating System
For supported operating systems, see the Dell Systems Software Support
Matrix located in the docs directory on the Dell-provided media or on the
Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: The Dell OpenManage installer offers Multilingual User Interface support on
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2,
Express x64 Edition with Unified Storage, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2,
Workgroup x64 Edition with Unified Storage, and Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)
operating systems. The Multilingual User Interface Pack is a set of language specific
resource files that can be added to the English version of a supported Windows
operating system. However, the Dell OpenManage 6.0.1 installer supports only five
languages: German, Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.