Install Guide
Component What is installed Deployment Scenario Systems to install on
NOTE: If you choose to 
install only Server 
Instrumentation, you 
must also install one of 
the Management 
Interfaces or the Server 
Administrator Web 
Server.
Storage Management Server Administrator Storage 
Management
Install to implement hardware 
RAID solutions and congure the 
storage components attached to 
the system. For more 
information on Storage 
Management, see the Dell EMC 
OpenManage Server 
Administrator Storage 
Management User’s Guide
 in 
the docs directory.
Only those systems on which 
you have installed Server 
Instrumentation or the 
Management Interfaces.
Command Line Interface 
(Management Interface)
Command Line Interface of 
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and 
remote system management 
solutions to manage Server and 
Storage instrumentation data 
using command-line interfaces.
Supported systems. For a list of 
supported systems, see the Dell 
EMC OpenManage Systems 
Software Support Matrix.
WMI (Management Interface) Windows Management 
Instrumentation Interface of 
Server Instrumentation
Install to provide local and 
remote system management 
solutions to manage Server data 
using WMI protocol.
Supported systems. For a list of 
supported systems, see the Dell 
EMC OpenManage Systems 
Software Support Matrix.
SNMP (Management Interface) Simple Network Management 
Protocol Interface of Server 
Instrumentation
Install to provide local and 
remote system management 
solutions to manage Server and 
Storage instrumentation data 
using SNMP protocol.
Supported systems. For a list of 
supported systems, see the Dell 
EMC OpenManage Systems 
Software Support Matrix.
Remote Enablement 
(Management Interface)
Instrumentation Service and 
CIM Provider
Install to perform remote 
systems management tasks. 
Install Remote Enablement on 
one system and Server 
Administrator Web Server on 
another system. You can use the 
system with the Server 
Administrator to remotely 
monitor and manage the 
systems which have Remote 
Enablement installed.
Supported systems. For a list of 
supported systems, see the Dell 
EMC OpenManage Systems 
Software Support Matrix.
Operating System Logging 
(Management Interface)
Operating System Logging Install to allow local system 
management-specic events 
logging on the operating system 
for Server and Storage 
instrumentation. On systems 
running Microsoft Windows, use 
the Event Viewer to locally view 
the collected events.
Supported systems. For a list of 
supported systems, see the Dell 
EMC OpenManage Systems 
Software Support Matrix.
iDRAC Command Line Tools Hardware application 
programming interface and 
Install to receive email alerts for 
warnings or errors related to 
voltage, temperature, and fan 
Only those systems on which 
you have installed Server 
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