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– Select server targets for running the commands.
4. On Schedule and Credentials, set the schedule parameters, provide target credentials, and then click Finish.
For more information, see Server Power Options.
Deploying Server Administrator
You can create tasks to deploy OpenManage Server Administrator on servers installed with Windows or Linux operating
systems. You can also plan a date and time to schedule the OpenManage Server Administrator deploy task.
To create an OpenManage Server Administrator deployment task:
1. Click Manage → Remote Tasks → Common Tasks → Create Deployment Task.
2. On General, provide task name. If you want to deploy OpenManage Server Administrator on Windows-based
servers, then select Windows, provide installer path and, if required, provide arguments. If you want to deploy
OpenManage Server Administrator on Linux-based servers, select Linux and provide the installer path and, if
required, provide arguments. For the list of supported packages and arguments (for Window-based servers), see
Supported Windows and Linux Packages and Arguments. Select Generate Trusted Key and select Allow reboot.
NOTE: Install Server Administrator prerequisites before deploying Server Administrator on Linux.
3. On Task Target, do one of the following:
– Select a query from the drop-down list or create a new query by clicking the New button.
– Select servers on which you want to run this task and click Next.
4. On Schedule and Credentials, set the schedule parameters, provide user credentials; to enable the task, and then
click Finish.
For more information, see Deploy Server Administrator Task.
Supported Windows and Linux Packages
Windows Packages
Package Type Clean installation Major Version Upgrade (5.x
to 6.x to 7.x)
Minor Version Upgrade (6.x
to 6.y)
.msi Supported Supported Supported
.msp Not supported Not supported Supported
.exe Not supported Supported Supported
Linux Packages
Operating System Package
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES10.x86_64_A01.6.tar.gz
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES10.x86_64_A01.6.tar.gz.sign
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 11
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES11.i386_A01.14.tar.gz
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.SLES11.i386_A01.14.tar.gz.sign
VMware ESX 4 OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.ESX41.i386_A01.tar.gz
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.ESX41.i386_A01.tar.gz.sign
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL5.x86_64_A01.4.tar.gz
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