Dell Server Installation Manual

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NOTE: If you have downloaded the managed system software installer (available as a .tar.gz file), thesrvadmin-install.sh shell script is present as setup.sh in the root directory.• Using the RPM commandPrerequisites For Installing Managed System SoftwareThe prerequisites are:• Log in as root.• The running kernel must have loadable module support enabled.• The /opt directory must have at least 250 MB of free space, and the /tmp, /etc, and /var directoriesmust each have at least 20 MB of free space.• Install the ucd-snmp or net-snmp package that is provided with the operating system if you useSNMP to manage the server. If you want to use supporting agents for the ucd-snmp or net-snmpagent, you must install the operating system support for the SNMP standard before you install ServerAdministrator. For more information about installing SNMP, see the installation instructions for theoperating system you are running on the system.NOTE: When installing RPM packages, to avoid warnings concerning the RPM–GPG key, import thekey with a command similar to rpm --import <OM DVD mountpoint>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/RPM-GPG-KEY• In case of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 and above and SLES 11 SP2, install the wsman and sblimpackages from the operating system DVD. See, To install the wsman and sblim packages• Install all the prerequisite RPMs required for successful installation.If the system had VMware ESX (version 4.0 or 4.1) factory-installed, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions5.x and 6.0), or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10 and 11), see the Dependent RPMs for RemoteEnablement section for information on any RPMs that you need to manually install prior to installingmanaged system software. Typically, you may not need to manually install any RPMs.Installing The wsman And sblim Packages1. In Package selection, select Basic Server.2. Select Customize now and click Next.3. Select System Management group.4. From the sub-category, select Web-based Enterprise Management → Optional Packages option.The default selected packages are: openwsman-client, sblim-sfcb, sblim-wbemcli, and wsmancliDeselect the sblim-wbemcli package from the above list.5. Select openwsman-server and click Next.6. After the operating system installation, install libcmpiCppImpl0 package from the operating systemDVD or using the Yum utility.Installing Managed System Software Using The Provided MediaThe installer uses RPMs to install each component. The media (DVD) is divided into subdirectories toenable easy custom installation.NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x operating system, DVDs are auto-mounted with the -noexec mount option. This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD.Manually mount the DVD and then run executables.28