Dell Server Installation Manual

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which break any provided patches or updates. To make any changes to a vendor-provided MSI package, use a .msttransform file.NOTE: A GUID is 128-bit long, and the algorithm used to generate a GUID guarantees unique GUID. The productGUID uniquely identifies the application.Upgrading Managed System SoftwareThe Systems Management installer provides an Upgrade option for upgrading Server Administrator and other managedsystem software.The setup program runs the prerequisite checker, which uses the system's PCI bus to search for installed hardware,such as controller cards.The setup program installs or upgrades all of the managed system software features that are appropriate for theparticular system's hardware configuration.NOTE: All user settings are preserved during upgrades.The following procedures show how to upgrade Server Administrator and other managed system software.Upgrading Guidelines• You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator from any of the previous three versions. Forexample, upgrade to Server Administrator 7.2 is supported only for Server Administrator versions 6.5 and later.• You can upgrade to the latest version of Server Administrator which includes Linux granular installation. If yourequire the Linux granular installation options, you have to uninstall the existing version of Server Administratorand install the latest version of Server Administrator. For more information on Linux granular options, see LinuxInstaller Packages.• To upgrade from versions earlier than 6.3, uninstall the existing version of Server Administrator and reinstall thelatest version of Server Administrator.NOTE: Uninstalling Server Administrator deletes its user settings. Reinstall Server Administrator and applythe user settings.• When upgrading an operating system to a major version, uninstall the existing Systems Management softwareand reinstall the latest Systems Management software. When upgrading only to an update level change (forexample, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8), upgrade to the latestSystems Management software; all user settings are preserved.NOTE: Uninstalling Systems Management software deletes its user settings. Reinstall SystemsManagement software and apply the user settings.• If you have installed Server Administrator Web Server version 7.2, ensure that you install Server Instrumentationversion 7.2 on the managed system. Accessing an earlier version of Server Administrator using ServerAdministrator Web Server version 7.2 may display an error.UpgradeFor an unattended upgrade, the msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi /qb command accesses the DVD to accept thesoftware license agreement and upgrades all the required Server Administrator features on selected remote systems.All major user settings are retained during an unattended upgrade.NOTE: It is not possible to upgrade from a 32-bit to a 64-bit systems Management software on a 64-bit operatingsystem.1. Insert theSystems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the system's DVD drive. The autorun menu isdisplayed.2. Select Server Administrator and click Install.39