The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD provides a setup program to install, upgrade, and uninstall Dell OpenManage™ Management Station software on your system.
Using the setup program on the Dell Systems Management ConsolesCD, you can install and upgrade Management Station software on systems running Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. You can uninstall Dell OpenManage Management Station software with the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD or through the operating system on systems running supported Windows operating systems.
The Management Station applications include Dell OpenManage IT Assistant, RAC Management Station, the BMC Console, and the Microsoft Active Directory® Snap-in Utility.
NOTE: See the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide for additional setup and configuration information.
Installation Requirements
These are general requirements for management stations. Operating system-specific installation prerequisites are listed below as part of the installation procedures for the respective applications.
Supported Operating Systems
The Management Station software runs, at a minimum, on each of the following operating systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) x86 (BMC management utility and RAC Management Station)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (version 4) for Intel® x86 and Intel EM64T, (BMC management utility and RAC Management Station)
Windows 2000 Server SP3
Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Windows 2000 Small Business Server SP1 ([SBS] except IT Assistant)
Windows Server™ 2003 SP1 (includes Standard, Web, and Enterprise editions)
Windows SBS 2003 SP1 (except IT Assistant)
Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise x64 (except IT Assistant and RAC Management Station)
Windows XP SP1
For more application-specific operating systems requirements, refer to the documentation for that application.
System Requirements
On Windows systems, the setup program (setup.exe) will start the Prerequisite Checker on the CD to automatically analyze your system to determine if the system requirements have been met. (See "Prerequisite Checker.")
Enabling CIM Discovery and Security in IT Assistant
Some applications, such as IT Assistant, can use the Common Information Model (CIM) protocol. If you use the CIM protocol, ensure that it is installed and enabled. For detailed information on configuring CIM for IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManageIT Assistant User's Guide.
Installing SNMP
Unless you are going to use only CIM for system discovery and management, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is required. If you attempt to install the IT Assistant on a system without SNMP, the installation program stops and prompts you to install SNMP. In addition, if you stop the SNMP service, the IT Assistant services also stop.
For information about installing SNMP on the IT Assistant management station, see the IT Assistant User's Guide.
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling Management Station
Software on Systems Running Supported Windows Operating
Systems
This section explains how to install, upgrade, and uninstall Management Station software on a system that is running a supported Windows operating system. If the prerequisites are met on a system, the default features that get installed are IT Assistant, Remote Access Controller Console, and BMC Management Utility.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage Array Manager Console is not available under Windows if no previous Management Station software (with Array Manager Console installed) is detected. It is only available for upgrade. Support for Array Manager Console will be discontinued in a future release.
Prerequisite Checker
The setup program (setup.exe) will start the Prerequisite Checker program. The setup program is located in the windows directory on the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD. The Prerequisite Checker program examines the prerequisite requirement for software features without launching the actual installation. The Prerequisite Checker program displays a status window that provides information about your system's hardware and software that might affect the installation and operation of software features.
The Prerequisite Checker displays three types of messages: informational, warning, and error messages.
An informational message describes a condition of which you should be aware. It does not prevent a feature from being installed.
A warning message describes a condition that prevents a software feature from being installed during Express installation. It is recommended that you resolve the condition causing the warning before proceeding with the installation of the software. If you decide to continue, you can select and install the software using the Custom installation.
An error messages describes a condition of which you should be aware that prevents the software feature from being installed. You must resolve the condition causing the error before proceeding with the installation of that software feature. If you do not resolve the issue, the software feature will not be installed.
You can run the prerequisite check silently from the \windows\PreReqChecker directory, by executing RunPreReqChecks.exe /s. For further details on running the Prerequisite Checker silently, see "Prerequisite Checker."
Installing and Upgrading Management Station Software
This section explains how to install and upgrade Management Station software. The installation options are as follows:
Use the setup program on the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD to install or upgrade IT Assistant and other Management Station software.
Use the unattended installation method through the msiexec.exe Windows Installer Engine (see Table 5-1) to install IT Assistant and other Management Station software on multiple systems.
Express and Custom Installations
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD features an Express Setup option and a Custom Setup option for installing IT Assistant and other Management Station software.
When you insert the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD in your system's CD drive, the setup program runs the Prerequisite Checker to provide information about your system's hardware and software that might affect installation and operation of the features.
You can install all of the Management Station software products that are currently installed on your system by doing the following:
Launch the Management Station installation.
Click Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station and click Next.
Select the Express Setup option.
If the prerequisites are met, IT Assistant, and the RAC Management Station are installed by default, while the Active Directory Snap-in Utility and BMC Console are not selected by default and can be installed using the Custom Setup option. (For more information about how to perform an Express Setup, see the Software Quick Installation Guide, which you can access by clicking Info on the task bar within the setup program.)
NOTE: During an Express installation, individual Management Station services will not be installed on managed systems that do not meet the specific hardware and software requirements for that service. For example, the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Remote Access Service software module will not be installed during an Express installation unless the managed system has an installed remote access controller. A user, however, can go to Custom Setup and select the Remote Access Service software module for installation.
When you select the Custom Setup option, you can deselect one or more software features that the setup program has identified as appropriate for the installed options on the system. During an Express Setup, you cannot add to the list of features to install because all of the features that are appropriate for the hardware configuration are pre-selected.
The sections that follow illustrate the Custom Setup option using an install and upgrade of IT Assistant as an example. You can install other Management Station software using the Custom Setup option.
Custom Installation
The custom installation path enables you to choose specific software features to install.
Installing Management Station
Log on with Administrator privileges to the system where you want to install the
Management Station software features.
Close any open application programs.
Insert the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD into your system's CD drive.
If the installer does not automatically start, navigate to the windows folder on the CD and double-click the setup.exe file.
The Dell OpenManage Management Station Prerequisite Status screen opens and runs the prerequisite checks for the Management Station. Prerequisite Status displays any relevant informational, warning, or error messages. Review the messages and, if necessary, resolve any warning and error messages before proceeding with the installation.
Click the Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station option.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens.
Click Next.
The Dell™ Software License Agreement appears.
Click Accept if you agree.
The Setup Type dialog box opens.
Select Custom and click Next.
The Custom Setup dialog box opens.
To select a specific Management Station software application, click the drop-down arrow beside the listed feature and select to either install or not to install the application.
A selected feature has a hard drive icon next to it. A deselected feature has a red X next to it. By default, if the prerequisite checker finds software features with no supporting hardware, the checker deselects them.
To accept the default directory path to install Management Station software, click Next. Otherwise, click Change and navigate to the directory where you want to install your Management Station software, and then click Next. (If any managed system features are already installed on the system, then you cannot change the default installation path.)
Make sure that Dell OpenManage IT Assistant is selected.
Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation.
The IT Assistant Custom Settings dialog box opens.
Modify the Custom Settings for IT Assistant fields as necessary.
Click Next to accept the custom settings for IT Assistant.
The Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.
NOTE: You can cancel the installation process by clicking Cancel. The installation rolls back the changes that you made. If you click Cancel at a later point in the installation process, the installation may not roll back properly, leaving the system with an incomplete installation. See "System Recovery on Failed Installation" for more information.
Click Install to install the selected software features.
The Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens.
When the selected features are installed, the InstallWizard Completed dialog box opens.
Click Finish to leave the Management Station installation.
Upgrade
The Dell Systems Management ConsolesCD features an Upgrade option for upgrading IT Assistant and other Management Station software.
When you insert the Dell Systems Management ConsolesCD into your system's CD drive, the prerequisite checker program checks your system.
To upgrade all of the Management Station software products that are currently installed on your system, click Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station and select Next.
During the upgrade, you cannot add to the list of Management Station software features to install. All features appropriate for your system are pre-selected during an upgrade.
The following procedures describe how to upgrade IT Assistant and other management station software.
Custom Upgrade
Insert the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD into your system's CD drive.
If the installer does not automatically start, navigate to the windows folder on the CD and double-click the setup.exe file.
The Dell OpenManage Management Station Prerequisite Status screen opens and runs the prerequisite checks for the Management Station. Prerequisite Status displays any relevant informational, warning, or error messages. Review the messages and, if necessary, resolve any problems before proceeding with the installation.
Click the Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station option.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens.
Click Next.
The Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens. Messages provide the status and progress of the software features being installed or upgraded.
When the selected features are installed or upgraded, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
Click Finish to leave the Management Station installation.
Custom Modify
Click the Start button, point to Settings®Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Click Dell OpenManage Management Station and click Change.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Management Station dialog box opens.
Click Next.
The Program Maintenance dialog box opens.
Select the Modify option and click Next.
The Custom Setup dialog box opens.
To select a specific Management Station software application, click the drop-down arrow
beside the listed feature and select either to install the application or not to install it.
A selected feature has a hard drive icon next to it. A deselected feature has a red X next to it. By default, if the prerequisite checker finds software features with no supporting hardware, the checker deselects them.
Click Next to accept the selected software features for installation.
The Ready to Modify the Programdialog box opens.
Click Install to install the selected software features.
The Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens. Messages provide the status and progress of the software features being installed.
When the selected features are installed, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
Click Finish to leave the Management Station installation.
Custom Repair
Click the Start button, point to Settings, then Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Click Dell OpenManage Management Station and click Change.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Management Station dialog box opens.
Click Next.
The Program Maintenance dialog box opens.
Select the Repair option and click Next.
The Ready to Repair the Program dialog box opens.
Click Install to install the selected software features.
The Installing Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens. Messages provide the status and progress of the software features being installed.
When the selected features are installed, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
Click Finish to leave the Management Station installation.
System Recovery on Failed Installation
If a software installation utility encounters a fatal error during setup, your system may become unstable. To address this problem, Dell OpenManage installers provide the ability to rollback, or return, the system to its fully-working condition prior to the failed installation.
The Windows Installer service provides Dell OpenManage installers the ability to rollback by maintaining an undo operation for every operation that it performs during an installation, uninstallation, or any other configuration change. If some aspect of the installation fails during an installation session, the Windows Installer service can precisely return the system to its previous state. This feature includes restoration of deleted or overwritten files, registry keys, and other resources. Files that are deleted or overwritten during the course of an installation or removal are temporarily saved to a backup location, so they can be restored if necessary. After an installation finishes successfully, all temporary backup files are deleted.
An installation cannot be rolled back once it has successfully completed. A transacted installation is intended as a safety net that protects the system during a given installation session. If you want to remove an installed application, for example, you should uninstall that application.
When upgrading from Dell OpenManage software version 4.3 to version 4.x, an error will rollback the system to its previous state.
NOTE: Installations, uninstallations, and upgrades canceled by the administrator during installer cleanup or after the installation transaction is complete will not be rolled back.
Performing an Unattended Installation of Management Station Software
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD features an Express Setup option and a Custom Setup option for the unattended installation procedure.
Unattended installation allows you simultaneously to install Management Station Software on multiple systems. You can perform an unattended installation by creating an unattended installation package that contains all of the necessary Management Station files. The unattended installation option also provides several features that enable you to configure, verify, and view information about unattended installations.
The unattended installation package is distributed to the remote systems using a software distribution tool from an independent software vendor (ISV). When the package is distributed, the installation script installs the software.
Unattended Installation Features
Unattended installation provides the following features:
A set of optional command line settings to customize an unattended installation
Customization parameters to designate specific software features for installation
A prerequisite checker program that examines the dependency status of selected software features without having to perform an actual installation
Creating and Distributing the Express Unattended Installation Package
The Express Setup unattended installation option uses the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD as the unattended installation package. The msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /qb command accesses the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD to accept the software license agreement and install all required Management Station software products on selected remote systems. The msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /qb command installs Management Station software on each remote system, based on the system's hardware and software configuration.
You can make the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD image available to the remote system either by distributing the entire contents of the CD, or by mapping a drive from the target system to the location of the CD image.
Mapping a Drive to Act as the Express Unattended Installation Package
To map a drive to act as the express unattended installation package, do the following:
Share an image of the Dell Systems Management ConsolesCD with each remote system on
which you want to install Management Station.
You can accomplish this task by directly sharing the CD or by copying the entire CD to a drive and sharing the copy.
Create a script that maps a drive from the remote systems to the shared drive described in
step 1. This script should execute the following command after you have mapped the drive:
Configure your ISV distribution software to distribute and execute the script created
in step 2.
Distribute this script to the target systems by using your ISV software distribution tools.
The msiexec.exe /i Mapped Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command then installs Management Station on each remote system.
Distributing the Entire CD as the Express Unattended Installation Package
To distribute the entire CD as the express unattended installation package, do the following:
Distribute the entire image of the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD to your
target systems.
Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the msiexec.exe /iCD
Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command from the Dell Systems
Management ConsolesCD image.
The msiexec.exe /iCD Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command executes from the CD to install Management Station on each remote system.
Creating and Distributing Custom Unattended Installation Packages
To create a custom unattended installation package for distribution, simply copy the windows directory from the CD onto the system's hard drive.
Create a batch script that will execute the installation using the Windows Installer Engine (msiexec.exe). For example:
NOTE: For a customized unattended installation, each required feature must be included as a command line interface (CLI) parameter for it to be installed.
Also, put the batch script in the windows directory on the system hard drive.
NOTE: The MgmtSt.msi installation package for Management Station used in the Custom Setup unattended installation as described in the previous section is located in the \windows\ManagementStation directory.
Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the batch script once your installation
package has been distributed.
Use your ISV distribution software to distribute the custom unattended installation package
to the remote systems.
The following command executes from the script to install Management Station, along with specified features, on each remote system:
msiexec.exe /i System Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi ADDLOCAL=ITA,RACMS,ADS /qb
Specifying Log File Locations
Run the following command to perform an unattended installation while specifying the log file location:
Table 5-1 shows the optional command line settings available for the msiexec.exe. Type the optional settings on the command line after msiexec.exe with a space between each setting.
NOTE: See support.microsoft.com for full details of all the Microsoft Windows Installer command line switches.
Table 5-1.
Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
Setting
Result
/i <Package|Product Code>
Installs or configures a product.
/i MgmtSt.msi – This command installs the Server Administrator software.
/x <Package|Product Code>
Uninstalls a product.
/x MgmtSt.msi – This command uninstalls the Server Administrator software.
/q<n|b|r|f>
Sets the User Interface (UI) level.
/q or /qn – no UI. This option is used for silent and unattended installation.
/qb – basic UI. This option is used for unattended but not silent installation.
/qr – reduced UI. This option is used for unattended installation while displaying a modal dialog box showing install progress.
/qf – full UI. This option is used for standard attended installation.
/f<[p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v]Package|ProductCode>
Repairs a product.
/fp – This option reinstalls a product only if a file is missing.
/fo – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or if an older version of a file is installed.
/fe – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or an equal or older version of a file is installed.
/fd – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or a different version of a file is installed.
/fc – This option reinstalls a product if a file is missing or the stored checksum value does not match the calculated value.
/fa – This option forces all files to be reinstalled.
/fu – This option rewrites all required user-specific registry entries.
/fm – This option rewrites all required system-specific registry entries.
INSTALLDIR=<path>
This command installs a product to a specific location. If you specify an installation directory with this switch, it must be created manually prior to executing the CLI install commands or they will fail with no error or message as to why they failed.
/i MgmtSt.msi INSTALLDIR=c:\OpenManage /qn – This command installs a product to a specific location using c:\OpenManage as the install location.
An example command with MSI is msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi /qn. This command installs Management Station features on each remote system, based on the systems' hardware and software configuration, silently and without asking for prompts.
Uninstalling Management Station Software
You can uninstall Management Station software features by using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD or your operating system. Additionally, you can simultaneously perform an unattended uninstallation on multiple systems.
Uninstall Management Station Software Using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD
To uninstall the Management Station software using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD, do the following:
Insert the Dell Systems Management ConsolesCD into your system's CD drive.
If the CD does not automatically start the setup program, go to your system's desktop, double-click My Computer, double-click the CD drive icon, double-click the windows folder and double-click the setup.exe file.
The Dell OpenManage Management Station Prerequisite Status screen opens and runs the prerequisite checks for the Management Station. Prerequisite Status displays any relevant informational, warning, or error messages.
Click the Install, Modify, Repair or Remove Management Station option.
The Welcome to the Install Wizard for Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens.
Click Next.
The Program Maintenance dialog box opens. This dialog allows you to modify, repair, or remove the program.
Select the Remove option and click Next.
The Remove the Program dialog box opens.
Click Remove.
The Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Management Station screen opens. Messages provide the status and progress of the software features being uninstalled.
When the selected features are uninstalled, the Install Wizard Completed dialog box opens.
Click Finish to exit the Management Station uninstallation.
All Management Station features will be uninstalled.
Uninstalling Management Station Software Features Using the Microsoft Windows Operating System
To uninstall the Management Station software features using Windows, do the following:
Click the Start button and point to Settings®Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Click Dell OpenManage Management Stationand click Remove.
The Add or Remove Programs question box opens.
Click Yes to confirm uninstallation of Management Station.
The Uninstall Summary screen opens. Messages provide the status and progress of the software features being uninstalled.
All Management Station features will be uninstalled.
Performing an Unattended Uninstallation of Management Station Software
The Dell Systems Management Consoles CD features a procedure for the unattended uninstallation of the Management Station software.
Unattended uninstallation enables you to uninstall Management Station software simultaneously from multiple systems. The unattended uninstallation package is distributed to the remote systems using a software distribution tool from an ISV. When the package is distributed, the uninstallation script executes to uninstall the software.
Distributing the Unattended Uninstallation Package
The Dell Systems Management ConsolesCD is preconfigured to act as the unattended uninstallation package. To distribute the package to one or more systems, perform the following steps:
Configure your ISV distribution software to execute the msiexec.exe /x CD
Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command after the unattended
uninstallation package has been distributed.
Use your ISV distribution software to distribute the express unattended uninstallation
package to the remote systems.
The msiexec.exe /x CD Drive\windows\ManagementStation\MgmtSt.msi /qb command
executes to uninstall IT Assistant and other management station software on each
remote system.
Unattended Uninstall Command Line Settings
Table 5-1 shows the unattended uninstallation command line settings available for unattended uninstallation. Type the optional settings on the command line after
msiexec.exe /x MgmtSt.msiwith a space between each setting.
For example, running msiexec.exe /x MgmtSt.msi /qb runs the unattended uninstallation and displays the unattended installation status while it is running.
Running msiexec.exe /x MgmtSt.msi /qnruns the unattended uninstallation, but silently (without status displays).
Customization Parameters
The ADDLOCAL, REINSTALL, and REMOVE CLI parameters provide a way to specify the exact software features to install, reinstall, or uninstall when running silently or unattended. With the customization parameters, you can selectively install, reinstall, or uninstall software features for different systems using the same unattended installation package. For example, you can choose to install IT Assistant, but not Remote Access Controller Management Station on a specific group of systems. You can also choose to uninstall one or multiple features on a specific group of systems.
NOTE: You have to type the ADDLOCAL, REINSTALL, and REMOVE CLI parameters in upper case as they are case-sensitive.
You can include the ADDLOCAL customization parameter on the command line, and assign the feature ID (or IDs) of the software feature that you would like to install. An example is:
msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi ADDLOCAL=ITA /qb
This command runs the installation for Management Station and installs only IT Assistant, in an unattended and verbose (with messages) mode.
You can include the REINSTALL customization parameter on the command line, and assign the feature ID (or IDs) of the software feature that you would like to reinstall. An example is:
msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi REINSTALL=RACMS /qb
This command runs the installation for only the Management Station and reinstalls Remote Access Controller Management Station, in an unattended and verbose mode.
The REMOVE customization parameter can be included on the command line and assigned the feature ID (or IDs) of the software feature that you would like to uninstall. An example is:
msiexec.exe /i MgmtSt.msi REMOVE=RACMS /qb
This command runs only the installation for Management Station and uninstalls Remote Access Controller Management Station, in an unattended and verbose mode.
You can also choose to install, reinstall, and uninstall features with one execution of the msiexec.exe program. An example is:
This command runs the installation for Management Station and simultaneously installs Active Directory Snap-in Utility, reinstalls IT Assistant, and uninstalls the Baseboard Management Controller. This execution will be in an unattended and verbose mode.
NOTE: A Dell OpenManage Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) is 128 bits long. The product GUID uniquely identifies the application. In this case the product GUID for Dell OpenManage Management Station is {AB699F4B-A587-4681-ACF2-147AD372A2B3}.
Supported Management and Alerting Agents
With Dell OpenManage software, agent is a general term applied to the software features of systems management instrumentation. Degrees of support vary among agents. For example, IT Assistant automatically discovers, displays, receives alerts from, and can perform actions on the systems managed by Server Administrator, but IT Assistant can only receive alerts from certain storage device agents. See the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide for a list of Agents supported by IT Assistant.
Upgrading IT Assistant After Migrating to Windows Server 2003
If a system with IT Assistant installed is migrated to Windows Server 2003, then upgraded to a more recent version of IT Assistant, a problem may occur due to encryption differences between Windows Server 2003 and earlier versions of Windows.
After an upgrade on a system that has been migrated to Windows Server 2003, systems configured with the CIM protocol might no longer be discovered. If this issue occurs, reset the password for the CIM user. In the IT Assistant user interface, go to Discovery and Monitoring, select Ranges and right-click Include Ranges. Click New Include Range to run the New Discovery Wizard, where you can specify the new CIM user name in the CIM Configuration window. See the IT Assistant online help for additional information.
Other Known Issues for Microsoft Installations
After the IT Assistant installation program installs MSDE and you reboot the system, the Windows 2000 Event Viewer logs an ERROR event with a Source value of Server, a Category value of None, an Event value of 2506, and an error message stating:
The value named MaxMpxCt in the system's Registry key LanmanServer\Parameters was invalid. The value was ignored, and processing continued.
MaxMpxCt is a registry key of type REG_DWORD with values from 1 to 100. It provides a suggested maximum to client systems for the number of simultaneous requests outstanding to this server. A higher value can increase server performance but requires higher use of server work items. The default value is 50. After MSDE 2000 or SQL Server 2000 is installed on a system running Windows 2000, the registry key MaxMpxCt is created with the value 0x000001ff (511), which is higher than its upper limit. After you reboot the system, a Windows 2000 system has an ERROR event item in the System Log of the Event Viewer. If you remove MSDE 2000 or SQL Server 2000 from the system, the registry key will be removed, too.
Directories might be left behind during an uninstall for reasons such as sharing violations or open user interface connections. It is recommended that you close all open interface sessions before you perform an uninstallation. Manually remove directories left behind in the default installation directory or the user-specified installation directory. You might also have to manually remove the registry entries under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dell Computer Corporation\Dell OpenManage IT Assistant.
Installing Management Station Software on Systems Running
Supported Red Hat Linux Operating Systems
Only the BMC and the RAC features of the Management Station suite of software can be used on a management station running Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
To install the BMC Management Utility onto a management station, perform the following steps:
Log on as root to the system where you want to install the Management Station features.
If necessary, mount the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD using the mount /mnt/cdromcommand or a similar command.
Navigate to the /linux/bmcdirectory and install the BMC software using the rpm -ivh *.rpmcommand.
To install the RAC Management Station feature, perform the following steps:
Log on as root to the system where you want to install the Management Station features.
If necessary, mount the CD using themount /mnt/cdromcommand or a similar command.
Navigate to the /linux/racdirectory and install the RAC software using the rpm -ivh *.rpmcommand.
