Users Guide

Installing Managed System Software on Supported Linux Operating Systems 147
If you are unsure as to whether or not the OpenIPMI device driver on the
system is sufficient, run the srvadmin-openipmi.sh status command instead.
Rather than attempting to install or upgrade the OpenIPMI device driver, if
necessary, which is what the srvadmin-openipmi.sh install command does,
the srvadmin-openipmi.sh status command displays information that
informs you whether or not the OpenIPMI device driver on the system is
sufficient or not. After running the srvadmin-openipmi.sh status command,
you can then decide whether or not you need and want to run the srvadmin-
openipmi.sh install command.
Installing and Upgrading Managed System Software
This section explains how to install and upgrade managed system software
using the following installation options:
• Use the srvadmin-install.sh shell script for Express installs or Custom
installs, in either interactive or unattended mode
• Use RPM commands for Custom installs, in either interactive or
unattended mode
Prerequisites for Installing Managed System Software
• You must be logged 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
and
/var directories must each have at least 20 MB of free space. If you
choose to use a non-default directory for the installation, then that
directory must also have at least 250 MB of free space.