Install Guide

Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
Install a supported systems management protocol on the managed system before installing the management station or managed
system software. On supported Windows operating system, systems management software supports:
• Common Information Model (CIM)/Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Install the SNMP package provided with the operating system. If SNMP is installed post Server Administrator installation, restart
Server Administrator services.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on the managed system,
see the operating system documentation.
The following table shows the availability of the systems management standards for each supported operating system.
Table 3. Availability of Systems Management Protocol by Operating Systems
Operating System SNMP CIM/WMI
Supported Microsoft Windows operating
systems.
Available from the operating system
installation media.
Always installed.
Digital Certificates
All Server Administrator packages for Microsoft are digitally signed with a certificate that helps guarantee the integrity of the
installation packages. If these packages are repackaged, edited, or manipulated in other ways, the digital signature is invalidated. This
manipulation results in an unsupported installation package and the prerequisite checker does not allow you to install the software.
Enabling Windows Installer Logging Service
Windows includes a registry-activated logging service to help diagnose Windows Installer issues.
To enable this logging service during a silent install, open the registry editor and create the following path and keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer
Reg_SZ: Logging
Value: voicewarmup
The letters in the value field can be in any order. Each letter turns on a different logging mode. Each letter's actual function is as
follows for MSI version 3.1:
v — Verbose output
o — Out-of-disk-space message
i —Status message
c — Initial UI parameter
e — All error message
w — Non-fatal warning
a — Startup of action
r — Action-specific record
m — Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
u — User request
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