Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 10.0.1
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation Setup
- Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux and VMware ESXi operating systems
- Software License Agreement
- RPM for individual components
- OpenIPMI Device Driver
- Installing Managed System Software
- Uninstalling Managed System Software
- Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Using the vSphere CLI
- Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant vMA
- Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM)
- Installing OpenManage Server Administrator using vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere Client
- Using The Power CLI
- Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi
- Uninstalling the existing Systems Management VIB
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running VMware ESXi
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Linux Installer Packages
The basic usage of the script is:
srvadmin-install.sh [OPTION]...
Server Administrator Custom Installation Utility
The Server Administrator utility runs in an interactive mode if you do not specify any options, and runs silently if you provide one
or more options.
The options are:
● [-c|--cimagent]—Installs Remote Enablement components.
● [-d|--dellagent—Installs Server Instrumentation components. Including the granular components:
1. Server Administrator CLI Interface
2. Server Administrator SNMP Interface
3. Server Administrator Operating system log Interface
● [-g|--agent]—Installs the Server Instrumentation agent only.*
● [-h|--help]—Displays the help text.
● [-i|--cli]—Installs Server Administrator Command Line Interface.*
● [-l|--oslog]—Installs operating system logging component.*
● [-m|--snmp]—Installs Server Administrator SNMP component.*
● [-r|--rac]—Installs applicable RAC components and Server Instrumentation components.
● [-s|--storage]—Installs Storage Management, Server Instrumentation, and Default Management Interfaces'.
● [-t|--stragent]—Installs Server Instrumentation and Storage Management. This requires at least one management
interface option in combination.*
● [-u|--update]—Updates applicable Server Administrator components
● [-w|--web]—Installs Server Administrator Web Server.
● [-x|--express]—Installs default components. Any other options passed is ignored. The following components are
installed:
1. Server Instrumentation
2. Storage Management
3. RAC, if applicable
4. Server Administrator Web Server
● [-z|--corecim]—Installs core CIM Interface.*
● [-S|--selinux]—Installs Server Administrator SELinux policies.**
The following options can be used along with options that are stated above:
● [-a|--autostart]—Starts the installed services after components have been installed.
● [-p|--preserve]—Preserves the screen without clearing the installation information.
NOTE:
If you do not use the [-p | --preserve] option during the installation, the history information displayed on
the screen gets erased.
*—Options included for Linux granular installation.
**—This option is applicable only for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x.
Using The Shell Script To Perform The Installation In Interactive Mode
This installation procedure uses the srvadmin-install.sh to prompt you for to install the specific components.
1. Log in as root to the system running the supported operating system where you want to install the managed system
components.
2. Mount the Dell EMC OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation software into the DVD drive.
3. Mount the DVD, if required.
4. Navigate to <OM DVD mount point>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts.
5. Run the script with the sh srvadmin-install.sh command and accept the terms of the End User License Agreement.
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