Server Administrator Version 7.4 Installation Guide

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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 Linux 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 1. Availability of Systems Management Protocol by Operating Systems
Operating System	SNMP	CIM/WMI
Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system.	Install the SNMP package provided with the operating system.	Available. Install the CIM packages provided on the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD - SYSMGMT\srvadmin\linux\RPMS\supportRPMS\opensource-components.
Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system.	Install the SNMP package provided with the operating system.	Available. Install the CIM packages provided on the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD - SYSMGMT\srvadmin\linux\RPMS\supportRPMS\opensource-components.

NOTE: It is recommended to install the SFCB, SFCC, OpenWSMAN, and CMPI-Devel packages from the operating system media, if available.