The release highlights of OpenManage Server Administrator 6.5:
Added support for the following operating systems:
- VMware ESX 4.0 U3
- VMware ESX 4.1 U1
- VMware ESXi 4.1 U1
- VMware ESXi 4.0 U3
- Citrix Xen Server 5.6 FP1
- Windows Small Business Server 2011
Deprecated the following operating systems:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x
- VMware ESX 4.0 U2
- VMware ESX 4.1
- VMware ESXi 4.0 U2
- VMware ESXi 4.1
- Citrix Xen Server 5.6
New Features:
- Server Administrator shows whether a Converged Network Adapter (CNA) has
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) /iSCSI over Ethernet (iSoE) capability
or not. Also, Server Administrator supports new team types for CNA cards.
- A new memory redundancy mode called
Double Device Data Correction (DDDC) is added.
- Support for display of Lifecycle Controller (LCC)/Unified Server Configurator (USC)
version information. For this information to appear, the minimum iDRAC version
on monolithic systems is 1.70 and on modular systems is 3.20. If iDRAC is installed,
Server Adminsitrator displays the version of LCC. If BMC is instaled,
Server Admisntrator displays the version of USC.
- Support for 32x32 GB DIMM for Server Administrator to show the
correct memory capacity.
Please see the latest Dell Systems Software Support Matrix contained on the
media for a complete list of supported operating systems and
platforms.
Custom Instructions for OM-MgmtStat-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247_A01.17.tar.gz:
Download
1.Click the “Download Now” link to download the file.
2.If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the “I
agree” link to accept the agreement.
3.Download the file to a directory on your hard drive.
Extract Files
1.Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and unzip the
package using the following command: gunzip xxxx.tar.gz
2.Untar the package using the following command: tar –xvf xxxx.tar
Installation
1.Change current directory to the location where the files were
extracted.
2.Install the BMC software using one of the following commands corresponding to your operating system:
[For Red Hat Linux] rpm -ivh /linux/bmc/osabmcutil9g-RHEL*.rpm
[For SuSE Linux] rpm –ivh /linux/bmc/osabmcutil9g-SUSE-*.rpm
3.Install the RAC Management Station component using the following command:
rpm -ivh /linux/rac/mgmtst-racadm*.rpm
Note: Consult the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's
Guide under the "docs" subfolder in the extracted location for
detailed installation instructions.
Custom Instructions for OM-MgmtStat-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247_A01.17.tar.gz.sign:
Download
1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. When the "File Download" window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
1. Import the Dell public key. (You only need to do once on your system.)
2. Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, OM-MgmtStat-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247_A01.17.tar.gz.sign