Server Administrator Version 7.4 Installation Guide

Preinstallation Setup

Ensure that you perform the following before installing Server Administrator:

Read the installation instructions for the operating system.
Read the Installation Requirements to ensure that the system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements.
Read the applicable readme files and the Systems Software Support Matrix .
Close all applications running on the system before installing the Server Administrator applications.
On systems running the Linux operating system, ensure that all operating system RPM Package Manager (RPM) packages required by the Server Administrator RPMs are installed. If the system had VMware ESX factory-installed, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, see the Dependent RPMs for Remote Enablement section for information on any RPMs that you need to manually install prior to installing managed system software. Typically, manual installation of RPMs is not required.