Installing Server Administrator
This section explains how to install the Server Administrator and other managed system software using two installation options:
- Using the setup program at \SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows on the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
- Using the unattended installation method through the Windows Installer Engine msiexec.exe.
NOTE: SNMP service
is stopped and started during Systems Management installation and
uninstallation. As a result, other third-party services, dependent
on SNMP stop. If the third-party services are stopped, manually restart
the services.
NOTE: For Blade systems,install
Server Administrator on each server module installed in the chassis.
NOTE: During installation
of Server Administrator on supported Windows systems, if an Out of Memory error message is displayed, exit the installation
and free up memory. Close other applications or perform any other
task that frees up memory, before reattempting Server Administrator
installation.
NOTE: If you use the
MSI file to try to install Server Administrator on a system where
the User Account Control settings is set to a greater level,
the installation fails and displays a message:
Server Administrator
installation program could not install the HAPI driver
. You
must perform the installation process as an administrator. You can
also install Server Administrator successfully by the following methods:- Click the setup.exe file, or
- Right-click Installing Managed System Software In CLI Mode , and then run the installer command in CLI mode. For more information on CLI mode, see
The setup program invokes the prerequisite checker, which uses the system's Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus to search for installed hardware such as controller cards.
The Systems Management installer features a Typical Setup option and a Custom Setup option for installing Server Administrator and other managed system software.
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