Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.0.1 Owner's Manual

Server Administrator

Installation and

Management

8.0.1

Release Notes

Version

8.0.1

Release Date:

September 2014

Previous Version

7.4.0

Importance

RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The
update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and
compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software).

What’s New



Support for the latest PowerEdge servers — R730, R730 XD, R630, and T630.

Installation



To install Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Core and Windows Server
2012 Core, Windows-on-Windows (WOW) mode must be enabled.



On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, to
perform an

SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts

For more information on installation instructions, including silent installation options, see the

Administrator Installation Guide

Express Install

at dell.com/support/openmanagemanuals.

, execute

srvadmin-install.sh -x

directory

from the

Server

User Notes for Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

In the Prerequisite checker screen, you may get the following may message: An error occurred while
attempting to execute a Visual Basic Script. Please confirm that Visual Basic files are installed
correctly. This error occurs when the Prerequisite checker uses the vbstest.vbs (a Visual Basic [VB])

script to verify the installation environment and fails for some reason.

The possible causes are:

Issue:

Description: Incorrect Internet Explorer Security settings.

Resolution: Ensure that Active Scripting is enabled. Click Tools  Internet Options  Security 
Custom Level  Scripting  Active Scripting  Enable.

Ensure that Scripting of Java Applets is enabled. Click Tools  Internet Options  Security 

Custom Level  Scripting  Scripting of Java Applets  Enable.

Issue:

Description: Windows Scripting Host (WSH) has disabled the running of VB scripts.

Resolution: By default, WSH is installed during the operating system installation. WSH can be configured
to prevent the execution of .VBS scripts. On the desktop, right-click My Computer, then go to

Open  Tools  Folder Options  File Types. Look for the extension VBS and verify that the File
Types is set to VBScript Script File. If not, click Change and select Microsoft Windows Based Script
Host as the application to run the script.

Issue:

Description: WSH is the wrong version, is corrupted, or is not installed.

Resolution: By default, WSH is installed during the operating system installation. To download the
current WSH version, go to: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950396.aspx

Issue:

Description: The Scrrun.dll file may not be registered.

Resolution: Register it manually by running the following command: regsvr32 Scrrun.dll



After an
to run CLI commands. It is not possible to run CLI commands from the same console
window on which Server Administrator is installed.



If Server Administrator is being installed or uninstalled on a system where the Web
download version of Server Diagnostics (version 2.x) or Server Update Utility is running,
the Windows Installer service may display a message stating that specific files required by
Server Administrator are in use by diagnostics or by the Server Update Utility. Click
and continue. (62159)



On the Microsoft Windows 2008 SP2 SBS operating system, the listener creation link on
the Prerequisite checker screen does not work. See the Server Administrator Installation
Guide for creating the HTTPS listener using the

Unattended Installation

has completed a new console window must be opened

Ignore

winrm

command line utility. (332601)