The Systems Management installer supports both 32-bit and 64-bit
architecture. The following table explains the operating system installation
matrix for Systems Management.
Table 1. Operating System
Installation Matrix
Operating System Architecture |
32-bit Architecture |
64-bit Architecture |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 64-bit |
Not Supported |
Install |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 32-bit |
Install or Upgrade |
Not supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 64-bit |
Not supported |
Install |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP 3 64-bit |
Not supported |
Install |
ESX 4.1 U3 64-bit |
Install |
Not supported |
ESXi 4.1 U3 64-bit |
Not supported |
Install |
ESXi 5.1 U2 64-bit |
Not supported |
Install |
ESXi 5.0 U3 64-bit |
Not supported |
Install |
ESXi 5.5 64-bit |
Not supported |
Install |
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NOTE: On a Systems
Management upgrade, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest open
source components available on the DVD.
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NOTE: If you are upgrading
the operating system to a major version (from SLES 10 to SLES 11),
uninstall the existing version of Systems Management and install the
supported version.
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NOTE: Before you migrate
to a 64-bit version of Systems Management software, make sure to uninstall
the 32-bit Systems Management and other OpenSource components (
openwsman-server,
openwsman-client,
libwsman1,
sblim-sfcb,
sblim-sfcc,
libcmpiCppImpl0,
libsmbios2,
smbios-utils-bin) installed as part of the 32-bit Systems
Management.
The installation scripts and RPM packages specific to supported
Linux and VMware ESX operating systems are provided to install and
uninstall the Server Administrator and other managed system software
components. These installation scripts and RPMs are located in the
SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts directory available in
the
Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
The install script
srvadmin-install.sh allows silent or
interactive installation. By including the
srvadmin-install.sh script in the Linux scripts, install Server Administrator locally
or across a network on single or multiple systems.
The second install method uses the Server Administrator RPM packages
provided in the custom directories and the Linux
rpm command.
Write Linux scripts that install Server Administrator locally or across
a network on single or multiple systems.
Using a combination of the two install methods is not recommended
and may require that you manually install the required Server Administrator
RPM packages provided in the custom directories, using the Linux
rpm command.
For information on supported platforms and supported operating
systems, see the
Systems Software Support Matrix.