5. Schedule the job to run on the supported systems that are managed from the Altiris Deployment
Solution.
NOTE: For more information on VMWare Update Manager, see Using the VMWare Update Manager
(VUM).
Linux Repository
The Linux Repository is the official repository for all related software and updates for your Linux systems.
You can use this repository to complete the following tasks:
• Install Server Administrator
• Install drivers for all your Linux systems
• Install BIOS and firmware updates
Setting Up The Linux Repository
Before you can start using the Linux Repository for installing software or upgrades, you must set up the
repository. For more information, see http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/.
Set up the repository with:
wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash
NOTE: If you require 64-bit packages, uninstall the existing 32-bit packages before installing
the new software. Server Administrator is designed to match your current operating system.
Installation Using Linux Repository
You can install Server Administrator using the Linux Repository by following any of the methods listed
below:
NOTE: Ensure that you set up the Linux Repository before you install the software from the
repository.
NOTE: Server Administrator will not install on unsupported systems. If you try installing Server
Administrator on unsupported systems, you will receive a message that the system is not supported
and the installation will fail.
Using YUM
NOTE: Ensure that you are using the latest version of YUM as the older versions do not support
plug-ins or mirrorlists.
If you are using YUM with CentOS, or Scientific Linux, ensure that the plug-ins are enabled as the system
connects to a system specific repository using a YUM plug-in. If the plug-in is not enabled, the repository
will not work properly and you will not be able to install packages from the repository. Add the
plugins=1 line, to your yum.conf, if the plug-in is not enabled.
The following command line will work for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, CentOS, and Scientific Linux:
yum install srvadmin-all
After the installation, type the following command to start the Server Administrator services:
srvadmin-services start
NOTE: You can install YUM as an add-on for SLES 9 or 10.
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