Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager Web Client Guide 5.2 - Page 16
Upgrading from a Previous Version, Supported Operating System Versions, Microsoft Windows, Linux
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Generally, base the minimum configuration of any system on its expected peak load. Your installation should spend 95% of its time idle and 5% of its time trying to keep pace with the resource demands. Upgrading from a Previous Version When you upgrade your OpenManage Network Manager installation from a previous version, keep the following in mind: • Upgrading requires a new license to activate new features. • Performance capabilities have been completely reconfigured. When upgrading from previous versions, you must (re-)create dashboards from scratch. • The following require manual migration (export, then import) from previous versions: SMTP settings. Some scheduled items. • You must re-create topologies as Visualizations. (suggestion: take a screenshot) • Group Operations have been deprecated, replaced by Adaptive CLIs. • Command monitors must be recreated, and monitors must be re-configured to monitor Adaptive CLIs that run external scripts. • User Names / Passwords, and User Groups (Roles) are not automatically reassigned and must be created manually. Supported Operating System Versions The following are supported operating system versions: Microsoft Windows-The supported operating systems are: Windows 2003 (Standard,Enterprise and Web) and Windows Server 2008 (including R2 and Enterprise Edition). This is a 64-bit application, it has been tested for Windows on 64-bit operating system versions. NOTE: Windows Terminal Server is not supported. The installer becomes non-responsive with Data Execution Prevention enabled. This option is disabled by default on Windows Server 2008, but is enabled on a Windows Server 2008 machine running Terminal Server. • You must disable User Account Control if you are installing Windows Server 2008. • Installer may halt when pre-existing bash sessions or cmd sessions are left open. Close all such sessions. Linux-This application supports Red Hat (Enterprise version 5.5 or 6.0) Linux, 64-bit only. (See 32-bit Linux Libraries on page 18 for additional requirements) CAUTION: For Linux, you must install no more than a single instance of MySQL®-the one installed with this software. Before you install, remove any MySQL if it exists on your Linux machine. 16 Overview | Getting Started with Dell OpenManage Network Manager