System Basics; Supported Operating System Versions; System Requirements; Windows Server 2008 - Dell OpenManage Network Manager Quick Reference Manual

System Basics

System requirements vary depending how you use the application and the operational environment.
Because we do not know your specific network and devices, the recommendations are based on
typical, not definitive figures, and are as much suggestions as requirements.
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.

Supported Operating System Versions

Disable firewall products during initial installation and testing. The following are recommended
operating system versions: The following are supported operating system versions:
Microsoft Windows—This application supports most Windows operating systems from Windows
XP forward, with their latest service packs. The supported operating systems are: Windows 2003
(Standard, Enterprise and Web), Windows XP (Pro) SP3 or later, Windows Vista (Business or
Ultimate), Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition, and Windows 7 (Business or better). This is a
32-bit application, however it has been tested for Windows on both 32- and 64-bit operating system
versions, and supports both in the supported Windows versions.
CAUTION:
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.
Also: You must disable User Access Control if you are installing on Vista or Windows Server 2008. In
Vista, you must either to disable User Account Control or run application server as service. Another
option is to run as administrator to start application server. In Vista, right click the startappserver icon
and select run as administrator.
Finally: Installer may halt when pre-existing bash sessions or cmd sessions left are open. Close all such
sessions.
CAUTION:
This application cannot co-exist with other installations of Cygwin on the same Windows computer. Do
not install it where Cygwin is already installed, either separately or as part of another application. If
Cygwin is already installed, remove it before installing this application. If you do not see any obvious
indication Cygwin is installed (like an icon on the desktop or program list, or a directory named
c:\Cygwin), but suspect it is, you can open the registry (Start -> Run, then type
HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Cygnus Solutions -> Cygwin.
Linux—OpenManage Network Manager supports Redhat (Enterprise version 4 & 5) and Novell
Suse (version 9 and10) Linux, 64-bit only.
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.
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