• Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen resolution is at
least 1024 x 768.
• The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access controller (RAC)
installed on the managed system. See the relevant Remote Access Controller User’s Guide for
complete software and hardware requirements.
• The Server Administrator Storage Management Service requires Server Administrator installed on the
managed system. See the Server Administrator Storage Management User’s Guide for complete
software and hardware requirements.
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Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers
Supported Systems Management Protocol Standards
Install a supported systems management protocol on the managed system before installing the
management station or managed system software. On supported Linux operating system, systems
management software supports:
• Common Information Model (CIM)/Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Install the SNMP package provided with the operating system. If SNMP is installed post Server
Administrator installation, restart Server Administrator services.
NOTE: For information about installing a supported systems management protocol standard on the
managed system, see the operating system documentation.
The following table shows the availability of the systems management standards for each supported
operating system.
Table 2. Availability of Systems Management Protocol by Operating Systems
Operating System SNMP CIM/WMI
Supported Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating system.
Install the SNMP package
provided with the operating
system.
Available. Install the CIM
packages provided on
theSystems Management Tools
and Documentation DVD -
SYSMGMT\srvadmin\linux\RPMS
\supportRPMS\opensource-
components.
Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server operating system.
Install the SNMP package
provided with the operating
system.
Available. Install the CIM
packages provided on the
Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD - SYSMGMT
\srvadmin\linux\RPMS
\supportRPMS\opensource-
components
.
NOTE: It is recommended to install the SFCB, SFCC, OpenWSMAN, and CMPI-Devel packages from
the operating system media, if available.
Configuring SNMP Agents
The systems management software supports the SNMP systems management standard on all supported
operating systems. The SNMP support may or may not be installed depending on the operating system
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