Silent installation
About this task
NOTE: Linux installation requires full root user rights. Console installation is no longer available. Instead, run the installer with
switch --mode unattended for the default installation. A default installation requires no arguments.
Steps
1 Download the Server Hardware Management Software installation package from Dell.com/support.
2 Navigate to the directory containing the extracted installer.
3 Run the command:
ServerHardwareManagement-x.x.x.x-<OS>-installer --mode unattended
This command installs the Server Hardware Management Software with all the default settings.
4 Accept all End User License Agreements. The default installation directory is /opt/Dell/ ServerHardwareManagement.
5 To change the installation directory, uncomment and edit the following line in the installer.options le:
;prefix=/opt/dell/ServerHardwareManagement
6 To start the SNMP daemon after installation, set the value of SNMP to 1.
SNMP=1
7 Run the command:
ServerHardwareManagement-x.x.x.x-<OS>-installer --mode unattended -options /path/to/
installer.options
Console uninstallation
About this task
NOTE
: Linux uninstallation requires full ‘root’ user permissions.
NOTE: The shmcli log le remains after uninstallation.
Steps
1 Run the terminal and navigate to the installation directory.
The default directory is: /opt/dell/ServerHardwareManagement.
2 Run the command:
ServerHardwareManagement_uninstall. For silent uninstallation:
ServerHardwareManagement_uninstall --mode unattended.
3 Complete the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.
NOTE
: Dell recommends that you read the information in the README.txt because it has important information regarding
your product.
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