Dell Compellent Series 30 - Manual (Page 13)

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Installation and Upgrade Process Overview
Installation and Upgrade Process Overview
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To perform a first-time installation of Enterprise Manager
The process for performing a first-time installation of all Enterprise Manager components
consists of these steps:
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To upgrade Enterprise Manager 5.4 to a newer version of Enterprise Manager
If your current Enterprise Manager is version 5.4 or above, follow these general steps for
upgrading Enterprise Manager:
Installation Step Description
(Optional) Installing database software
for the primary Enterprise Manager
Data Collector. See Installing and Configuring a Primary Data Collector on
page 9 .
Installing a primary Enterprise Manager
Data Collector and configuring the Data
Collector database. See Installing and Configuring a Primary Data Collector on
page 9 .
(Optional) Installing a remote Data
Collector that connects to the primary
Data Collector. See Installing and Configuring a Remote Data Collector on
page 23 .
Installing and configuring one or more
Enterprise Manager Clients on a
Windows workstation. See Installing and Configuring Enterprise Manager Clients
on page 63 .
(Optional) Installing Enterprise
Manager Server Agent for Microsoft
Windows on all Windows servers See Installing and Registering Server Agents on page 71 .
(Optional) Enable and implement
enhanced security. See Using Enhanced Security on page 55 .
Installation Step Description
Upgrade the primary Enterprise
Manager Data Collector. See Installing and Configuring a Primary Data Collector on
page 9 . There is no need to uninstall the previous version
of the Enterprise Manager Data Collector—just run the
Enterprise Manager Data Collector installation package on
the Data Collector Server.
(Optional) Upgrade the remote Data
Collector that connects to the primary
Data Collector. See Installing and Configuring a Remote Data Collector on
page 23 . There is no need to uninstall the previous version
of Enterprise Manager Data Collector—just run the
Enterprise Manager Data Collector installation package on
the Data Collector Server.
Upgrade all Enterprise Manager Clients
on Windows workstations. Go to the Enterprise Manager Data Collector Website to
download updates for Enterprise Manager clients. See
Updating Enterprise Manager Software on page 89 .
Upgrade all Enterprise Manager Server
Agents for Microsoft Windows on all
Windows servers Go to the Enterprise Manager Data Collector Website to
download updates for Enterprise Manager Server Agents.
See
Updating Enterprise Manager Software on page 89 .