openmanage 5.1 install on PowerEdge 1650

[Michael E Brown]

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:56:33PM -0700, Mark Foster wrote:
> Need to install OMSA 5.1 on a system that already has 4.5.
> This is on Centos-4.4 with kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp,
> compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2 and
> compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3
> 
> Long story short, I am told by srvadmin-install.sh:
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         openipmi >= 33.12 is needed by srvadmin-ipmi-5.1.0-354.rhel4.i386
> 
> So I try installing openipmi:
> $ sh ./srvadmin-openipmi.sh install-force
> 
> OS Check: Operating system is not applicable.
> 
> Status: This script will take no action on this operating system.
> 
> ./srvadmin-openipmi.sh: line 2097: dkms: command not found
> 
> 
> Now what? Where can I find dkms?

Why not try the unofficial Dell yum repository? It works with CentOs and should upgrade cleanly from 4.5 to 5.1 and automatically install all the necessary prerequisite RPMS like DKMS.

Search the archives for detailed instructions.

http://linux.dell.com/repo/software/

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Michael