Users Guide

● Click More Actions drop-down menu to learn more about the plugin, disable, uninstall, enable, or to change the settings of
the plugin. For more information, see plugin, plugin, plugin
● You can click on Update Available as and when new versions of the plugins are available.
Related information
Update from Dell.com on page 162
Update from an internal network share on page 163
Update settings in OpenManage Enterprise
By clicking the Update Settings on the Console and Extensions page (Application Settings > Console and Extension ) the
following update settings can be selected:
1. How to check for updates — Select from the following methods:
a. Automatic: The appliance checks for the availability of the updates automatically every Monday from the source
specified in the Where to check for updates.
b. Manual: When configured to Manual, the user has to manually check for the availability of the update from the source
specified in the Where to check for updates.
2. Where to check for updates — The location from where the appliance checks for updates can be specified. The following
options are available:
a. Dell.com (online)— When this option is selected, the appliance checks for the availability of update directly from
https://downloads.dell.com/openmanage_enterprise.
b. Network Share (offline)— Specify an NFS, HTTP, or HTTPS path that contains the update package. Click on Test
Now to validate connection to the specified network share.
NOTE:
For the offline updates (Network Share), the Administrator should create appropriate folder structures before
downloading the update package depending on whether a minimal or a full upgrade is needed. For more information
about updating OpenManage Enterprise to the latest version and permissible folder structure for updates, see the
Upgrade the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise appliance version (https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/
esuprt_software/esuprt_ent_sys_mgmt/dell-openmanage-enterprise-v321_white-papers10_en-us.pdf) technical white
paper on the support site.
3. Select the Automatically start the console update when downloads are complete check box to initiate an installation
of the console update immediately after the update package is downloaded. Otherwise, the update can be initiated manually.
NOTE:
Based on the update settings, the appliance checks for the availability of an update and if a new version is
available, a banner with the new upgrade version information is displayed. On the banner, the administrator can choose
to dismiss the notification, be reminded later, or can click View Now to know details such as the version and size
of the update available on the Application Settings > Console and Extensions page. The OpenManage Enterprise
section of the Console and Extensions page displays all the new features and enhancements of the available update.
Click Update to initiate the update.
Update OpenManage Enterprise
Based on the update settings (Application Settings > Console and Extensions > Update Settings), your existing
OpenManage Enterprise can be updated automatically or manually from the Dell.com site directly or from an already downloaded
update package in the network share.
When a new and upgradable version of OpenManage Enterprise is identified, additional details such as the version, size, and new
features of the update are displayed on the Console and Extension page and an active Update button is available. Also, a banner
with details of the new version is displayed. All users can view the banner, however, only users with Administrator privilege can
opt for the remind later or dismiss the message option.
NOTE:
● Only OpenManage Enterprise versions starting 3.4 and later can be directly updated to version 3.6 by the Automatic >
Online method.
● OpenManage Enterprise versions earlier than version 3.4, such as, version 3.3x and version 3.2, must first be updated to
version 3.4 before considering an upgrade to 3.6.
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