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Installation notes for deploying OpenManage Enterprise
6 Deploy Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Virtual Appliance on Different Hypervisors
1 Installation notes for deploying OpenManage Enterprise
 OpenManage Enterprise is deployed as a virtual appliance, compared to OpenManage Essentials, which
is installed into an environment already running Microsoft Windows.
o All operating system maintenance is performed by OpenManage Enterprise, including even the
network configuration.
o A single network adapter is officially supported—using more than one is not supported in the
current Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise at the time of release of this technical white paper.
o Ensure that all necessary subnets are routable to the interface given to the OpenManage
Enterprise appliance.
 The OpenManage Enterprise appliance is not functional until you have accessed the TUI (Text User
Interface) and set the administrator password.
 During first boot, by default, OpenManage Enterprise directs to a static IP—this must be changed to
match network configurations appropriate to the customers’ environment.
1.1 Do’s for deploying OpenManage Enterprise
 Allocate memory and virtual CPUs to increase performance. OpenManage Enterprise is configured to
utilize additional resources added to the VM to increase performance.
 Locate OpenManage Enterprise on a hypervisor with local or fast storage. Faster storage supports
receiving and processing a larger number of incoming events.
 Ensure ports are opened between OpenManage Enterprise and the devices you want to manage.
1.2 Don’ts for deploying OpenManage Enterprise
 Add additional network adapters. OpenManage Enterprise currently supports only a single virtual NIC.
 Leave unnecessary VM snapshots that result in performance degradation.
 Decrease memory to less than 16 GBs or the number of CPUs to less than four.