Users Guide
Tables............................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 1: About Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise......................................................................... 10
New in this release................................................................................................................................................................11
Other information you may need........................................................................................................................................ 11
Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................... 12
OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license...................................................................................................................... 12
License-based features in OpenManage Enterprise..................................................................................................13
Chapter 2: Security features in OpenManage Enterprise................................................................... 14
Role-based OpenManage Enterprise user privileges.......................................................................................................14
OpenManage Enterprise user role types...........................................................................................................................15
Chapter 3: Deploy and manage OpenManage Enterprise....................................................................17
Installation prerequisites and minimum requirements......................................................................................................17
Minimum recommended hardware...............................................................................................................................17
Minimum system requirements for deploying OpenManage Enterprise................................................................. 18
Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on VMware vSphere................................................................................................... 18
Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on Hyper-V 2012 R2 and earlier host........................................................................ 19
Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on Hyper-V 2016 host.................................................................................................19
Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on Hyper-V 2019 host................................................................................................ 20
Deploy OpenManage Enterprise by using Kernel-based Virtual Machine.....................................................................21
Deploy OpenManage Enterprise programmatically.........................................................................................................22
Chapter 4: Get started with OpenManage Enterprise....................................................................... 24
Log in to OpenManage Enterprise.................................................................................................................................... 24
Configure OpenManage Enterprise by using Text User Interface................................................................................24
Configure OpenManage Enterprise...................................................................................................................................27
Recommended scalability and performance settings for optimal usage of OpenManage Enterprise......................28
Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise.......................................................................................... 28
Use case links for the supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise..................................................... 31
Chapter 5: OpenManage Enterprise Graphical User Interface overview..............................................32
Chapter 6: OpenManage Enterprise Home portal............................................................................. 34
Monitor devices by using the OpenManage Enterprise dashboard..............................................................................34
Organize devices into groups............................................................................................................................................ 35
Donut chart.......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Device health statuses........................................................................................................................................................37
Chapter 7: Managing devices .........................................................................................................38
Organize devices into groups.............................................................................................................................................39
Create or delete a Static device group.......................................................................................................................40
Create or edit a Query device group...........................................................................................................................40
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