Users Guide

Contents
1 About OpenManage Essentials.......................................................................................19
What is New in This Release............................................................................................................................................. 19
Other information you may need...................................................................................................................................... 20
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................20
2 Installing OpenManage Essentials................................................................................. 22
Installation Prerequisites and Minimum Requirements.......................................................................................................22
Terms and Conditions for Using Relational Database Management Systems....................................................................22
Minimum Login Roles for Microsoft SQL Server...............................................................................................................23
Database Size and Scalability............................................................................................................................................23
Downloading OpenManage Essentials.............................................................................................................................. 24
Installing OpenManage Essentials.....................................................................................................................................24
Custom Setup Installation...........................................................................................................................................25
Setting Up OpenManage Essentials Database on a Remote SQL Server..........................................................................26
Retargeting the OpenManage Essentials Database.......................................................................................................... 26
Backing Up the OpenManage Essentials Database.....................................................................................................26
Restoring the OpenManage Essentials Database........................................................................................................27
Creating a New User in SQL Server............................................................................................................................27
Connecting to the OpenManage Essentials Database................................................................................................ 28
Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller................................................................................................ 28
Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller With a Remote Database..................................................29
Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller With a Local Database .....................................................30
Adding Users to the OpenManage Essentials User Groups........................................................................................ 30
Enabling SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode in SQL Server ................................................................... 31
Verifying SQL Server TCP or IP Status ...................................................................................................................... 31
Installing SupportAssist Enterprise.................................................................................................................................... 31
Installing Repository Manager...........................................................................................................................................32
Installing License Manager................................................................................................................................................33
Upgrading OpenManage Essentials.................................................................................................................................. 33
After upgrading to OpenManage Essentials 2.3..........................................................................................................34
Recreating Chassis Template......................................................................................................................................35
Recreating Chassis Baseline....................................................................................................................................... 35
Uninstalling OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................................................ 36
Migrating IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials............................................................................................................36
3 Getting Started With OpenManage Essentials...............................................................37
Launching OpenManage Essentials.................................................................................................................................. 37
Conguring OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................................................ 37
Discovery Wizard Conguration....................................................................................................................................... 38
Conguring Discovery Settings........................................................................................................................................ 38
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal...............................................................................................................39
OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner......................................................................................................................... 40
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