Release Notes

● Protocol-specific credentials for discovery and inventory.
● Credentials for remote/scheduled tasks.
● Proxy credentials.
● Email alert action credentials.
● Any other feature that requires credentials.
Issue 3:
Description: After installing OpenManage Essentials, if you reinstall the database application (which is used by OpenManage
Essentials) the OpenManage Essentials database is detached from the database application.
Issue 4:
Description: OpenManage Essentials installation may stop after a system reboot.
Cause: This issue occurs because the files are extracted to the %temp% directory and the files get deleted after a system
reboot.
Resolution: To resolve this issue, re-launch the OpenManage Essentials executable file again.
Issue 5:
Description: After the installation of a prerequisite for OpenManage Essential is completed, the system does not restart even
after confirmation. [67806]
Resolution: Manually restart the system.
Migration
The following Tasks will not get migrated from ITA:
● Server Software Update
● Client Software Update
● IPMI Command Line
● Power Control Device (via ASF)
● Performance Management
● Import Dell EMC Catalog
● Server Administrator Deployment for Windows
● Server Administrator Deployment for Linux
● While migrating tasks from IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials, all the Run Now tasks are migrated as disabled.
● While migrating tasks from IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials, if Run Once tasks have the start schedule in the future
they will start in the future. If the start schedule is in the past, they will not start.
● Migration of IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials installation using local database, or OpenManage Essentials using
remote database is not supported.
● While migrating Alerts from IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials, Alert filters get migrated, but alert actions do not get
migrated from ITA.
● While migrating from IT Assistant 8.x to OpenManage Essentials 1.0 to OpenManage Essentials 1.0.1, if you encounter a
problem during OpenManage Essentials 1.0.1 repair, rename the folder containing OpenManage Essentials 1.0 installation and
retry the repair.
● It is recommended that you ensure that all system update and remote tasks are completed before you upgrade OpenManage
Essentials. If a system update folder migration error occurs during upgrade, you can copy the folder manually from the
%temp% folder, or you can re-run the required tasks after upgrade.
● On a system where OpenManage Essentials version 2.1 and SupportAssist version 2.1 are installed, after upgrading
OpenManage Essentials to version 2.2, you must manually start the SupportAssist service.
Issue 1:
Description: After upgrading from OpenManage Essentials version 2.1 to version 2.2, duplication of the PowerVault MD Series
storage arrays is observed in the device tree. [68438]
Resolution: To eliminate the duplicate entries, ensure that you delete and rediscover the PowerVault MD Series storage arrays.
Issue 2:
Description: After upgrading from OpenManage Essentials version 1.1.1 to 2.2, or 1.1.1 to 1.2 to 1.3 to 2.0 to 2.0.1 to 2.1 to 2.2,
the Custom URL settings page may display multiple custom URLs based on the classification of a device in the device tree.
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