Support Matrix

Table 21. Minimum recommended hardware (continued)
Minimum
recommende
d hardware
Large deployments Large deployments Large deployments Medium
deployments [a]
Small
deployments [a]
Type of
system
Physical machines /
Virtual machines
Physical machines /
Virtual machines
Physical machines /
Virtual machines
Physical
machines /
Virtual machines
Physical
machines / Virtual
machines
RAM 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Processor
cores
16 8 8 4 2
Database
SQL Enterprise or
Standard
SQL Enterprise or
Standard
SQL Enterprise or
Standard
SQL Express SQL Express
Database
location
Remote [b] Remote [b] Remote [b] Local Local
Database size 14 GB 10 GB 6 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Free space on
hard drive
30 GB 20 GB 10 GB 10 GB 10 GB
[a] If you are not using SQL Express, limit the maximum memory to 2 GB less than the total system memory and disable SQL
analysis and report services.
[b] Install the remote database on a system that supports the minimum recommended hardware for OpenManage Essentials.
NOTE:
The recommended minimum hardware requirements for OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller are 8 GB
RAM, 8 cores processor, and a remote database.
NOTE: If Dell SupportAssist is installed along with OpenManage Essentials, you require 2 GB RAM and 2 cores in addition to
the minimum requirements described in the previous table. If you are using SQL Server Standard or Enterprise Editions, the
maximum SQL Server memory must be configured within SQL Server to prevent it from using the entire system memory. It
is recommended that you use a maximum of 4 GB for a 6 GB RAM.
● Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.6.2
● SQL database, for more information, see Supported databases.
● Operating system, for more information, see Supported operating systems.
● Supported browsers, for more information, see Supported browsers.
● Microsoft Silverlight version 5.1.50907
● Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Runtime 14.0
● Network Bandwidth—1 Gbps or higher
NOTE:
The recommended minimum network bandwidth required for OpenManage Essentials in a WAN environment is 10
Mbps (for monitoring) and 20 Mbps (for updates).
Support for stateless deployment
Stateless deployments depend on the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) cards available in the PowerEdge servers. A server may have
HBA cards manufactured by one or more vendors. Stateless deployments may or may not be supported on a server depending
on the HBA card vendor.
NOTE:
For the list of HBA card types that support stateless deployment, see “Supported cards for I/O Identity
Optimization” in the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
NOTE: Before you perform stateless deployment, ensure that the HBA cards have the latest firmware version installed.
12 Introduction