Users Guide

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Getting started with OpenManage Essentials
Launching OpenManage Essentials
To launch OpenManage Essentials, do one of the following:
NOTE: Before you launch OpenManage Essentials, ensure that Javascript is enabled on your web browser.
• From the management station desktop, click the Essentials icon.
• From the management station desktop, click Start → All Programs → Dell EMC OpenManage Applications → Essentials →
Essentials.
• From a local or remote system, launch a supported browser. In the address eld, type any of the following:
– https://< Fully Qualied Domain Name (FQDN) >:
– https://<IP address, host name, or Fully Qualied Domain Name (FQDN) >:<Port Number>/web/default.aspx
– https://<IP address>:<Port Number>/
NOTE: FQDN is required to show a valid certicate. The certicate shows an error if an IP address or local host is used.
The console launch port number (default port number 2607) is required to launch OpenManage Essentials from a browser on a
remote system. While installing OpenManage Essentials, if you changed the port using the Custom Install option, use the selected
console launch port in the preceding URL.
The First Time Setup page is displayed.
NOTE: You can log on to OpenManage Essentials as a dierent user at any time by using the Sign in as Dierent User
option. For more information, see Logging On As a Dierent User.
Related links
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal
Conguring OpenManage Essentials
If you are logging on to OpenManage Essentials for the rst time, the First Time Setup tutorial is displayed. The tutorial provides
step-by-step instructions for setting up an environment of servers and devices to communicate with OpenManage Essentials. The
steps include:
• Conguring the SNMP protocol on each target server.
• Installing SNMP tools (for Windows Server 2012 or later).
• Installing OpenManage Server Administrator on each target server.
• Enabling network discovery (for Windows Server 2008-based servers) on each target server.
• Discovering devices on your network.
After you have completed the First Time Setup wizard, the Discovery Wizard Conguration window is displayed. See Discovery
Wizard Conguration.
The date and time displayed in the console is in a format that is selected in the browser settings and used in the region. When a time
zone change or daylight savings change occurs, the time is updated accordingly in the console. Changing time zones or daylight
savings, changes the time in the console, but does not change the time in the database.
Related links
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal
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