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6 Installing Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials
Table 2: Software and network requirements
Particulars
Minimum requirements
Operating system
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard and
Datacenter Editions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and
Datacenter Editions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard and
Datacenter Editions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard
and Datacenter Editions
Note: OME version is supported
only on 64-bit operating systems.
The Wow64 component is required
to run on a 64-bit operating system
Network
1 Gbps or higher
Web browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11
Mozilla Firefox 50 and 51
Database
Standard\Enterprise\Express Editions: Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and above
Express Editions: SQLEXPRESSOME instance
with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and above
Note: Only case-insensitive
instance of SQL Server is
supported. SQL Server 2014 SP2
Express is installed with OME.
User interface
Microsoft Silverlight version 5.1.50907
Microsoft .NET Framework
4.6.2
Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime
Runtime 14.0
Note—If the Service Packs are not installed on Windows, the installation of OME in any of the methods
such as typical, custom, and upgrade from previous version will be blocked. You should adhere to the
Service Packs of Windows for installing or upgrading OME.
Table 3 Minimum login privileges required for Microsoft SQL Server
Use cases
Minimum logic roles for SQL Server
Fresh OME installation: select the Typical
installation option.
sysadmin access on the installed instance
Fresh OME installation: select the Custom
installation option. An empty OME database is
already present (locally or remotely) on the
mentioned database server.
db_owner access on the OME database.
Fresh OME installation: select the Custom
installation option, and no OME database
found.
dbcreator access on the server.
Upgrading OME from an earlier version to the
current version and an OME database is
available (local or remote).
db_owner access on the OME database.