Release Notes

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.

For example, if a custom URL is created for the Servers device group and the servers in your environment are classified under

the Servers, RAC, and VMware ESX Servers device groups in the device tree, after upgrading to OpenManage Essentials

version 2.2, the Custom URL settings page displays three Custom URLs (one for each of the device groups under which the

servers are classified in the device tree). [40774]

Issue 3:

Description: After upgrade to OpenManage Essentials version 2.2:

● The devices are not classified correctly.

● The devices that were reported in the Non-Compliant Systems tab are displayed in the Compliant Systems tab. [40445]

Resolution: After the upgrade, you must initiate the discovery and inventory for all ranges.

1. Click Manage > Discovery and Inventory.

2. Under Discovery Ranges, click All Ranges. The Discovery Range Summary is displayed.

3. Select all the discovery ranges, right-click and select Perform Discovery and Inventory Now.

Issue 4:

Description: After an upgrade from OME 1.0/1.0.1 or migration from ITA, RAC health status will be unknown if it was

discovered using IPMI protocol and user or operator privileges.

Resolution: Provide the user account in the discovery wizard with IPMI admin privileges on the RAC and re-run discovery to

get the health status.

Issue 5:

Description: Customizations to the Devices portal layout are deleted on upgrading to OpenManage Essentials 2.2. [18342]

Issue 6:

Description: While upgrading from OpenManage Essentials version 1.0.1 or 1.1 installed with remote SQL Server 2005 to

OpenManage Essentials version 2.2, the following message is displayed:

SQL Server 2005 is detected on the target system. The minimum version of SQL Server

supported by Essentials is SQL server 2008. [31161]

Resolution: In this case, you must manually migrate the data from SQL Server 2005 to other supported SQL Server versions,

and then upgrade to OpenManage Essentials version 2.0. For more information, see the Frequently Asked Questions section

in the OpenManage Essentials version 2.0 User's Guide.

Launching OpenManage Essentials

Issue 1:

Description: If the host name of the management station is changed after the installation of OpenManage Essentials, you will

be prompted to provide the system credentials when OpenManage Essentials is launched. [38871]

Issue 2:

Description: OpenManage Essentials launches in Internet Explorer even if any other browser is set as the default browser.

[35491]

Issue 3:

Description: OpenManage Essentials does not launch or displays an exception when the number of connections to the

OpenManage Essentials website is limited in IIS.

Resolution: The OpenManage Essentials console requires constant communication with the web server to ensure that the data

is up-to-date always. The communication between the console and the web server is performed utilizing web method calls in a

multi-threaded environment. As such, multiple, simultaneous connections to the web server are required in order for