Users Guide

Contents
1 About OpenManage Essentials.......................................................................................19
New in this release............................................................................................................................................................ 19
Other information you may need.......................................................................................................................................19
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................20
2 Installing OpenManage Essentials..................................................................................21
Installation prerequisites and minimum requirements......................................................................................................... 21
Terms and conditions for using Relational Database Management Systems...................................................................... 21
Minimum login roles for Microsoft SQL Server................................................................................................................. 22
Recommended database size...........................................................................................................................................22
Download OpenManage Essentials...................................................................................................................................23
Installing OpenManage Essentials.....................................................................................................................................23
Custom Setup Installation...........................................................................................................................................25
Setting up OpenManage Essentials Database on a Remote SQL Server.......................................................................... 25
Retargeting the OpenManage Essentials Database.......................................................................................................... 26
Backing up the OpenManage Essentials Database..................................................................................................... 26
Restoring the OpenManage Essentials Database....................................................................................................... 26
Creating a new user in SQL Server.............................................................................................................................27
Connecting to the OpenManage Essentials Database................................................................................................ 27
Installing OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller................................................................................................. 28
Installing OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller with a remote database..................................................... 28
Installing OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller with a local database ........................................................ 29
Adding users to the OpenManage Essentials user groups.......................................................................................... 30
Enabling SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode in SQL Server .................................................................. 30
Verifying SQL Server TCP or IP Status ...................................................................................................................... 31
Installing SupportAssist Enterprise.................................................................................................................................... 31
Installing Repository Manager...........................................................................................................................................32
Installing License Manager................................................................................................................................................32
Upgrading OpenManage Essentials.................................................................................................................................. 33
Reconguring OpenManage Essentials version 2.5 after upgrading............................................................................34
Uninstalling OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................................................ 35
Migrating IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials............................................................................................................36
3 Getting started with OpenManage Essentials................................................................37
Launching OpenManage Essentials.................................................................................................................................. 37
Conguring OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................................................ 37
Conguring the Discovery Wizard.................................................................................................................................... 38
Conguring Discovery Settings........................................................................................................................................ 38
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal...............................................................................................................39
OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner......................................................................................................................... 40
Customizing the portals................................................................................................................................................... 40
Displaying additional reports and graphs............................................................................................................................41
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