Release Notes

The Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (Client Instrumentation) enables remote management
application programs to access the client's system information, monitor the status, or change the state:
shutting it down remotely. Through standard interfaces, Client Instrumentation exposes key system
parameters, allowing administrators to manage inventory, monitor system health, and gather information
on deployed Dell client systems.
What’s New
• Support for new Dell Latitude, Precision Workstation, and Optiplex systems
• Support for Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) status report
• Support for Detecting Advance Format drives
• Support Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for Dell Client Systems
• Support for new tokens: Stealth Mode, Fan Control Override, Multi-Display, Autoon Control days,
Signed Firmware Update and Battery Management tokens.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Before installing Client Instrumentation, make sure:
• You have administrative rights on the client system. This means that you must be authenticated on the
client system as a user who is a member of the Administrators group, typically the Administrator.
• The target system is a Dell system with SMBIOS version 2.3 or later. Otherwise, the Client
Instrumentation installer exits without installing Client Instrumentation. The system is running on
Microsoft Windows NT based operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
• The system is running on Microsoft Windows NT based operating systems such as Windows 7,
Windows Vista and Windows XP.
• For Windows XP 64-bit operating systems, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later is installed.
Installation
For information and procedure for installing Client Instrumentation, see the Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation
Quick Installation Guide, available at
support.dell.com/manuals .
Installation and Configuration Notes
1. Following an upgrade, it may be necessary to reboot the system for the installation to complete.
2. Following an uninstallation, it may be necessary to reboot the system for the uninstallation to
complete.
3. On some Dell systems, the Processor Logical Processor (HyperThreading) setting in the
DCIM_BIOSEnumeration class displays ‘Enabled’ or ‘Disabled’ even if the installed processor does not
support hyperthreading technology.
4. On some Dell systems, the Multiple CPU Cores setting in the DCIM_BIOSEnumeration class displays
‘Enabled’ or ‘Disabled’ even if the installed processor does not support multi-core technology. In this
case, changes to the Multiple CPU Cores are ineffective.
5. Change the Auditing object access audit policy to enable Auditing for the desired namespace in
Windows Vista. For instructions about enabling Auditing, see the Microsoft article: "Access to WMI
Namespaces" at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa822575.aspx.
6. For local users, if the User Account Control (UAC) on Windows Vista or Windows 7 is turned on, only
the built-in local Administrator account can access the DellOMCI and DCIM\SYSMAN namespace. For
remote users, if UAC is turned on and the remote system is part of a domain, use a domain account
that is in the local Administrators group of the remote computer, to access the DellOMCI and
DCIM\SYSMAN namespace of the target computer. For more information, see the Microsoft article:
"User Account Control and WMI" at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa826699.aspx