QIG.book Page 1 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation Version 8.
QIG.book Page 2 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. ____________________ Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
QIG.book Page 3 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downloading Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling OpenManage Client Instrumentation . . Installation Pre-requisites . 5 5 5 . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 User Account Control in Windows Vista and Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . .
QIG.book Page 4 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Uninstalling Client Instrumentation Using a .msi File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Silent or CLI Installation and Upgrading Client Instrumentation Using DUP File . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . 14 Silent or CLI Installation, Uninstallation, and Upgrading Client Instrumentation Using a .msi File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Client in Silent Mode .
QIG.book Page 5 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM 1 Introduction This guide provides instructions to install Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (Client Instrumentation) on desktops and laptops running the supported version of Microsoft Windows operating systems.
QIG.book Page 6 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM 3 The Drivers & Downloads page for your system type appears. 4 In the All files for : tab, expand the System Management category. If you have entered the service tag, under the Files for tab, expand the System Management category. Under the Refine your results: category, you can refine the search for the driver or device you want to download.
QIG.book Page 7 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM 2 Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling OpenManage Client Instrumentation Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (Client Instrumentation) can be installed either: • Using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) also known as the Client Instrumentation installation wizard • Remotely through a silent installation using the Command Line Interface (CLI) The OMCI installation file is available as a Dell Update Package (DUP) at support.dell.com.
QIG.book Page 8 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Client Instrumentation installs a WMI provider, two services, and a driver. WMI utilizes COM as the communication interfaces with providers. The services provide Client Instrumentation access to the system for events and data retrieval. Client Instrumentation also installs a driver. The driver is used for secure communication with BIOS and other low level system resources.
QIG.book Page 9 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM NOTE: Only users with administrator privileges can connect to standard or legacy namespace. NOTE: Since the user experience can be configured with the Security Policy Manager snap-in (secpol.msc) and with the Group Policy, there are multiple UAC user experiences. The configuration choices made in your environment affect the prompts and dialogs seen by standard users, administrators, or both.
QIG.book Page 10 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM The Client Instrumentation 7.x compatibility mode provides a subset of the classes available in the namespace, root/DellOMCI. This namespace is in read-only mode. The Standards-based Instrumentation provides instrumentation available in the root/DCIM/sysman. This namespace complies with the DMTF DASH standards. 7 Click Next. The Ready to Install the Program window appears.
QIG.book Page 11 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Uninstalling Client Instrumentation Using Control Panel 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel. 2 Select Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs window is displayed. 3 Select Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation and click Remove. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. NOTE: In Windows Vista, use the Programs and Features icon on the Control Panel for uninstalling Client Instrumentation.
QIG.book Page 12 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Enabling SNMP In OpenManage Client Instrumentation You can enable SNMP using the: • Custom setup type of OMCI • Command Prompt Enabling SNMP using the Custom Setup Type 1 Double-click the omci.msi file. The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation wizard appears. 2 Click Next. The License Agreement window appears. 3 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next.
QIG.book Page 13 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Upgrading Client Instrumentation Using a .msi File 1 Double-click the omci.msi file. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the application. Uninstalling Client Instrumentation Using a .msi File 1 Double-click the omci.msi file. The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation window appears. 2 Click Next. The Program Maintenance window appears. 3 Select the Remove option and click Next.
QIG.book Page 14 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Sys-Man_Application_6VXX2_WN32__ /s • For 64-bit systems: Sys-Man_Application_NN71R_WN__ /s NOTE: Only typical Client Instrumentation installation or upgrading Client Instrumentation in silent mode from the DUP is supported. Silent or CLI Installation, Uninstallation, and Upgrading Client Instrumentation Using a .
QIG.book Page 15 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM • Core,Hapi • Core,Hapi,Legacy • Core,Hapi,Legacy,EnableSNMP To specify the installation language use the command line option, TRANSFORMS= .mst, where is 1031 (German), 1033 (English), 1034 (Spanish), 1041 (Japanese), 1036 (French), or 2052 (Simplified Chinese).
QIG.book Page 16 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 2:00 PM Upgrading Client Instrumentation in Silent Mode To upgrade from the previous version to a later version of Client Instrumentation, execute the following command: • For 32-bit Windows installations — msiexec /i omcix86.msi /qn • For 64-bit Windows installations — msiexec /i omcix64.msi /qn A reboot might be required for the upgrade. To suppress it, modify the command line as follows: • For 32-bit Windows installations — msiexec /i omcix86.
