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Dell OpenManage Essentials v1.1 – Supporting Dell Client Devices
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) is available on Dell OptiPlex, Dell Precision
Workstation, and Dell Latitude client systems. Using OMCI, system administrators can remotely manage
assets, monitor system health, and inventory deployed systems in the enterprise. To learn more and to
download OMCI, go to:
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1773.openmanage-client-
instrumentation-omci.aspx
The default OMCI install exposes hardware information with the help of the \root\dcim\sysman WMI
namespace. Remotely, OME retrieves client device health and hardware logs from this namespace.
Prerequisites
The followings requirements are for OME discovery and classification of the client devices:
 Supports only Dell client devices.
 Device should respond to WMI queries. WMI specific settings are enabled on the remote
device.
 Client should have following supported operating systems installed:
o Microsoft Windows 7
o Windows Vista
o Windows XP.
 OMCI 8.x (Optional – Helps you retrieve more information. Refer to Table 1.)
Note: Dell Clients with Linux kernels/Operating systems are not supported by OpenManage
Essentials 1.1.
OpenManage Essentials can discover clients with or without having OMCI installed. When OMCI is
absent, OME fetches the information from client’s operating system. It consumes data from
\root\cimv2 WMI namespace. However, installing OMCI is recommended and differences are part of the
table below.
Feature comparison with/without OMCI Table 1.
Feature
With OMCI
Without OMCI
Discovery - Basic Information
Yes
Yes
Inventory - Basic Information
Yes
Yes
Inventory - Additional Information*
Yes
No
Device Health & Status Available
Yes
No
Device’s Hardware Logs Available
Yes
No
* To learn more about the “Inventory - Additional Information,” refer to Inventoried Information with
and without OMCI.