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Dell IT Assistant Migration To OpenManage Essentials
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To perform discovery for all existing ranges:
1. Multi-select all ranges from All Ranges then right click and select Perform Discovery and
Inventory Now.
2. Under the Discovery Range Summary, select all ranges. Then right click Perform Discovery and
Inventory Now.
Verify User Queries. Figure 19.
The upgrade process handles most of this migration, but there are certain cases that are not migrated
if the RAC device name was used as part of the query.
Learn more
To learn more, visit DellTechcenter.com/OME for more information on Dell OpenManage Essentials.
Conclusion
Dell OpenManage Essentials is designed and implemented to replace the legacy Dell IT Assistant
product. It also provides easy migration from your existing ITA instance to OME without much loss of
data. OpenManage Essentials targets Dell IT Assistant (ITA) users who want more features with greater
simplicity, and provides a simplified GUI workflow and improved functionality.