Release Notes

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Issue 8:
Description
When creating an alert action for an application launch, OME system path variables which contain %
signs are not supported. Examples of unsupported variables are:
%WINDIR%, %SystemRoot%, %APPDATA%, %HOMEPATH%, %PATH%, and so on.
Resolution:
Avoid using the system path variables with % sign and use the full absolute path to the executable file.
Remote Tasks
Issue 1:
Description
If a user from the OmeAdministrators group executes a command that requires system Administrator
privileges for tasks such as a command to stop a service, the task status is not displayed correctly. To
view the correct status of the task, click the task under "Task Execution History".
Issue 2:
Description
When OpenManage Essentials is installed with a remote database server, the database connection may
be lost (due to local network failures, database server reboot, and so on). If this happens, the tasks may
no longer run as scheduled. When observed, normal operation can be restored by restarting the OME
Windows services: “DSM Essentials Network Monitor” and “DSM Essentials Task Manager” [498134].
Issue 3:
Description
Remote Server Administrator command line task may not respond for Server Administrator running on
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.
To enable the successful functioning of remote Server Administrator CLI and software updates/deploy
features, ensure the following (applicable to Microsoft Windows only)
The managed system and the management station must be on the same domain or there should be a
trust relationship between the two domains.
If you have a Windows Firewall configured on the management station or the managed system, make
the following configuration changes to enable remote Server Administrator CLI and software updates to
work successfully.
Management Station:
1. Open TCP port 135.
2. Add the application "omremote.exe" (located in Essentials\bin) to the Firewall exception list.
Managed System:
If you have the Windows firewall configured, enable remote administration by running the following
command in the command prompt:
"netsh firewall set service RemoteAdmin"
For more information on connecting through the Windows firewall, see Microsoft's MSDN website for
Platform SDK: Windows Management Instrumentation (Connecting through Windows Firewall) at