Release Notes
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.
ManagementStation:
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 "http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/aa389286(VS.85).aspx" "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875605"
For Windows Server 2008 onwards, see the following link:
"http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa822854(VS.85).aspx"[312918]
When creating or updating a task, the stamp for the creation or update time is that of the OpenManage Essentials UI.
The "Last Run Time" displayed on the summary report, however, is the time of the Essentials Services system. If there is
a significant variation in the UI and Services system time, it is possible that a scheduled task may not execute or show
that it was executed before it was created.[137997]
If you set the task start or end time to a time in Daylight Saving Time (DST) shift period, OpenManage Essentials
changes the task start or end time to the closest valid time. A workaround to eliminate the changing of start or end
time is to set a valid start/end time. [165393]
By default, root login through SSH is not enabled on VMware ESX Servers. As a result, all the OpenManage Essentials
tasks that use the root account fails. To enable the SSH root login on the ESX Server, set the option
"PermitRootLogin=YES" in "/etc/ssh/sshd_conf" file. [174023]
Server Administrator Deployment task requires dependent components (example libc++) to be installed on the target
systems running the Linux operating system. If these components are not installed, the task fails with the following
error message:
"omexec must be installed on the remote node for the task. See the help and ensure that the remote node
requirements are met before executing the task." [175296]
If "Log On" account of "DSM Essentials Task Manager" or "DSM Essentials Network Monitor" services are changed, the
following user rights must be assigned for the "Log On" account:
- "Adjust memory quotas for a process"
- "Replace a process level token"
If the "Log On" account is missing the above user rights, the Essentials tasks fails to execute.
To assign user rights to an account on the local computer:
1.
From the "Start" menu, point to "Administrative Tools," and then click "Local Security Policy."
2.
In the "Local Security Settings" dialog box, double-click "Local Policies", and then double-click "User Rights
Assignment."
3.
In the details pane, double-click "Adjust memory quotas for a Process."