Release Notes

Dell OpenManage Essentials provides a central point of access to monitor and manage systems on a local area network (LAN).
By allowing an administrator a comprehensive view across the enterprise, Essentials can increase system uptime, reduce
repetitive tasks, and prevent interruption in critical business operations.
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Whats New in OME 1.0.1
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ThereareafewincrementalchangesbetweenOME1.0andOME1.0.1.
 Agent‐freemonitoringsupportfor12Gservers
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 AdditionofSampletasks:
o PowerOnDevice
o OMSAUpgradeforWindows
o Genericcommandlinetasks
o RemoteServerAdministratorcommand
o IPMIcommands
o ClearSystem
EventLogs(akaSELlogs)
o RACADMreset
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 NewReports:
o ModularEnclosure
o ServerOverview
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 NewTutorials:
o DiscoverandMonitor12GserverswithoutOMSA
o LinuxconfigurationforSNMPandOMSA
o SNMPconfigurationusingGroupPolicies
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 Enhancedinventorytodisplaybatteryinformationfor
storagecontrollers
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 AbilitytolaunchWarrantyrenewalwebsitefromWarrantyreport
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 Silverlight5support
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 Firefoxsupport
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 Performanceandscalabilityimprovements
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 RefreshedUserInterface.
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 Configurationoptionsforemailsetup.
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Hardware and Software Requirements
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Recommended Minimum Hardware Configuration for Essentials
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Small (up to 500 Managed Systems):