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In this case, you can manually migrate the data from SQL Server 2005 and then upgrade to OpenManage
Essentials version 1.2 as follows:
1. Create a backup of the OpenManage Essentials version 1.0.1 or 1.1 database.
2. Migrate the OpenManage Essentials version 1.0.1 or 1.1 data from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server
2008, 2008 R2, or 2012. For more information, see the OpenManage Essentials Database re-target
process instructions at http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/f/4494/t/
19440364.aspx.
3. Ensure that OpenManage Essentials version 1.0.1 or 1.1 can connect to migrated database and works
as expected.
4. Launch the OpenManage Essentials version 1.2 installer to complete the upgrade.
NOTE: After upgrading to OpenManage Essentials version 1.2 with SQL Server 2012, the
SQLEXPRESSOME instance is created and data from OpenManage Essentials version 1.0.1 or 1.1 is
migrated to OpenManage Essentials Version 1.2.
Tasks
Question: What troubleshooting can I do if a software update task or remote task fails to create or run?
Answer: Ensure that the DSM Essentials Task Manager service is running in Windows services.
Question: How do I use command line features while deploying OpenManage Server Administrator?
Answer: Unattended installation provides the following features:
• A set of optional command line settings to customize an unattended installation.
• Customization parameters to designate specific software features for installation.
Optional Command Line Settings
The table below shows the optional settings available for the msiexec.exe MSI installer. Type the optional
settings on the command line after msiexec.exe with a space between each setting.
NOTE: See support.microsoft.com for full details about all the command line switches for the
Windows Installer Tool.
Table 3. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer
Setting Result
/i <Package|Product Code> This command installs or configures a product.
/i SysMgmt.msi – Installs the Server Administrator
software.
/i SysMgmt.msi /qn This command carries out a fresh installation of
version 6.1.
/x <Package|Product Code> This command uninstalls a product.
/x SysMgmt.msi – Uninstalls the Server
Administrator software.
/q[n|b|r|f] This command sets the user interface (UI) level.
/q or /qn – no UI. This option is used for silent and
unattended installation. /qb – basic UI. This option
is used for unattended but not
silent installation. /qr – reduced UI. This option is
used for unattended installation while displaying a
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