Owners Manual

Downloading OpenManage Essentials

To download OpenManage Essentials, go to dell.com/support or the Dell TechCenter website at

DellTechCenter.com/OME.

Installing OpenManage Essentials

1. Extract the OpenManage Essentials installation package.

2. Double-click the Autorun.exe file available in the folder where you extracted the installation package.

The Dell OpenManage Install screen is displayed. The following options are available:

– Dell OpenManage Essentials — Select this option to install Dell OpenManage Essentials,

Troubleshooting Tool, and Dell OpenManage Essentials MIB Import Utility.

– Dell Repository Manager — Select to install Dell Repository Manager. Using Repository Manager,

you can create customized bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages, software utilities

such as update drivers, firmware, BIOS, and other applications.

– Dell License Manager — Select to install the Dell license manager. Dell License Manager is a one-

to-many license deployment and reporting tool for managing the Dell iDRAC 7 licenses.

– Dell SupportAssist — Select to install Dell SupportAssist. SupportAssist provides proactive support

capabilities for supported Dell server, storage, and networking solutions.

– Documentation — Click to view the online help.

– View Readme — Click to view the readme file. To view the latest readme, go to

DellTechCenter.com/OME.

3. In Dell OpenManage Install, select Dell OpenManage Essentials and click Install.

The Dell OpenManage Essentials Prerequisites window, displays the following requirement types:

– Critical — This error condition prevents the installation of a feature.

– Warning — This warning condition may disable the Typical installation but not an Upgrade of the

feature later during installation. Also, later during installation, use the Custom installation setup

type to select the feature.

– Information — This informational condition does not affect the Typical selection of a feature.

There are two options for resolving critical dependencies:

– Click Install All Critical Prerequisites to immediately begin installing all critical prerequisites

without further interaction. Install All Critical Prerequisites may require a reboot depending on

the configuration and the prerequisites installation will resume automatically after restart.

– Install each prerequisite individually by clicking the associated link with the required software.

NOTE: To configure a remote database, you do not require an SQL Express installation on the

local system. See Setting Up OpenManage Essentials Database on a Remote SQL Server. If you

are not configuring a remote database, then install SQL Express by clicking the warning

prerequisite link. Selecting Install All Critical Prerequisites does not install SQL Express.

NOTE: Installation of OpenManage Essentials on a local database using SQL Server 2008, 2008

R2, or 2012 Express editions is supported only when an OpenManage Essentials-specific

instance named SQLEXPRESSOME is available.