Reference Guide

Latitude 14 Rugged

Extreme 7407

Latitude E6540 Precision R7610 OptiPlex 980 OptiPlex 9030

Latitude 3550 Latitude E6430U Precision R7910 OptiPlex 990 OptiPlex XE

Latitude E3440 Latitude E7240 Precision T1700 OptiPlex 3011 OptiPlex XE2

Latitude E3540 Latitude E7440 Precision T3600 OptiPlex 3020M OptiPlex 7010

Latitude E5450 Latitude E7450 Precision T3610 OptiPlex 3030 Dell Venue 11 Pro

7130/7139

NOTE: If an alert is received from a device with unknown severity, you can import the device MIB

files using the MIB Import Utility to enable OpenManage Essentials to classify the alerts.

OEM devices

Dell OEM devices (re-branded or de-branded Dell servers and Compellent S8000 iDRAC), when

discovered, are classified under OEM Devices in the device tree. Most of the functionality available to

Dell servers, such as tasks, reports, and filters are also applicable to Dell OEM servers. However, system

update may not be possible if it is not supported by the OEM device module. OEM servers are always

classified under the OEM Devices group in the device tree. They are not displayed under the Servers or

RAC group. If both the server and RAC of the OEM device are discovered, they are correlated and

displayed as one device under the OEM Devices group. Other OEM devices except servers and RAC are

classified under the different server groups such as Microsoft Virtualization Servers, VMware ESX servers,

and so on, based on the classification criteria they satisfy.

Supported operating systems

This section lists the operating systems on which you can install Dell OpenManage Essentials (on a

management station) and the operating systems that Dell OpenManage Essentials can manage (for

managed systems).

Supported operating systems for management stations

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter Editions

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter Editions

• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard and Enterprise Editions

• Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x64) Standard and Enterprise Editions

NOTE: OpenManage Essentials version is supported only on 64-bit operating systems.

NOTE: The Wow64 component is required to run on a 64-bit operating system.

NOTE: OpenManage Essentials is also supported on virtual machines.

Supported operating systems for managed systems

The Dell systems and operating system versions that OpenManage Essentials can manage correspond to

the Dell systems and operating systems supported by Dell OpenManage Software. For the Dell systems

and operating system versions that OpenManage Essentials can manage, see the Dell systems and

operating systems listed in the Dell Systems Management - OpenManage Software Support Matrix. To