Users Guide

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About OpenManage Essentials
OpenManage Essentials is a hardware management application that provides a comprehensive view of
Dell systems, devices, and components in the enterprise’s network. With OpenManage Essentials, a web-
based and one‑to‑many systems management application for Dell systems and other devices, you can:
• Discover and inventory the system.
• Monitor the health of the system.
• View and manage system alerts.
• Perform system updates and remote tasks.
• View hardware inventory and compliance reports.
What is New in This Release
• Support for additional models of Dell’s 13th generation PowerEdge servers.
• Support for auto deploying devices that contain multiple compute nodes.
NOTE: For a complete list of supported device models, see the Dell OpenManage Essentials Version
2.0.1 Support Matrix at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Other Information You May Need
In addition to this guide, you may require the following documents:
Document Description Availability
Dell OpenManage
Essentials Support
Matrix
Lists the devices supported by
OpenManage Essentials.
dell.com/OpenManageManuals
Dell OpenManage
Essentials Readme
Provides information about known
issues and workarounds in
OpenManage Essentials.
Dell OpenManage
Mobile User’s Guide
Provides information about installing
and using the OpenManage Mobile
application.
Dell License Manager
User's Guide
Provides information about
managing licenses and
troubleshooting the License
Manager.
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