Users Guide

Contents

1 About OpenManage Essentials......................................................................... 17

What is New in This Release................................................................................................................17

Other Information You May Need...................................................................................................... 17

Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................18

2 Installing OpenManage Essentials...................................................................19

Installation Prerequisites and Minimum Requirements..................................................................... 19

Minimum Recommended Hardware............................................................................................ 19

Minimum Requirements............................................................................................................... 20

Terms and Conditions for Using Relational Database Management Systems................................. 20

Minimum Login Roles for Microsoft SQL Server................................................................................21

Database Size and Scalability.............................................................................................................. 21

Downloading OpenManage Essentials...............................................................................................22

Installing OpenManage Essentials...................................................................................................... 22

Custom Setup Installation.............................................................................................................24

Considerations When Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller.........................24

Setting Up OpenManage Essentials Database on a Remote SQL Server..........................................25

Installing Dell SupportAssist................................................................................................................25

Installing Repository Manager............................................................................................................ 26

Installing Dell License Manager.......................................................................................................... 27

Uninstalling OpenManage Essentials..................................................................................................27

Upgrading OpenManage Essentials....................................................................................................27

Setting Up and Configuring VMware ESXi 5.......................................................................................29

Migrating IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials............................................................................. 29

3 Getting Started With OpenManage Essentials..............................................30

Launching OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................... 30

Configuring OpenManage Essentials.................................................................................................30

Discovery Wizard Configuration......................................................................................................... 31

Configuring Discovery Settings...........................................................................................................31

Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal............................................................................... 32

OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner.......................................................................................... 33

Customizing Portals............................................................................................................................34

Displaying Additional Available Reports and Graphs......................................................................... 34

Drilling Down Charts and Reports for More Information............................................................35

Saving and Loading the Portal Layout................................................................................................35

Updating the Portal Data.................................................................................................................... 35

Hiding Graphs and Reports Components..........................................................................................36