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Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller

Figure 7. Dell OpenManage Essentials prerequisites.

Note: If SQL Server is not installed on the domain controller where OpenManage Essentials is being

installed, a warning message is displayed, with a link to install SQLEXPRESSOME locally.

4. On the prerequisites screen, click the link to Install Microsoft SQL Express 2012 SP1 with an

OpenManage Essentials specific database instance (SQLEXPRESSOME).

5. Create a domain service account required to run SQL Server on the domain controller. See

Creating a Domain Service Account

6. Configure the SQLEXPRESSOME instance to run using the domain service account. See

Configuring the Database Instance

7. Click “Install Essentials” on the SQL Server Prerequisites window, and follow the instructions on

the screen to complete the installation of OpenManage Essentials.

Next steps

After the installation of OpenManage Essentials is completed, add the logged on administrator to the

OMEAdministrators user group. See Configuring OME Groups