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Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller

Typical Installation

Typical installation installs OpenManage Essentials with the default settings. Select Typical on the

Setup Type screen, and then click Install on the summary wizard.

In a typical installation:

• SQL Server Authentication is selected as the default authentication method.

• The “SQLEXPRESSOME” database instance will be selected if only Express edition of SQL Server

is installed on the system. No other instance names are supported with Express editions.

• The default instance will be selected in case of SQL Server Enterprise/Standard editions during

installation.

Custom Installation

Custom installation is recommended for remote database installation, in the following scenarios:

• You want to install OpenManage Essentials using Windows Authentication

• You want to use a non-default location or port settings.

For default ports used by OpenManage Essentials, see:

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/19998614.aspx

Enabling the SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode in SQL Server

1. Open SQL Server Management Studio.

2. In the Obejct Explorer, right-click the top-level SQL Server object.

3. Click “Properties”.