Reference Guide

Minimum requirements for OpenManage Essentials

Table 2. RAM, processor, and hard-drive requirements

Component Large

deployments (up

to 4000 devices)

Large

deployments (up

to 2000 devices)

Medium

deployments (up

to 500 devices)

Small deployments

(up to 100 devices)

RAM 8 GB 8 GB 6 GB 4 GB

Processor cores 8 8 4 2

Free space on hard

drive

20 GB 10 GB 6 GB 6 GB

NOTE: The recommended minimum hardware requirements for OpenManage Essentials on a

domain controller are 8 GB RAM, 8 cores processor, and a remote database.

• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5

• SQL database. See Supported databases.

• Operating system. See Supported operating systems.

• Supported browsers. See Supported browsers.

• Microsoft Silverlight version 5.1.30214.0

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Runtime 11.0

• Network Bandwidth - 1 Gbps or higher.

NOTE: The recommended minimum network bandwidth required for OpenManage Essentials in a

WAN environment is 10 Mbps (for monitoring) and 20 Mbps (for updates).

Contacting Dell

NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your

purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.

Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by

country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales,

technical support, or customer service issues:

1. Go to dell.com/support.

2. Select your support category.

3. Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country/Region drop-down list at the bottom of the

page.

4. Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need.