Users Guide

Contents
1 About OpenManage Essentials......................................................................... 17
What is New in This Release................................................................................................................17
Other Information You May Need...................................................................................................... 18
Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................19
2 Installing OpenManage Essentials.................................................................. 20
Installation Prerequisites and Minimum Requirements.....................................................................20
Minimum Recommended Hardware............................................................................................20
Minimum Requirements................................................................................................................ 21
Terms and Conditions for Using Relational Database Management Systems................................. 22
Database Size and Scalability..............................................................................................................22
Network Bandwidth Utilization...........................................................................................................23
Minimum Login Roles for Microsoft SQL Server................................................................................23
Downloading OpenManage Essentials.............................................................................................. 24
Installing OpenManage Essentials......................................................................................................24
Custom Setup Installation.............................................................................................................26
Considerations When Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller......................... 27
Setting Up OpenManage Essentials Database on a Remote SQL Server..........................................27
Installing Dell SupportAssist................................................................................................................27
Installing Repository Manager............................................................................................................ 29
Installing Dell License Manager..........................................................................................................29
Uninstalling OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................. 30
Upgrading OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................... 30
Setting Up and Configuring VMware ESXi 5.......................................................................................31
Migrating IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials............................................................................. 32
3 Getting Started With OpenManage Essentials..............................................33
Launching OpenManage Essentials....................................................................................................33
Configuring OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................. 33
Discovery Wizard Configuration.........................................................................................................34
Configuring Discovery Settings..........................................................................................................34
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal............................................................................... 35
OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner.......................................................................................... 36
Customizing Portals............................................................................................................................ 37
Displaying Additional Available Reports and Graphs......................................................................... 37
Drilling Down Charts and Reports for More Information............................................................38
Saving and Loading the Portal Layout................................................................................................38
Updating the Portal Data.................................................................................................................... 38