Users Guide

5 host. To group the VMs with the ESXi host in the OpenManage Essentials device tree after you

discover the VM, SNMP must be enabled on the ESXi host and the VM.

8. Create a discovery range and configure WS-Man.

For more information on setting up and configuring ESXi 5, see the How to setup and configure ESXi

5 for use in OME whitepaper at delltechcenter.com/ome.

Upgrading OpenManage Essentials

You can upgrade OpenManage Essentials versions 1.3, 2.0, and 2.0.1 to version 2.1.

Before you upgrade, ensure that the minimum available free space on the hard drive is about 10 GB.

To upgrade:

1. Double-click the OpenManage Essentials executable file.

The Dell OpenManage Install screen is displayed. The following options are available:

• Dell OpenManage Essentials — Select this option to install Dell OpenManage Essentials,

Troubleshooting Tool, and Dell OpenManage Essentials MIB Import Utility.

• Dell Repository Manager — Select to install Dell Repository Manager. Using Repository Manager,

you can create customized bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages, software utilities

such as update drivers, firmware, BIOS, and other applications.

• Dell License Manager — Select to install the Dell license manager. Dell License Manager is a one-

to-many license deployment and reporting tool for the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller

(iDRAC), Dell chassis management controller (CMC), OpenManage Essentials, and PowerEdge

storage sled licenses.

• Dell SupportAssist — Select to install Dell SupportAssist. SupportAssist provides proactive support

capabilities for supported Dell server, storage, and networking solutions.

NOTE: If SupportAssist is already installed on the system, by default, the Dell SupportAssist

option is selected and grayed out. After the upgrade of OpenManage Essentials,

SupportAssist is also upgraded. If applicable, you may be required to provide the proxy

settings during the upgrade of SupportAssist. For more information, see the Dell

SupportAssist User’s Guide at dell.com/ServiceabilityTools.

• Documentation — Click to view the online help.

• View Readme — Click to view the readme file. To view the latest readme, go to dell.com/

OpenManageManuals.

2. In Dell OpenManage Install, select Dell OpenManage Essentials and click Install.

The Dell OpenManage Essentials Prerequisites window, displays the following requirement types:

• Critical — This error condition prevents the installation of a feature.

• Warning — This warning condition may disable the Typical installation but not an Upgrade of the

feature later during installation.

• Information — This informational condition does not affect the Typical installation of a feature.

NOTE: If OpenManage Essentials version 1.1 is installed on the system on a local database using

SQL Server 2008 Express edition, and an OpenManage Essentials-specific named instance

SQLEXPRESSOME is not available, the SQL Server prerequisites displays a Critical icon. To

proceed with the installation, you must install SQL Server Express 2012 SP1 with the

SQLEXPRESSOME instance. Data from the earlier version of SQL Server is migrated

automatically.

3. Click Install Essentials.

4. In the install wizard for OpenManage Essentials, click Next.

5. In the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, select I accept the terms in the license

agreement, and then click Next.