Users Guide

NOTE: For security reasons, it is recommended that you do not install SQL Server 2012 on a domain controller. SQL
Server Setup will not prevent you from installing SQL Server on a domain controller, however, the following limitations
apply:
• You cannot run SQL Server services on a domain controller under a local service account.
• After SQL Server is installed on a system, you cannot change the system from a domain member to a domain controller.
You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host system to a domain controller
• SQL Server failover cluster instances are not supported where cluster nodes are domain controllers.
• SQL Server Setup cannot create security groups or provision SQL Server service accounts on a read-only domain
controller. In this scenario, Setup will fail.
When setting up OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
• Ensure that network communication between the system on which OpenManage Essentials is installed and the remote database
system is functional.
• Ensure that the SQL Server user has permission to backup, create, and configure databases.
• When using SQL Server authentication, ensure that SQL Server and Windows authentication mode is enabled within SQL
Server. See Enabling SQL Server Authentication and Windows Authentication in SQL Server
• Ensure that TCP/IP is enabled in SQL Server. See Verifying the SQL Server TCP/IP status.
After OpenManage Essentials is installed on a domain controller:
• By default, the Domain Admins group is added as a member of the OmeAdministrators and OmePowerUsers roles.
• Local Windows user groups are not included in the OpenManage Essentials roles. OmeAdministrators, OmePowerUsers, or
OmeUsers rights can be granted to users or user groups by adding them to the OpenManage Essentials Windows groups.
OmeSiteAdministrators rights can be granted by OmeAdministrators through the Device Group Permissions portal.
The following sections provide instructions to install and setup OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller with a remote or local
database.
Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller With a Remote Database
Before you begin installing OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller, ensure that you are logged in to the domain controller
with administrator rights.
To install OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller with a remote database:
1. Extract the OpenManage Essentials installation package.
2. Double-click the Autorun.exe file available within the folder where you extracted the installation package.
The Dell OpenManage Install window is displayed.
3. Select Dell OpenManage Essentials and click Install.
The OpenManage Essentials Prerequisites window is displayed.
4. Click Install All Critical Prerequisites.
NOTE: If SQL Server is not already installed on the domain controller, the Prerequisites window displays a warning
message with a link that allows you to install SQL Express on the domain controller (local) with an OpenManage
Essentials-specific SQLEXPRESSOME database instance. If you ignore the warning message, when the
OpenManage Essentials installation begins, a message is displayed requesting you to confirm whether you want to
install OpenManage Essentials with a local or remote database
5. When the confirm database location message is displayed, click No to install OpenManage Essentials on a remote database.
The Custom Setup window is displayed.
6. Click Next.
The Dell OpenManage Essentials Custom Settings window is displayed.
7. If required, change the default port numbers based on your requirement, and click Next.
The Database Server window is displayed.
8. Perform one of the following:
• Click Browse and select the remote database.
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