User guide

April 2008 4 Dell Inc.
Table 1-2. Supported OpenManage Software Versions
ESX-
OpenManage
Support Matrix
PE 6950
PE R900
PE M600
PE M605
PE R805
ESX 3.5
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3.1
1
5.4
1
5.3.1
1
5.4
1
5.4.1
1
ESX 3.0.2
Update 1
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3.1
5.4
5.3.1
5.4
X
ESX 3.0.2
5.2
X
X
X
X
ESX 3.0.1
5.2
5.1.1
X
X
X
X
ESX 3.0.0
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.5.5
5.2
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.5.4
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.5.3
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.5.2
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.5.1
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.5.0
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.1.2
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.1
X
X
X
X
X
ESX 2.0.1
X
X
X
X
X
Legend
X
OpenManage is not supported with respective ESX Server version and Dell PowerEdge
server
Stated OpenManage version is supported with respective ESX version and Dell PowerEdge
server
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NOTICE: On ESX 3.5 systems, Patch ESX350-200802412-BG needs to be installed prior to the
OpenManage Installation. This patch addresses an issue related to event reporting in Dell OMSS. This
patch may be downloaded from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_35.html.
For further details, refer to http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003459.
This document provides installation steps for OpenManage 4.5 on ESX 2.5.x, OpenManage 5.x on ESX
2.5.4/2.5.5, and OpenManage 5.x on ESX 3.x. For earlier versions of OpenManage, refer to the Resource
Archive at http://www.dell.com/vmware.