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Getting Started With OpenManage Essentials
Logging On to OpenManage Essentials
To log on to OpenManage Essentials:
• From the management station desktop, click the Essentials icon.
• From the management station desktop, click Start → All Programs → Dell OpenManage Applications →
Essentials → Essentials.
• From a local or remote system, launch a supported browser. In the address field, type either
– https://< Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) >:
– https://<IP address, host name, or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) >:<Port Number>/web/
default.aspx
– https://<IP address>:<Port Number>/
NOTE: FQDN is required to show a valid certificate. The certificate shows an error if an IP address or local host is
used.
The console launch port number (default port number 2607) is required to launch OpenManage Essentials from a
browser on a remote system. While installing OpenManage Essentials, if you changed the port using the Custom Install
option, use the selected console launch port in the preceding URL.
The First Time Setup page is displayed.
Configuring OpenManage Essentials
If you are logging on to OpenManage Essentials for the first time, the First Time Setup tutorial is displayed. The tutorial
provides step-by-step instructions for setting up an environment of servers and devices to communicate with
OpenManage Essentials. The steps include:
• Configuring the SNMP protocol on each target server.
• Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on each target server.
• Enabling network discovery (For Windows Server 2008-based servers) on each target server.
• Discovering devices on your network.
After you have completed the First Time Setup wizard, the Discovery Range Configuration is displayed, for more
information, see Configuring a Discovery and Inventory Task.
The date and time displayed in the console is in a format that is selected in the browser settings and used in the region.
When a time zone change or daylight savings change occurs, the time is updated accordingly in the console. Changing
time zones or daylight savings, changes the time in the console, but does change the time in the database.
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal
OpenManage Essentials user interface contains these components:
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