Contents
1 About OpenManage Essentials.............................................................................................. 13
What is New in This Release..................................................................................................................................13
Other Information You May Need...........................................................................................................................14
Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................................... 14
2 Installing OpenManage Essentials.........................................................................................15
Installation Prerequisites and Minimum Requirements......................................................................................... 15
Minimum Recommended Hardware................................................................................................................ 15
Minimum Requirements................................................................................................................................... 16
Downloading OpenManage Essentials...................................................................................................................16
Terms and Conditions for Using Relational Database Management Systems.......................................................16
Database Size, Network Bandwidth, and Scalability............................................................................................. 17
Minimum Login Roles for Microsoft SQL Server.................................................................................................... 17
Installing OpenManage Essentials......................................................................................................................... 18
Custom Setup Installation................................................................................................................................ 19
Considerations When Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller............................................... 20
Setting Up OpenManage Essentials Database on a Remote SQL Server.............................................................. 20
Installing Repository Manager............................................................................................................................... 20
Uninstalling OpenManage Essentials.....................................................................................................................21
Upgrading to OpenManage Essentials Version 1.2................................................................................................ 21
Setting Up and Configuring VMware ESXi 5...........................................................................................................22
Migrating IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................ 23
3 Getting Started With OpenManage Essentials.................................................................... 25
Logging On to OpenManage Essentials..................................................................................................................25
Configuring OpenManage Essentials..................................................................................................................... 25
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal....................................................................................................26
OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner..............................................................................................................27
Customizing Portals................................................................................................................................................ 27
Displaying Additional Available Reports and Graphs.............................................................................................28
Drilling Down Charts and Reports for More Information................................................................................. 29
Saving and Loading the Portal Layout.................................................................................................................... 29
Updating the Portal Data........................................................................................................................................ 29
Hiding Graphs and Reports Components................................................................................................................29
Rearranging or Resizing Graphs and Reports (Components).................................................................................30
Filtering Data...........................................................................................................................................................30
Search Bar..............................................................................................................................................................30
Search Items.................................................................................................................................................... 31
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