OpenManage Essentials

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OpenManage Essentials (OME) is a systems management console that provides simple, basic Dell hardware management and is available as a free download.

The latest release is OME 2.0 and it launched on September 8, 2014.  It brings a lot of great new features to the product.

OpenManage Essentials is an easy to install, intuitive and simple to use, systems management console solution optimized for monitoring and managing Dell enterprise and remote office/business office-class hardware.  New features available with OpenManage Essentials v2.0 include 13th generation server support, enhancements in server discovery and agent-free update operations for legacy PowerEdge servers, and for 12G/13G servers, processes that enable automated bare-metal server and OS deployments and rapid detection of server configuration drift in production environments.     

Key benefits of Dell OpenManage Essentials v2.0: 

• Comprehensive monitoring and control of Dell servers, storage, networking, business client hardware, firewall appliances, and supported 3^rd party hardware, through a single systems management console 
• Automation of basic management tasks that deliver increased productivity, fewer errors, continuity in processes, consistency in configurations, and operational cost savings     
• Automated, agent-free implementations that enable uniform discovery, inventory, monitoring and update operations for Dell PowerEdge servers in physical  and virtual, multi-vendor operating system and hypervisor environments
• Faster time from inactivity to productivity and value with automated PowerEdge bare-metal server and OS deployments (more details at this link)
• Improved availability through rapid detection and resolution of issues related to server configuration drift from customer-defined baselines   

Key new features available with Dell OpenManage Essentials v2.0: 

• Support for the new 13^th generation PowerEdge servers
• Guided discovery wizard that simplifies and speeds server discovery and setup operations
• Deployment and update of iDRAC Service Modules (ISM)
• Removal of OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) dependencies when updating pre-11^th generation PowerEdge servers and windows drivers
• Enhanced scalability to support 4,000 devices and 40,000 alerts in the console
• Launch the virtual console of an IDRAC configured for Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Additional inventory and reporting data
• Displayof Warranty pop-up notification for devices
• Deploy 64-bit Dell Update Packages (DUPs)
• Discovery of CMC via the WSMan protocol now supported with CMC v5.x.
• Server Configuration Management - available as a fee-based license for use with 12G/13G iDRAC Enterprise or iDRAC Express 
  

• Template-based server/chassis configuration and OS deployment for bare-metal 12G/13G PowerEdge servers
• Automated detection and notification of PowerEdge server(s)/chassis’ drift from a customer-defined  baseline configuration during server operation
• Boot a system from a network-mounted ISO using iDRAC
• Licenses are available at server point of sale (POS) as well as after point of sale (APOS)   
• Feature/functionality is activated by entering the Server Configuration Management license key on iDRAC Enterprise or iDRAC Express

Existing OpenManage Essentials features also available now in OME v2.0:

• Anytime, anywhere mobile access to data center health status information with OpenManage Mobile
• Integration with Dell ProSupport SupportAssistforproactive remote support, automated support case creation and hardware failure notification sent securely to Dell technical support for intelligent issue analysis, diagnosis, and part-replacements upon customer request
• Comprehensive, deep management visibility and control for Dell blades and Chassis Management Controller (CMC), Dell storage and networking devices, and Dell AppAssurethrough a context sensitive link and launch of the respective element management interface
• Geographic View at-a-glance visibility of VRTX systems’ physical locations geographically mapped
• Agent-free OOB inventory and update of Dell 11G and 12G PowerEdge servers
• Agent-free monitoring of Dell PowerEdge 12G servers
• Traditional agent-based systems management functionality in all supported 9-12G servers
• Management of Dell PowerEdge C platforms with IPMI
• Monitoring of non-Dell HW devices through import of 3^rd party HW SNMP MIBs
• Reporting of Warranty expiration and comprehensive inventory reports
• Hardware component-level monitoring and updates for Dell PowerEdge servers, blade systems and internal storage arrays
• Support and control of Dell hardware in Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V and OpenSource  environments
• Enhanced management functionality through integration with the following Dell solutions :

• Dell KACE K1000 Appliance– comprehensive, economical and straightforward management of both clients and servers through a single interface
• Dell Repository Manager– version control and scheduling of PowerEdge server updates 
• Dell OpenManage Power Center– optimization of  PowerEdge power usage

Dell OpenManage Essentials Core Features:

OpenManage Essentials is available as a free download from the Dell Support Site. The OME console's inventory function integrates with the Dell Repository Manager to automatically facilitate the creation of custom repositories of new updates for your systems.  

If you are new to the product, Take the Quick Tour or watch the OME Overview Video below:

Download  

• Download OpenManage Essentials 2.1 (coming September 2015!)
• Download OpenManage Essentials 2.0.1
• • previous versions available in the Archive section
• Dell Troubleshooting Tool for OME v2.0.1
• Dell MIB Import Tool for OME v2.0
• Download the Dell SNMP Configuration Tool

Discuss

• OpenManage Essentials Discussion Forum 

• OpenManage Essentials Blog Posts 

Learn

• OpenManage Essentials 2.0.1 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, Whitepapers)
• OpenManage Essentials 2.0 Documentation - (Release Notes, Manuals, Support Matrix, User's Guide, Whitepapers)

• OME Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
• OME Tips and Tricks
• OME vs Dell IT Assistant
• OME Quick Tour
• Tutorial videos as the bottom of this page
• Service Offering: Remote Installation and Configuration of OME

Whitepapers and Best Practices

Video 1: Adding Devices to the Bare Metal and Re-purpose Device Group

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Video 2: Configuring Credentials and Scheduling Inventory

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Video 3: Configuring a Deployment Share

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Video 4: Creating a Configuration Template

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Video 5: Deploying a Bare Metal Device

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Video 6: Detecting Configuration Drift

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Video 7: Auto Deploying Bare Metal Devices

0:08 - Installing OpenManage Essentals 
0:56 - Discovery and Inventory 
2:03 - Monitoring Health of Devices 
2:43 - Using the Home Portal
5:58 - Deploying Updates
7:03 - KACE Integration + MonitoringOpenManage 

	OpenManage Essentials and Repository Manager Integration
	Enable SNMP on OpenManage Server Administrator for ESXi4
	Enable SNMP on OpenManage Server Administrator for Windows
	Enable SNMP on OpenManage Server Administrator for Linux (RHEL)
	Dell OpenManage Essentials with KACE Integration
	OpenManage Essentials Custom Alerts
	OpenManage Essentials Apply System Updates
	Installing Dell OpenManage Essentials
	OpenManage Essentials Discovery and Inventory
	Dell OpenManage Essentials Discovery