Feature Request - OME Active Sessions
I am requesting an addition be added to OME. I would like to have the ability to see who is logged into OME from OME. In our environment, we have our OME integrated with Active Directory so many people...
View ArticleOME over the WAN
I have a client base of approximately 165 clients who use Dell server equipment that are all on separate domains, and the only communication we have to them is by opening ports through their firewall....
View ArticleOME firewalls and port requirements
I have installed OME in a locked down DMZ that is highly secure and has a number of different network segments separated by firewalls.. I have installed OMSA on Windows 2012 physical servers and ESXi...
View Articleduplicate named servers
I have noticed that we have some servers with the same host name but different IP addressesthat have been discovered from different networks (production versus Testbed environments). OME has managed to...
View ArticleOpenmanage Essentials doesn't get past the loading screen
I have a SBS2011 server I installed Openmanage Essential on. When I launch it, it just stays at the screen with the Openmanage Essential logo on it. It first asked for a username which I put in my...
View ArticleUpgrade from 1.1 to 1.2 Issue
Hi - as a test, I setup a VM with OME v1.1 with the patch for 1.1 installed. I had our SQL DBA move a backup of OME DB to a SQL test server. I installed OMEv1.1 with the patch fine and attached to...
View ArticleOME compatibility with T3400 and T3500 Precision workstations
have a customer installation that is currently using IT Assistant, but we want to migrate to OME, but their install base is a mix of T3400, T3500 and T3600 workstations running XP and Windows...
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Unknown Status Alert
I have about 50 iDRACs in OME - a mix of iDRAC6 & 7. Every day I get 1 or 2 of the following "Unknown Status" alerts raised. Typically followed by a "Normal Status" alert 50-70 seconds later. There...
View ArticleOME 1.2.1 and multihomed host
I have OME server in WIndows 2008. It has two network interfaces. I have server dracs behind both interfaces. I can poll dracs fine.When I try to update server via drac some of the updates fail. Error...
View ArticleSudo configs for SupportAssist
I recall that in order for SupportAssist to properly collect system logs from a Linux server, there needs to be some specific commands allowed in the sudoers file, similar to the sudo commands required...
View ArticlePatch 1.2.1 will not install on Windows 2012 R1
I am trying to update to OME version 1.2.1 (patch 3448) on Windows 2012 server. When I run the install it seems to install correctly but after the install the version still shows as 1.2.0.3441 and not...
View ArticleOME and System Update Non-Inventoried servers
I am running OME and when servers are added to be monitored some are not showing as "inventoried" in System Update. Some servers do not show up as 'Inventoried" or "Non-Inventoried" systems. Even the...
View ArticleUpdating DRAC to 1.51.51 and DNS device name lost in OME
I updated a DRAC to 1.51.51 from 1.40.40 and it used to show as the DNS device name in OME but now shows as the IP.I have deleted and rediscovered inventoried the device in OME and I have changed back...
View ArticleI keep getting the following error
Results: Downloading Packages. Package Network_Firmware_T3TVN_WN32_7.8.16.EXE failed to download on target device. Update failed. Software Update Task Failed.I'm trying to push the firmware update to a...
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Warnings because of the newest Agent ?
We installed OMSA 7.3.0.1 on our new Dell R520 Servers. after that we installed OME 1.2.1.0 at another server to monitor the Dell Servers.Everything seems to work just fine BUT i see a warning, which i...
View ArticleAutomatic discovery of servers without the use of IP ranges
Hi,We are looking for ideas on how to manage all our Dell servers. I was thinking of a script on the servers running OMSA that will add them to OME. Is that possible?Here is the important info:* Our IP...
View Articlesystem update tasks
I have OME 1.2.1. Everytime I try to run a system update task it fails. The copy portion is successfulCopied 3 of 3 packages to C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\Essentials\SystemUpdate\Packages on...
View ArticleOpen Manage Essential - All clients show unknown state
Hi,I just installed OME on a windows 2008R2 server.I have configured my network ranges and use SNMP discovery. If i use the troubleshooting tool, i can successfully ping and query SNMP on my servers,...
View ArticleMD Storage alerts in OME
What options are there to improve alerting for MD storage in OME? WAN links flux every now and again. The tolerance level for communications is too sensitive. Can they be modified to be less?
View ArticleGetting "authentication error" for a device which is not in OME
Hello,I'm really stuck here. We have more than 15000 "Authentication Failures" for a device which is not listed in the "Devices" section. Therefore I'm unable to remove that device. The alert is shown...
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