Dell OpenManage Network Manager delivers you automated, consolidated configuration and control of Dell PowerConnect switches. Comprehensive network management capabilities include: • Monitoring and management of PowerConnect switches • Automation of labor-intensive and common network management operations to lower the total cost of ownership for PowerConnect switch administrators • Advanced network element discovery, remote configuration management, and system health monitoring to proactively alert network administrators to potential network problems. Network Manager is customizable, and it unifies multiple systems while still allowing event and trap forwarding to other enterprise network management systems.

Dell previously released free versions of this application allowing unlimited devices to be discovered and managed. With 4.x versions, unless you purchase and install an additional license, OpenManage Network Manager 4.x will limit the number of devices you can manage to 10. You can purchase additional licenses by contacting your sales representative or go to www.dell.com/networking. If you have not installed an additional license or choose not to purchase additional licenses at this time, you can still upgrade to this version and retain/manage all of your previously discovered devices. However, you will not be able to discover any additional devices including newly supported devices unless you are below your installed license limit. Also, each time you remove a device from discovered devices, you will not be allowed to add the device back unless you are below the installed license limit. OpenManage Network Manager provides support for the following Dell Powerconnect devices: 5524, 5548, 5524P, 5548P, 7024, 7024P, 7024F, 7048, 7048P, 7048R, 7048R-RA, M8428-K, M8024-K, 62xx, 62xxP, 62xxF, 8024F, 8024, M8024, M6348, M6220, 54xx, 53xx, 35xx, 35xxP, 34xx, 34xxP, J-EX8208, J-EX8216, J-EX4200-24T, J-EX4200-48T, J-EX4200-24F, J-SRX100B, J-SRX100H, J-SRX210B, J-SRX210H, J-SRX210-P, J-SRX240B, J-SRX240H, J-SRX240-P, J-SRX100S, J-SRX100SU, W-620, W-650, W-651, W-3200, W-3400, W-3600, B-MLXe4, B-MLXe8, B-MLXe16, B-FCOE1024, B-FCX624, B-FCX624S, B-FCX648, B-FCX648S, B-TI24X, B-RX4, B-RX8, B-RX16, B-8000/8000e, and B-DCX4S. As always, it is recommended that you backup your OMNM database if you are upgrading. Refer to the User Guide that came with this application for backup procedures.

IMPORTANT: Network Manager can only be installed as an initial install or upgraded from version 4.3. This version of Network Manager adds support for several Powerconnect J-Series, B-Series, and W-Series devices. Other features in 4.x are: • A free license is included to manage up to 10 devices. You can continue to manage any number of devices when upgrading from previous versions containing previously discovered devices, but will be required to purchase an additional license to discover additional devices. If after an upgrade you have more devices discovered than you have a license for, you will only be able to remove the devices and not be allowed to add any device until you drop below the license limit (unless you purchase an additional license). Once the number of devices fall below the licensed amount, the license limit goes into effect.