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OpenManage Enterprise 4.1.x User's Guide

Install plugins

Enhance the functionality of OpenManage Enterprise by installing OpenManage Enterprise plugins.

Prerequisites

  • The OpenManage Enterprise Advanced or Advanced+ license is required for some of the OpenManage Enterprise plugins features to be fully functional. For more in-depth information about OpenManage Enterprise plugins, see the respective documentation on the Dell Support site.
  • To install OpenManage Enterprise plugins from Dell.com, ensure that the OpenManage Enterprise appliance can access downloads.dell.com.
  • To install OpenManage Enterprise plugins from a local network share, manually download the package to your network share. Update the location on the Update Settings screen of OpenManage Enterprise. For more information about configuring your Update Settings, see Offline update and Define online update settings.

About this task

NOTE:Installing OpenManage Enterprise plugins on OpenManage Enterprise restarts the appliance services.

Steps

  1. Click Application Settings > Console and Plugins.
    The Console and Plugins screen is displayed.
  2. In the Plugins section, click Install for the plug-in you want to install.
    The Install and update multiple plugins wizard is displayed.
  3. From the Plugins available for install list, select the plug-ins that you want to install, and then click Next.
  4. View the progress of the plug-in that you selected to install under the Download section, and then click Next on completion.
    NOTE:If you leave the wizard, the download continues.
  5. The Review License Agreement section displays the consent form listing the necessary End User License Agreement and other required license agreements for plug-in installation. Click Accept and then click Next to continue.
    NOTE:All agreements must be read and accepted before continuing.
    The Review and confirm Backup section lists the number of logged-in users, tasks in progress, and scheduled jobs.
  6. Confirm that you have taken a backup of the appliance and then click Finish.
    The status of installation operation is displayed. After the successful installation of the plug-in, the status that appears on the top of the plug-in section changes from Available or Downloaded to Installed.

Results

The specified plug-ins are installed in OpenManage Enterprise.

Next steps

Plug-ins like CloudIQ and OMES must be activated before being used. See the respective plug-in documentation for information about how to activate the plug-in.

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