Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials Version 2.5 Support Matrix
Minimum recommended hardware for OpenManage Essentials
| Minimum recommended hardware | Large deployments | Large deployments | Large deployments | Medium deployments [a] | Small deployments [a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of devices | Up to 8000 | Up to 5500 | Up to 2000 | Up to 500 | Up to 100 |
| Type of system | Physical machines / Virtual machines | Physical machines / Virtual machines | Physical machines / Virtual machines | Physical machines / Virtual machines | Physical machines / Virtual machines |
| RAM | 16 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Processor cores | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Database | SQL Enterprise or Standard | SQL Enterprise or Standard |
SQL Enterprise or Standard |
SQL Express |
SQL Express |
| Database location | Remote [b] | Remote [b] |
Remote [b] |
Local |
Local |
| Database size | 14 GB | 10 GB | 6 GB | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Free space on hard drive | 30 GB | 20 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB |
[a] If you are not using SQL Express, limit the maximum memory to 2 GB less than the total system memory and disable SQL analysis and report services.
[b] Install the remote database on a system that supports the minimum recommended hardware for OpenManage Essentials.
NOTE: Before upgrading to OpenManage Essentials version 2.5, ensure that the system is configured with
SQL Server Enterprise or Standard edition, 8 GB RAM and 8 cores processor when configuration deployment and compliance features are used.
NOTE: The recommended
minimum hardware requirements for OpenManage Essentials on a domain
controller are 8 GB RAM, 8 cores processor, and a remote database.
NOTE: If Dell EMC SupportAssist
Enterprise is installed along with OpenManage Essentials, you require 2 GB RAM
and 2 cores in addition to the minimum requirements described in the
previous table. If you are using SQL Server Standard or Enterprise
Editions, the maximum SQL Server memory must be configured within
SQL Server to prevent it from using the entire system memory. It is
recommended that you use a maximum of 4 GB for a 6 GB RAM.
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