Enhance the functionality of OpenManage Enterprise by installing
OpenManage Enterprise plugins.
Prerequisites
The OpenManage Enterprise Advanced or Advanced+ license is required for some of theOpenManage 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
Download update files to local network share and
Define online update settings.
About this task
NOTE:Installing
OpenManage Enterprise plugins on OpenManage Enterprise restarts the appliance services.
Steps
Click
Application Settings > Console and Plugins.
The
Console and Plugins screen is displayed.
In the
Plugins section, click
Install for the plug-in you want to install.
The
Install and update multiple plugins wizard is displayed.
From the
Plugins available for install list, select the plug-ins that you want to install, and then click
Next.
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.
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.
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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