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NOTE: The password for the typical install, auto generated SQL Server login account, is controlled by the
application and different on every system.
For the highest level of security, it is recommended that you use a domain service account that is specified during
custom installation for SQL Server.
At runtime, when the OpenManage Essentials website determines that it has an invalid certificate or certificate binding;
the self-signed certificate is regenerated.
Minimum Login Roles for Microsoft SQL Server
The following table provides information about the minimum permissions for SQL Server based on different installation
and upgrade use cases.
Number Use Case Minimum Login Roles for SQL Server
1 Installing OpenManage Essentials for the first time
and you select the Typical option during the
installation process.
sysadmin access on the installed instance.
2 Installing OpenManage Essentials for the first time,
you select the Custom option during the installation
process and an empty OpenManage Essentials
database is present (locally or remotely).
NOTE: If you select the Custom install option and
do not enter any credentials then the installation
is considered as a Typical installation and
sysadmin rights are required.
db_owner access on the OpenManage Essentials
database.
3 You are installing OpenManage Essentials for the first
time, you select the Custom option during the
installation process, and an empty OpenManage
Essentials database is not present.
dbcreator access on the server.
4 Upgrading OpenManage Essentials from version 1.0.1
to version 1.1 and an OpenManage Essentials
database is present (locally or remotely).
db_owner access on the OpenManage Essentials
database.
5 Upgrading IT Assistant 8. x to OpenManage
Essentials.
db_owner access on the IT Assistant database and
db_creator access on the server.
Installing OpenManage Essentials
1. Double-click the OpenManage Essentials executable file.
The Dell OpenManage Install screen is displayed. The following options are available:
– Dell OpenManage Essentials—Select this option to install Dell OpenManage Essentials, Troubleshooting
Tool, and Dell OpenManage Essentials MIB Import Utility.
– Dell SupportAssist—Select to install Dell SupportAssist.
– Dell Repository Manager—Select to install Dell Repository Manager. Using Repository Manager, you can
create customized bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages, software utilities such as update
drivers, firmware, BIOS, and other applications.
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