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64-bit operating system versions. Linux works even on their 64-bit versions, as long as the 32-bit libraries are installed. Windows 2003 Server 64-bit on Dell 64-bit hardware is the reference test platform for Windows. General • OpenManage Network Manager now comes with a license to manage up to - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 2
2008 Server. To install and use without such official support, you must override a setting during installation. To ignore the OS version, add the following line to the setup.ini file in the installation root directory before install: ignore.os=true • OpenManage Network Manager includes several new - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 3
The filter manager inside the event processing rules editor now allows you to filter by either entity or by entity name. (2199) • You can now view affected services and customers for selected alarms by right-clicking them. (4678) • Added Alarm Suppression which can be initiated either manually or by - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 4
by default on Windows Server 2008, but is enabled on a Windows Server 2008 machine running Terminal Server.(2310) • Linux Installation-When installing to Redhat 6+, you must install the "compatibility libraries" from Redhat's package manager before OpenManage Network Manager can successfully install - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 5
FTP/TFTP file server is not supported on Linux. Nevertheless, the Test button remains active, and will cause an error if used in that context. (1326) • User Account Control-This Application requires User Account Control be disabled in Vista or any other operating systems with this capability (like - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 6
soap service manager: add an Alarm Suppression column to Resource Manager, but its functionality is not applicable to OpenManage Network Manager (3208) • Importing a license when the server is running may not take effect for up to 15 minutes. There is no user interface indication that the license - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 7
- Release Notes 7 • Some types of reports run only against the OpenManage Network Manager database, and do not require the selection of equipment. In these cases, the Add button in Select equipment groups appears disabled. (6387) • If you make an inventory report with Adaptive CLI as the Inventory - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 8
you must manually add them to the approved groups list in the Authentication Configuration. (1493) • Cannot start application server manually. Workaround: Install with application server installed as a process (so it starts with Process monitor) or go to \Dell\OpenManage\Network Manager\oware\bin - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 9
Replace username with the name of the user under which the application server was installed. (44236) • Uninstalling on Windows XP, Service Pack 3 may produce a benign error: owprocmon.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. (43481) • You can delete a filter already in use for a manager. If - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 10
Manage Network Manager - Release Notes • Devices discovered without a supporting device driver installed support system is scaling back to 2D graphics for the installer. You may also have to resize some installer Server Manager, the following error may appear: Could Not Stop the Oware Service Manager - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 11
Open Manage Network Manager - Release Notes 11 Users who have configured the web server to use one installed with this Element Management System. Before you install, remove any MySQL if it exists on your Linux machine. • Some device drivers do not support chassis view for the equipment they manage. - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 12
Manager supports multiple IP addresses per resource. During event processing, filters that include IP address criteria may behave incorrectly when OpenManage Network Manager evaluates the filter. Workaround: Best practice is using resource name(s) instead of IP addresses. (PV-12532) • The default - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 13
behind the portal. (8685) • OpenManage Network Manager MIBs now load without incident. (396) • If you are upgrading from a previous version, you must close all shells in which the oware script is running. (38571) • In Linux, clicking Go makes columns in some managers squeeze to the left. Workaround - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 14
analysis of the network. • Supports Linux (Redhat v4), Windows 2003, 2008, XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Also supports Multi-Language modes (independently from the operating system's default language) for German, Spanish, Japanese, T. Chinese and French language variants. • Provides discrete operations - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 15
while at version 2.x or 1.x fails. To upgrade from these versions, see the special instructions provided in the Release Notes and Readme for the firmware itself. (8507) • OpenManage Network Manager receives all data from the Dell 62xx device, but if the Last Update day is more than a single digit - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 16
the default timeout value. You can increase the timeout value from the Management interface and also in \owareapps\dellpoewrconnet\dellpc.properties. (6680) • You must typically increase the timeout for firmware deployment of multistack devices. Stop the Dell OpenManage Network Manager service in - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 17
ID is supposed to be unique. (12464, 12409) • OpenManage Network Manager will not telnet connect to some devices if they use the factory default password. You must set the password to something other than that default. OpenManage Network Manager does not recognize the additional prompt asking that - Dell OpenManage Network Manager | Release Notes 4.4 - Page 18
You can now set router-id on the Routing Options service. This is also populated on service discovery. (13250) • Support for JUNOS version 10.3. (12140) • When executing CLI transaction OpenManage Network Manager now synchronizes on the management IP address so only one session per device can exist
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Open Manage Network Manager – Release Notes
Package Release Numbering: 4.4
The following is the format for release/version numbers:
<ProductID>.<Major Version>.<Minor Release>.<Maintenance
Release>.<Build #>
When contacting Customer Support, please refer to the complete release number
for components, which is in the
Help > About
Box. The versions mentioned below
refer to component versions rather than the package.
Note
You can upgrade to this release only from OMNM 4.3. Upgrades from other versions of OMNM are
not supported.
Also
: If you upgrade, you must re-register any additional licenses you have pur-
chased by opening the Settings > Permissions > Register Licenses menu, and locating the license
upgrades you have installed previously. (3446)
This OpenManage Network Manager release adds support for new PowerConnect
devices as well as several significant firmware updates.
Many known bug fixes are
also included.
Caution
Do not install this software when a command or oware shell is open. Close the shell first.
Also:
Even though the installer allows it, do not select an IPv6 address during installation. It is not
supported.
Some notes below refer to OpenManage Network Manager as OMNM. Use the
numbers at the ends of notes below for reference when you contact tech support.
Significant New Features in This Release
The following sections are application notes. See also
Supported Functionality and
Equipment
on page 14 for equipment-related notes. This is a 32-bit application,
however it has been tested for Windows only on both 32- and 64-bit operating
system versions. Linux works even on their 64-bit versions, as long as the 32-bit
libraries are installed. Windows 2003 Server 64-bit on Dell 64-bit hardware is the
reference test platform for Windows.
General
• OpenManage Network Manager now comes with a license to manage up to
10 Dell devices, and up to 50 unknown, other devices. OpenManage Network
Manager supports only more limited (SNMP-only) management for unknown
devices, but you may be able to upgrade to complete management with
optional add-ons.
• Supported devices now include the following:5524, 5548, 5524P, 5548P,
7024, 7024P, 7024F, 7048, 7048P, 7048R, 7048R-RA, M8428-K, M8024-K, J-
SRX100S, J-SRX100SU, W-620, W-650, W-651, W-3200, W-3400, W-3600, B-