Getting Started With Dell Openmanage Network Manager; Overview; System Basics - Dell OpenManage Network Manager Client Manual

Getting Started with Dell OpenManage
Network Manager

Overview

This chapter describes how to install and start Dell OpenManage Network Manager for basic
network monitoring and management. For more detailed descriptions of all this software's features,
consult its other manuals (the OpenManage Network Manager Administration Section of the User
Guide, Synergy User Guide, Administration Section and User Guide) or the online help.
Tip
If you want to find something but are unsure about which manual it is in, you can search all text in the
Acrobat files in a single directory. You can also click on the blue cross-references to go to the target
destination of cross-references in Acrobat, however for such electronic cross-references to the other
documents to work, they must be in the same directory. Cross-document links do not work between
documents for different versions of this software, but may provide an approximate location to consult.
If you are sure your hardware, software and network is correct and just want to get started
immediately, go to Getting Started on page 27.
The Dell OpenManage Network Manager portal delivers powerful solutions to network problems,
and, in addition to the OpenManage Network Manager technology documented in the following
pages, Dell OpenManage Network Manager offers the following capabilities:
• Message Boards, Blogs, Wikis
• Shared Calendars
• Enterprise Chat / Messaging
• RSS Feeds
• Tagging, Ratings, Comments
The section Server on page 49 describes how to set up some of these features.

System Basics

System requirements depend on how you use the application and the operational environment.
Your specific network and devices may require something different from the recommendations for
typical installations.
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