Preflight Checklist; Quick Start - Dell OpenManage Network Manager Quick Start Manual

Quick Start

QuickStart Introduction
The following sections outline the steps to install a typical Dell OpenManage Network Manager
system and its subsequent first use. Because the software described here is both powerful and
flexible, this quickstart cannot describe all the details of available installations. Instead, this Guide
refers to those descriptions elsewhere or in online help. It also includes a "Pre-Flight" Checklist,
below. A typical installation includes the following:
• Installing and System Startup
• Configuring Dell OpenManage Network Manager Users
• Discover Your Network
• Resource Management
• Configuration Management
• Fault Management - Problem Diagnosis
• Performance Management - Troubleshooting
• Create Reports
• Collaborative Diagnosis
NOTE:
Before you begin installing Dell OpenManage Network Manager, make sure your hardware and network
are correctly configured. For more about that, see Getting Started on page 27 of the Dell OpenManage
Network Manager User Guide
"Pre-Flight" Checklist
Installation
❑ Installation host: Log in as an administrative user. An administrative user can write to the
installation target directory. Do not log in with a user name that is Administrator on Win-
dows XP or a name that contains spaces. Also: You must have root access to install on UNIX,
but do not install as user root.
❑ Remove Firewall barriers: Remove firewall barriers between hosts and/or between your
installatin and Monitored Devices. Best practice is to take down the firewall, install the
application, then put it back up.
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