Dell OpenManage Network Manager Release Note

Open Manage Network Manager – Release Notes
Package Release Numbering: 5.0
The following is the format for release/version numbers:
<ProductID>.<Major Version>.<Minor Release>.<Maintenance
When contacting Customer Support, please refer to the complete release number
for components, which is in the Manage > Show Versions Box. The versions men-
tioned below refer to component versions rather than the package. Numbers in
parentheses following comments below identify the issue number (SCR).
NOTE:
You can upgrade to this release only from OMNM 4.4. Upgrades from previous versions of OMNM
are not supported.
—If you upgrade, you must re-register any additional licenses you have purchased by opening the
Settings > Permissions > Register Licenses menu, and locating the license upgrades for what you
have installed previously. To get such updated licenses, go to www.doradosoftware.com/dell/
upgrade-info.html (3446)
—Upgrading from version 4.4 to version 5.0 changes the OpenManage Network Manager Admin
user account password to admin (18694)
—J-Series devices are not supported in this release of OpenManage Network Manager
—Desktop shortcuts may open the older application after an upgrade. Best practice is to delete
these icons before upgrading (18926)
—Upgrading from previous versions requires a new license to activate new features. (18747)
Some devices may not appear in the Currently Managed license viewer totals. B-
Series, and W-Series devices do not count toward the Dell totals after an upgrade
installation. (18655)
CAUTION:
Do not install this software when a command or oware shell is open. Close the shell first.
Some notes below refer to OpenManage Network Manager as OMNM.
Significant New Features in This Release
The following sections are describe features and issues with this release. For sup-
ported hardware see
ported Powerconnect B-Series Devices
devices and their operating systems, open the index.html file in the Supported-
Devices directory of your OMNM installation package.
Some of this release's new capabilities include the following:
Adaptive CLI for the web—Customize-able scripts to manage devices.
Traffic Flow Analysis—See
Change Management / Proscan—See
2012-4 Rev. A01
Release>.<Build #>
Supported Functionality and Equipment
on page 14. To see a detailed list of supported
Traffic Flow Analysis on page 15.
Change Management
on page 10, and Sup-
on page 16