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Licenses and Upgrades
IMPORTANT: Dell OpenManage Network Manager 5.2 can only be installed as an initial install or
upgraded from version 4.4. In general, we strongly recommend installing OpenManage Network
Manager 5.2 as an initial install. If you are running OMNM 4.3 or earlier version, you should
uninstall OMNM in order to install OMNM 5.2 on the same system. If you are running OMNM
4.4 and choose to upgrade, OMNM will change and migrate only a limited amount of data from to
version 5.2. This results in some data and settings being changed or no longer accessible. Refer to
the User Guide and Release Notes for additional information.
If you choose to install OMNM 5.2 as an upgrade from OMNM 4.4, you can continue to manage
previously discovered devices after reinstalling your license key. However, you will be required to
update your OMNM 4.4 license to an OMNM 5.2 license to enable the new OMNM 5.2 features.
If after an upgrade you have more than 10 devices discovered, you will only be able to remove
devices and not be allowed to add any device until your OMNM 4.4 license has been converted to
OMNM 5.2 license format. This can be done by contacting your sales representative or going to
http://www.doradosoftware.com/dell/upgrade-info.html. Refer to the User Guide and Release Notes
for additional information. There is no charge for updating your OMNM 4.4 to the OMNM 5.2
license format. Also, see Installing Licensing on page 55 or see How to: Register a License on page
59 of the User Guide for instructions about installing licenses.
Recovering licenses
—Dorado Software can provide licenses to replace any lost or misplaced
licenses on request. This can be done by contacting your sales representative or going to http:/
/www.doradosoftware.com/dell/upgrade-info.html. Refer to the User Guide and Release Notes
for additional information.
You can contact the Sales rep that provided the license, contact Dorado Software or call the the
Dorado Software help desk, or submit a trouble ticket requesting a license upgrade.
When you license new features, you must restart the application server.
Installing and System Startup
Initiate installation by executing
win_install.exe
(Windows), or linux_install (Linux). Click
through the installation wizard, accepting the license and making the appropriate entries.
During installation, one screen lets you select the application’s memory size. Best practice is to
select the largest available after 1 - 4 GB is set aside for the operating system.
You can re-set the selected memory size after installation too, with the following properties in
\owareapps\installprops\lib\installed.properties:
oware.server.min.heap.size=1024m
oware.server.max.heap.size=1024m