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Dell V1.2 User Manual (224 pages)

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Table of contents

Dell OpenManage Essentials

1

Version 1.2 User's Guide

1

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

2

Contents

3

About OpenManage Essentials

13

Contacting Dell

14

Minimum Recommended Hardware

15

Minimum Requirements

16

Custom Setup Installation

19

Domain Controller

20

Installing Repository Manager

20

Customizing Portals

27

Updating the Portal Data

29

Filtering Data

30

Search Bar

30

Search Items

31

Search Drop-Down List

31

Selection Actions

31

Map View (Home) Portal

32

Viewing the User Information

32

Reference

35

Device by Status

36

Alerts by Severity

36

Schedule View

37

Device Warranty Report

38

Legend and Definitions

45

Certificate

50

Excluding Ranges

51

Scheduling Discovery

52

Scheduling Inventory

53

Last Discovery and Inventory

56

Viewing Device Summary

57

Discovery Configuration

58

ICMP Configuration

60

SNMP Configuration

60

WMI Configuration

61

Storage Configuration

61

WS-Man Configuration

62

SSH Configuration

62

IPMI Configuration

63

Discovery Range Action

64

Add Exclude Range

64

Configuration

65

Inventory Schedule

66

Status Schedule

67

Managing Devices

69

Nodes and Symbols Description

71

Device Details

71

Viewing Device Inventory

72

Viewing Alerts Summary

72

Viewing System Event Logs

72

Searching for Devices

72

Creating a New Group

73

Adding Devices to a New Group

73

Hiding a Group

74

Single Sign-On

74

Creating a Custom URL

75

Using Map View

76

Figure 3. Navigation Toolbar

77

Map Providers

78

Configuring Map Settings

79

Home View

80

Tool Tip

80

Health and Connection Status

81

Setting a Home View

82

Viewing All Map Locations

82

Adding a Device to the Map

82

Importing Licensed Devices

83

Using the Map View Search Bar

85

Removing All Map Locations

86

Editing a Map Location

87

Removing a Map Location

87

Devices — Reference

89

Viewing Hardware Logs

90

Alert Filters

90

Device Search

92

Creating Device Group

93

Summary — Group Configuration

94

Devices at this location

95

Map Settings

95

Viewing Inventory Reports

97

Filtering Report Data

98

Exporting Reports

99

Reports — Reference

101

Agent and Alert Summary

102

Server Overview

102

Asset Acquisition Information

103

Asset Maintenance Information

104

Asset Support Information

105

ESX Information

106

Hard Drive Information

106

HyperV Information

107

License Information

107

Memory Information

108

Modular Enclosure Information

108

NIC Information

109

PCI Device Information

109

Warranty Information

110

Viewing Warranty Reports

111

Managing Alerts

113

Viewing Internal Alerts

114

Viewing Alert Categories

114

Viewing Alert Source Details

114

Handling Alerts

115

Configuring Alert Actions

116

Ignoring Alerts

117

Running a Custom Script

117

Forwarding Alerts

118

Use Cases in Alert Actions

119

Alerts — Reference

121

Predefined Alert View Filters

122

Alert Logs Fields

122

Alert Log Settings

123

Alert View Filters

123

Severity

124

Acknowledgement

124

Summary — Alert View Filter

124

Alert Actions

125

Severity Association

126

E-Mail Configuration

127

Trap Forwarding

128

Device Association

129

Date and Time Range

130

Summary- Alert Action Details

130

Alert Categories

131

Alert Categories Options

132

Alert Source

133

Applications

135

Figure 5. System Update Page

136

Viewing Comparison Results

137

Applying System Updates

139

View Active Catalog

140

System Update — Reference

143

System Update

144

Compliance Report Options

145

Compliant Systems

146

Non-Compliant Systems

146

System Update Task

147

Non-Inventoried Systems

148

Inventory Systems

148

All System Update Tasks

148

Issues and Resolutions

148

Select a Catalog Source

149

Managing Remote Tasks

151

About Tokens

153

Managing Server Power Options

154

Arguments

156

Use Cases in Remote Tasks

157

Device Capability Matrix

158

Remote Tasks — Reference

161

Remote Tasks

162

Task Execution History

163

Server Power Options

163

Command Line Task

166

Generic Command

169

IPMI Command

170

RACADM Command Line

172

Managing Security Settings

175

Assigning User Privileges

176

Troubleshooting

179

Troubleshooting Map View

182

Frequently Asked Questions

185

Customization Parameters

187

MSI Return Code

188

E-mail Alert Action

189

Discovery

189

Inventory

190

Device Group Permissions

191

Custom Device Groups

192

Log Levels

193

Preferences — Reference

199

Email Settings

200

Alert Settings

201

Custom URL Settings

201

Logs — Reference

205

Application Logs

206

Extensions

207

Right-Click Actions

209

Discovery Range Summary

210

View Filters

210

Custom URL

211

System Update Tasks

211

Field Description

212

Tutorials

213

Interface

215

Creating a Discovery Range

217

Removing a Discovery Range

218

Editing a Discovery Range

219

Removing a Device

222

Deleting a Group

224

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