Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.5 User's Guide

OpenManage Enterprise is a systems management and monitoring web application delivered as a virtual appliance. It provides a comprehensive view of the Dell EMC servers, chassis, storage, and network switches on the enterprise network. With OpenManage Enterprise, a web-based one‑to‑many systems management application, users can:

• Discover devices in a data center environment.
• View hardware inventory and monitor health of devices.
• View and manage alerts received by the appliance and configure alert policies.
• Monitor firmware / driver versions and Manage firmware / driver updates on devices with firmware baselines.
• Manage remote tasks (such as power control) on devices.
• Manage configuration settings across devices using deployment templates.
• Manage virtual identity settings across devices using intelligent identity pools.
• Detect and remediate configuration deviations across devices using configuration baselines.
• Retrieve and monitor warranty information for devices.
• Group devices into static or dynamic groups.
• Create and manage OpenManage Enterprise users.

Some of the security features of OpenManage Enterprise are:

• Role-based access that limits access to console settings and device actions.
• Hardened appliance with Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and an internal firewall.
• Encryption of sensitive data in an internal database.
• Use of encrypted communication outside the appliance (HTTPs).
• Create and enforce firmware and configuration-related policies.
• Provision for configuring and updating the bare-metal servers.

OpenManage Enterprise has a domain-task-based GUI, where the navigation is designed by considering the sequence of tasks that are predominately used by an administrator and device manager. When you add a device to an environment, OpenManage Enterprise automatically detects the device properties, places it under relevant device group, and enables you to manage the device. The typical sequence of tasks performed by OpenManage Enterprise users:

• Install OpenManage Enterprise
• Configure OpenManage Enterprise by using Text User Interface
• Discovering devices for monitoring or management
• Managing devices
• Monitor devices by using the OpenManage Enterprise dashboard
• Organize devices into groups
• Manage the device firmware and drivers
• Viewing and configuring devices
• Monitoring device alerts
• View archived alerts
• View and renew device warranty
• Manage device deployment templates
• Managing the device configuration compliance
• Manage compliance templates
• Manage audit logs
• Managing OpenManage Enterprise appliance settings
• Run an inventory job now
• Manage the device warranty
• Reports
• Managing MIB files
• Role-based OpenManage Enterprise user privileges
• Directory services integration in OpenManage Enterprise