OpenManage Enterprise 4.0.x User's Guide

Managing device inventory

Create, edit, run, stop, or delete inventory schedules. A list of existing inventory schedule jobs is displayed.

By clicking Monitor > Inventory, you can generate a device inventory report to better manage your data center, reduce maintenance, maintain minimum stock, and reduce operational costs. By using the Inventory Schedules feature in OpenManage Enterprise, you can schedule jobs to run at predefined time, and then generate reports. You can schedule inventory jobs on the 12th generation and later PowerEdge servers, networking devices, PowerEdge chassis, EqualLogic arrays, Dell Compellent Arrays, and PowerVault devices.

On this screen, you can create, edit, run, stop, or delete inventory schedules. A list of existing inventory schedule jobs is displayed.

• NAME lists the user-defined inventory schedule name.
• SCHEDULE indicates if the job is scheduled to run now or later.
• LAST RUN lists the timestamp at which the job was last run.
• STATUS indicates whether the job is running, complete, or failed.

To preview a job information, click the row corresponding to the job. The right pane displays the job data and the target groups that are associated with the inventory task. To view more information about the job, click View Details. The Job Details screen displays more information. See View job details.