- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Copyright
- About OpenManage Essentials
- Installing OpenManage
Essentials
- Installation prerequisites and minimum requirements
- Terms and conditions for using Relational Database Management Systems
- Minimum login roles for Microsoft SQL Server
- Recommended database size
- Download OpenManage Essentials
- Installing OpenManage Essentials
- Setting up OpenManage Essentials Database on a Remote SQL Server
- Retargeting the OpenManage Essentials Database
- Installing OpenManage
Essentials on a domain controller
- Installing OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller with a remote database
- Installing OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller with a local database
- Adding users to the OpenManage Essentials user groups
- Enabling SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode in SQL Server
- Verifying SQL Server TCP or IP Status
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing Repository Manager
- Installing License Manager
- Upgrading OpenManage Essentials
- Uninstalling OpenManage Essentials
- Migrating IT Assistant to OpenManage Essentials
- Getting started with OpenManage Essentials
- Launching OpenManage Essentials
- Configuring OpenManage Essentials
- Configuring the Discovery Wizard
- Configuring Discovery Settings
- Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal
- OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner
- Customizing the portals
- Displaying additional reports and graphs
- Saving and loading the portal layout
- Updating the portal data
- Hiding graphs and reports—Components
- Rearranging or resizing graphs and reports—Components
- Filtering data
- Using the Search Bar
- Map View—Home Portal
- Viewing the user information
- Logging in as a different user
- Using the Update Available Notification Icon
- Using the Warranty Scoreboard Notification Icon
- OpenManage Essentials Home Portal — Reference
- Discovering
and inventorying devices
- Supported devices, protocols, and features matrix—SNMP, WMI, and WS-Man
- Supported devices, protocols, and features matrix—IPMI, CLI, and SSH
- Supported storage devices, protocols, and features matrix
- Setting up and configuring VMware ESXi 5
- Legend and definitions
- Using the Discovery and Inventory Portal
- Protocol support matrix for discovery
- Protocol support matrix for system update
- Devices not reporting Service Tag
- Creating a discovery and inventory task
- Discovering a chassis and its components by using Guided Wizard
- Excluding ranges
- Viewing configured discovery and inventory ranges
- Scheduling discovery
- Scheduling inventory
- Configuring status polling frequency
- Task pop-up notifications
- Discovery And
Inventory — Reference
- Discovery and Inventory Portal Page Options
- Discovery and Inventory Portal
- Viewing Device Summary
- Add Discovery Range
- Discovery Configuration
- Device Type Filtering
- ICMP Configuration
- SNMP Configuration
- WMI Configuration
- Storage Configuration
- WS-Man Configuration
- REST configuration
- SSH Configuration
- IPMI Configuration
- Discovery Range Action
- Summary
- Add Exclude Range
- Discovery Schedule
- Inventory Schedule
- Status Schedule
- Discovery Ranges
- Exclude Ranges
- Managing devices
- Viewing devices
- Viewing device inventory
- Viewing alerts summary
- Viewing noncompliant devices associated with a catalog baseline
- Viewing noncompliant devices associated with a configuration baseline
- Viewing System Event Logs
- Searching for Devices
- Creating a New Group
- Adding Devices to a New Group
- Adding Devices to an Existing Group
- Hiding a Group
- Deleting a Group
- Associating a catalog baseline to custom device groups
- Single Sign-On
- Creating a Custom URL
- Configuring Warranty Email Notifications
- Configuring Warranty Scoreboard Notifications
- Configuring Warranty Pop-Up Notifications
- Configuring Warranty Update Settings
- Using Map View
- Map Providers
- Configuring Map Settings
- General Navigation and Zooming
- Home View
- Tool Tip
- Selecting a Device on Map View
- Health and Connection Status
- Multiple Devices at the Same Location
- Setting a Home View
- Viewing All Map Locations
- Adding a Device to the Map
- Moving a Device Location Using the Edit Location Details Option
- Importing Licensed Devices
- Using the Map View Search Bar
- Removing All Map Locations
- Editing a Map Location
- Removing a Map Location
- Exporting All Device Locations
- PowerEdge FX Chassis View
- Support For PowerEdge FX Chassis Sleds
- VLAN Configuration Management
- Dell NAS Appliance Support
- OEM Device Support
- Devices — Reference
- Deployment and reprovisioning
- Server Configuration Management license
- Device requirements for deployment and compliance tasks
- Getting started for device configuration deployment
- Viewing the Deployment Portal
- Configuring the deployment file share
- Adding devices to repurpose and bare-metal devices group
- Overview of bare-metal deployment
- Creating a device deployment template
- Managing device deployment templates
- Deploying a device deployment template—Bare-metal deployment
- Creating a chassis deployment template from a chassis
- Managing chassis deployment templates
- Deploying a chassis infrastructure template
- Deploying IOA configuration template
- Deploying a network ISO image
- Removing devices from the repurpose and bare-metal devices group
- Auto deploying device configurations
- Importing Device Specific Attributes
- Import File Requirements
- Exporting Device Specific Attributes
- Viewing the Deployment Tasks
- Managing the Virtual Input-Output Identities of a Server—Stateless Deployment
- Overview of Stateless Deployment
- Virtual Input-Output Pools
- Compute Pools
- Creating a Compute Pool
- Deploying a device configuration template—Stateless deployment
- Automatic Locking of a Compute Pool
- Unlocking a Compute Pool
- Editing the Definitions of a Compute Pool
- Viewing the Definitions of a Compute Pool
- Removing a Server From a Compute Pool
- Renaming a Compute Pool
- Deleting a Compute Pool
- Replacing a Server
- Reclaiming Deployed Virtual Input-Output Identities of a Server
- Reclaiming Assigned Virtual Input-Output Identities
- Setting up device configuration auto deployment—Stateless deployment
- Viewing device profiles
- Known limitations for stateless deployment
- Additional information
- Deployment—Reference
- Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices
- Auto Deployment
- Tasks
- Task Execution History
- Device Configuration Template Details
- IOA VLAN Attributes
- Device Configuration Setup Wizard
- Add Network
- Network Types
- Create Template Wizard
- Create Virtual Input-Output Pool Wizard
- Virtual Input-Output Pools
- Virtual Input-Output Pool Summary
- Create Compute Pool Wizard
- Compute Pool Summary
- Compute Pool Details
- Server Details
- Deploy Template Wizard
- Setup Auto Deployment Wizard
- Manage Auto Deployment Credentials
- Replace Server Wizard
- Reclaim Identities Wizard
- Managing device
configuration baseline
- Viewing the Device Compliance Portal
- Getting started for device configuration compliance
- Device configuration compliance overview
- Configuring the credentials and device configuration inventory schedule
- Viewing the device configuration inventory
- Creating a device compliance baseline for servers and chassis
- Associating target devices with a baseline
- Viewing compliance status of devices
- Remediating noncompliant devices
- Viewing compliance tasks
- Viewing server backup profiles
- Replacing a server from backup profile
- Configuration – Reference
- Viewing inventory reports
- Reports — Reference
- Server Inventory
Reports
- Agent and Alert Summary
- Agent Health Status
- Server Overview
- Field Replaceable Unit Information
- Hard Drive Information
- iDRAC Performance Minimum or Maximum
- iDRAC Performance Average or Peak
- Memory Information
- Modular Enclosure Information
- NIC Information
- PCI Device Information
- Processor Information
- Storage Controller Information
- Virtual Disk Information
- Server Configuration Reports
- Warranty and License Reports
- Virtualization Reports
- Asset Reports
- Server Inventory
Reports
- Viewing warranty reports
- Managing alerts
- Alerts — Reference
- Alert Logs
- Alert Log Settings
- Alert View Filters
- Alert Actions
- Alert Categories
- Alert Source
- Manage MIBs
- Manage Traps
- Updating BIOS, firmware, drivers, and system applications
- Viewing the System Update page
- Understanding sources of system updates
- Choosing the right source of system updates
- Selecting an update catalog source
- Viewing comparison results
- Creating a catalog baseline
- Viewing the Default Catalog
- System Update Use Case Scenarios
- Applying system updates by using the Non-Compliant Systems tab
- Applying System Updates by using the System Update Task wizard
- Viewing status of the System Update task
- Updating systems without OpenManage Server Administrator
- Issues and Resolutions Use Case Scenarios
- Configuring automatic purging of downloaded system update files
- System Update — Reference
- Managing remote tasks
- Remote Tasks — Reference
- Managing security settings
- Troubleshooting
- OpenManage Essentials Troubleshooting Tool
- Troubleshooting Procedures
- Troubleshooting Inventory
- Troubleshooting Device Discovery
- Troubleshooting Receiving SNMP Traps
- Troubleshooting Discovery of Windows Server 2008–Based Servers
- Troubleshooting SNMP Traps for ESX or ESXi Versions 3.5, 4.x, or 5.0
- Troubleshooting Problems With Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Troubleshooting Map View
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Managing Device Group Permissions
- OpenManage Mobile Settings
- Settings — Reference
- Logs — Reference
- Dell EMC Solutions
- Right-Click Actions
- Tutorials
- Using OpenManage
Essentials Command Line Interface
- Launching the OpenManage Essentials Command Line Interface
- Creating an input file for Discovery Profile
- Specifying IPs, ranges, or host names by using XML or CSV files
- Specifying input files in PowerShell
- Command Line
Interface commands
- Creating a discovery range
- Editing a discovery range
- Removing a discovery range
- Creating a discovery range group
- Editing a discovery range group
- Removing a discovery range group
- Enabling a discovery range or discovery range group
- Disabling a discovery range or discovery range group
- Creating a discovery exclude range
- Removing a discovery exclude range
- Running discovery, inventory, and status polling tasks
- Removing devices
- Retrieving the status execution progress of a discovery range
- Stopping discovery range or group tasks
- Creating a custom device group
- Adding devices to a custom group
- Deleting a custom device group
Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials Version 2.5 User's Guide
Manage MIBs
Manage MIBs Pane
The Manage MIBs pane consists of:- Import MIB view — To import the MIB file. See Importing the MIB File .
- Remove MIB view — To remove the MIB file from the OpenManage Essentials database. See Removing the MIB File from OpenManage Essentials .
Manage Traps Pane
The Manage Traps pane consists of:- Custom Trap Definitions view — To add trap definitions to OpenManage Essentials database. See Adding Traps .
- Reset Built-in Trap Definitions view — To reset a pre-defined trap that you edited. See Reverting Traps .
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