- 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
Setup Auto Deployment Wizard
The Setup Auto Deployment wizard guides you through the steps to deploy a configuration template and/or boot to a network ISO image on target devices that you will discover later. The steps displayed in the wizard may vary based on the deployment option you select. The fields displayed in the various pages of the wizard are described in the following sections.
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