Users Guide

NOTE: By default, the web service is turned off in the OMNM server.
To enable web service, follow these steps:
1. On the OMNM server, go to the server installation directory.
2. Navigate to the installed.properties file at C:\ProgramFiles\Dell\OpenManage\Network
Manager\owareapps\installprops\lib.
3. Disable the Application Server and Synergy Network Management server.
4. Disable the Application Server and Synergy Network Management server.
com.dorado.core.ws.disable=false
com.dorado.core.ws.legacy.soap.enabled=true
oware.webservices.authrequired=false
5. Enable the Resource Monitoring option for performance monitoring.
6. Start the Application server and Synergy Network Management server.
Before configuring Active Link, gather the following OMNM server information:
• OMNM server IP address
• communication protocol (HTTP or HTTPS)
• user name and password
AFM provides the Active Link server and Active Link web service status in the following areas:
• Administration-> Settings > Active Link Settings area
• Network > Alerts and Events tab Description column
• Network > Switch > Summary tab
AFM disables the Active Link feature if:
• AFM cannot connect to Active Link server
• AFM cannot connect to Active Link web service
• AFM does not manage the selected switch
• The Active Link server is not configured
The topology view and link status refresh every 60 seconds by default. Change the refresh rate interval on
the
Administration > Settings > Client Settings dialog box > GUI Polling setting.
• The AFM UI provides the Active Link server status and Active Link web service status on the following
screens:
– Administration > Settings tab > Active Link Settings area
– Network > Switch > Summary tab
The Active link is available at the following screens.
• Navigate to the Network > Fabric > Summary tab >Graphical view. From the Action menu, select
Launch Active Link.
• Navigate to the Network > Fabric > Summary tab > Graphical view. Right-click the switch icon and
select Launch Active Link.
• Navigate to the Network > Fabric > Summary tab > Tabular view. From the Action menu, select the
switch row and then select Launch Active Link. The Active Link displays the selected switch view and
performance charts.
• Navigate to the Network >Switch > Summary tab > Graphical view and click Launch Active Link. The
Active Link displays the selected switch view and performance charts.
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