Users Guide

Features

The key features of Dell Command | Monitor are:

• CIM schema support

• BIOS conguration

• WMI/OMI security

• Event reporting

• Remote shutdown

• Access to system information through CIM schema, using WSMAN protocol

• Compilation of detailed asset information

• Remote wake-up congurability

• Remote modication of system settings

• Monitoring of system health and reports status

• RAID monitoring and alerting for Intel integrated controllers and LSI integrated controllers

• SNMP monitoring and traps only through Dell Command | Monitor for Windows

NOTE

: Using Dell Command | Monitor for Windows, the information can be accessed through SNMP as well.

NOTE: Monitoring of Intel integrated controller is not supported for the systems running Linux operating system.

CIM schema support

Dell Command | Monitor for Windows conforms to the CIM 2.17 schema, and includes two WMI providers:

• WMI Indication Provider or Polling Agent

• WMI Instance or Method Provider

Dell Command | Monitor for Linux conforms to the CIM 2.32.0 schema, and includes two WMI providers:

• WMI Indication Provider or Polling Agent

• WMI Instance or Method Provider

BIOS settings conguration and enumeration

Dell Command | Monitor provides the ability to congure a system BIOS.

WMI/OMI security

WMI provides user authentication before granting access to the CIM data and methods. Access privileges are enforced by Distributed

Component Object Model (DCOM) security and CIMOM. Complete or limited access is granted to users on per-namespace basis. There is

no class implementation or property-level security. By default, users who are members of the administrators group have complete local and

remote access to WMI.

For Dell Command | Monitor for Windows, you can congure WMI security using the WMI Control available in the Computer Management

console under the Services and Applications section. Right-click WMI Control, and then click Properties. You can congure namespace-

specic security from the Security tab. You can also run WMI Control from the Start menu or from the CLI, by running wmimgmt.msc.

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