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Table 7. Edit Inventory Range (continued)
Field Description
Description (Optional) Enter a description.
Communication Settings
Optimal parameter values depend on the characteristics of a network. In communication settings, you can provide credentials,
Ping (ICMP) Settings, and WS-Man Settings.
Table 8. Communication Settings
Field Description
Credentials You must specify the credentials to conduct discovery inventory. Credential information is not
persistent across task executions.
Management Controller
Username
Provide the management controller user name. If using Active Directory authentication, enter
username in the format Domain\User name.
NOTE: The management controller login privilege is required to perform system inventory.
Management Controller
Password
Provide management controller password.
Ping Settings (ICMP)
Require successful ping
before attempting
inventory
When enabled, a ping response is received from an address before attempting WS-Man
inventory communications. This can improve the performance of the inventory process.
However, disable this option if the network blocks ping requests. This option is enabled by
default.
Retries The number of times to re-attempt a ping before excluding the system from inventory. The
default is 3 retries (4 total attempts).
Timeout The time within which a ping response is received before the ping attempt fails. The default is 5
seconds.
WS-Man Settings Dell License Manager uses the management controller WS-Man interface to obtain inventory
information.
Validate Certificate
Name
If enabled, this ensures that inventory communications are conducted only with systems
identifying themselves based on a certificate that matches the address used to communicate
with that system. If the iDRAC certificate does not match the discovery address, then disable
certificate name validation for Dell License Manager to communicate with the iDRAC. However,
if the certificate name is not validated, Dell License Manager cannot authenticate the identity of
the remote system.
Validate Certificate
Authority
If enabled, this ensures that the inventory communications are conducted only with systems
identifying themselves based on a certificate issued by a trusted source. If the iDRAC certificate
is not issued by a trusted authority, then disable validation for Dell License Manager to
communicate with the iDRAC. However, if the certificate authority is not validated, Dell License
Manager cannot authenticate the identity of the remote system.
For validation, include a trusted certificate authority as part of the Trusted Root Certification
Authorities list in Microsoft Windows. For more information, see the Microsoft Windows
documentation.
Validate Certificate
Revocation List
If enabled, this ensures that communications are not conducted with a system identifying itself
using a certificate that is revoked. If the management console cannot communicate with a
certificate revocation list server, then disable this option for communicating with iDRAC.
However, if the certificate revocation list is not validated, Dell License Manager cannot
authenticate the identity of the remote system.
Retries The number of communication retry attempts made, if temporary WS-Man communication errors
occur before the inventory attempt fails. The default is 1 retry (2 total attempts).
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