Users Guide

NOTE: When the NTP Server settings are updated, the currently logged in users are automatically logged out from their
OpenManage Enterprise sessions.
● Select the Use NTP check box.
● Enter the IP address or hostname in Primary NTP Server Address and Secondary NTP Server Address (optional) for
time synchronization
3. If you want to set proxy server for external communication, In the Proxy Configuration section do the following:
● Select the Enable HTTP Proxy Settings check box.
● Enter the Proxy Address.
● Enter the Port number for the proxy server.
● If the proxy server requires credentials to log in, select the Enable Proxy Authentication check box and enter the user
name and password.
● Select the Ignore Certificate Validation check box if the configured proxy intercepts SSL traffic and does not use
a trusted third-party certificate. Using this option will ignore the built-in certificate checks used for the warranty and
catalog synchronization.
4. Click Apply to save the settings.
NOTE: For information about supported browsers, see the OpenManage Enterprise Support Matrix available on the support
site.
Recommended scalability and performance settings
for optimal usage of OpenManage Enterprise
The following table lists the performance parameters of the supported features in OpenManage Enterprise. To ensure an optimal
performance of OpenManage Enterprise, Dell EMC recommends to run the tasks at the specified frequency on the maximum
number of devices that are recommended per task.
Table 8. Scalability and performance considerations of OpenManage Enterprise
Tasks Recommended frequency
of running the tasks
Tasks whether precanned? Maximum devices that are
recommended per task.
Discovery Once a day for environment
with frequent network
changes.
No 10,000/task
Inventory OpenManage Enterprise
provides a precanned task
that automatically refreshes
inventory once a day.
Yes. You can disable this
feature.
Devices that are monitored by
OpenManage Enterprise.
Warranty OpenManage Enterprise
provides a precanned task
that automatically refreshes
warranty once a day.
Yes. You can disable this
feature.
Devices that are monitored by
OpenManage Enterprise.
Health poll Every one hour Yes. You can change the
frequency.
Not applicable
Firmware/Driver update Need-basis 150/task
Configuration inventory Need-basis 1500/baseline
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