Users Guide

available on the Application Settings > Console and Plugins page. The Plugin section of the Console and Plugins page
displays all the new features and enhancements of the available plugin update.
Before you update a plugin, ensure that the update settings is configured as mentioned in Update settings in OpenManage
Enterprise on page 161.
To update a plugin, do the following:
1. In the Plugin section, click Update Available for the plugin you want to update.
The Update Plugin page is displayed.
2. Select the plugin version, and then click Download Plugin.
The plug-in is downloaded, and the status of the download is displayed on a green color band.
3. To update the plugin, click Update Plugin.
In the Confirmation window, select the I agree that I have captured a snapshot of the OpenManage Enterprise
appliance prior to performing a plugin action option, and then click Update.
After update operation is complete, the version is displayed in the plugin section.
Execute remote commands and scripts
When you get an SNMP trap, you can run a script on OpenManage Enterprise. This sets up a policy that opens a ticket on your
third party ticketing system for alert management. You can create and store only up to four remote commands.
NOTE: The use of the following special characters as RACADM and IPMI CLI parameters is not supported: [, ;, |, $,>,<, &,
', ], ., *, and '.
1. Click Application Settings > Script Execution.
2. In the Remote Command Setting section, do the following:
a. To add a remote command, click Create.
b. In the Command Name box, enter the command name.
c. Select any one of the following command type:
i. Script
ii. RACADM
iii. IPMI Tool
d. If you select Script, do the following:
i. In the IP Address box, enter the IP address.
ii. Select the authentication method: Password or SSH Key.
iii. Enter the user name and password or the SSH Key.
iv. In the Command box, type the commands.
● Up to 100 commands can be typed with each command required to be on a new line.
● Token substitution in scripts is possible. See Token substitution in remote scripts and alert policy on page 174
v. Click Finish.
e. If you select RACADM, do the following:
i. In the Command Name box, enter the command name.
ii. In the Command box, type the commands. Up to 100 commands can be typed with each command required to be on
a new line.
iii. Click Finish
f. If you select IPMI Tool, do the following:
i. In the Command Name box, enter the command name.
ii. In the Command box, type the commands. Up to 100 commands can be typed with each command required to be on
a new line.
iii. Click Finish
3. To edit a remote command setting, select the command, and then click Edit.
4. To delete a remote command setting, select the command, and then click Delete.
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