Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.6 User's Guide
- Contents
- Tables
- About Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
- Security features in OpenManage Enterprise
- Install OpenManage Enterprise
- Installation prerequisites and minimum requirements
- Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on VMware vSphere
- Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on Hyper-V 2012 R2 and earlier host
- Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on Hyper-V 2016 host
- Deploy OpenManage Enterprise on Hyper-V 2019 host
- Deploy OpenManage Enterprise by using Kernel-based Virtual Machine
- Deploy OpenManage Enterprise programmatically
- Get started with OpenManage Enterprise
- Log in to OpenManage Enterprise
- Configure OpenManage Enterprise by using Text User Interface
- Configure OpenManage Enterprise
- Recommended scalability and performance settings for optimal usage of OpenManage Enterprise
- Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise
- Use case links for the supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise
- OpenManage Enterprise Graphical User Interface overview
- OpenManage Enterprise Home portal
- Discovering devices for monitoring or management
- Discover servers automatically by using the server-initiated discovery feature
- Create a device discovery job
- Protocol support matrix for discovering devices
- View device discovery job details
- Edit a device discovery job
- Run a device discovery job
- Stop a device discovery job
- Specify multiple devices by importing data from the .csv file
- Global exclusion of ranges
- Specify discovery mode for creating a server discovery job
- Create customized device discovery job protocol for servers –Additional settings for discovery protocols
- Specify discovery mode for creating a chassis discovery job
- Create customized device discovery job protocol for Chassis – Additional settings for discovery protocols
- Specify discovery mode for creating a Dell storage discovery job
- Specify discovery mode for creating a network switch discovery job
- Create customized device discovery job protocol HTTPS storage devices –Additional settings for discovery protocols
- Create customized device discovery job protocol for SNMP devices
- Specify discovery mode for creating a MULTIPLE protocol discovery job
- Delete a device discovery job
- Manage devices and device groups
- Organize devices into groups
- Create a custom group (Static or Query)
- Create a Static device group
- Create a Query device group
- Edit a static group
- Edit a query group
- Rename a static or query group
- Delete a static or query device group
- Clone a static or query group
- Add devices to a new group
- Add devices to existing group
- Refresh health on group
- All Devices page - devices list
- All Devices page — device list actions
- Delete devices from OpenManage Enterprise
- Exclude devices from OpenManage Enterprise
- Run inventory on devices
- Update the device firmware and drivers by using baselines
- Refresh the device health of a device group
- Refresh health on devices
- Roll back an individual device's firmware version
- Export the single device inventory
- Performing more actions on chassis and servers
- Hardware information displayed for MX7000 chassis
- Export all or selected data
- View and configure individual devices
- Device Overview
- Device hardware information
- Run and download Diagnostic reports
- Extract and download SupportAssist reports
- Managing individual device hardware logs
- Run remote–RACADM and IPMI–commands on individual devices
- Start Management application iDRAC of a device
- Start the Virtual Console
- Refresh device inventory of a single device
- Organize devices into groups
- Managing device inventory
- Manage the device firmware and drivers
- Manage device deployment templates
- Create a deployment template from a reference device
- Create a deployment template by importing a template file
- View a deployment template information
- Edit a server deployment template
- Edit a chassis deployment template
- Edit IOA deployment template
- Edit network properties of a deployment template
- Deploy device deployment templates
- Deploy IOA deployment templates
- Clone deployment templates
- Auto deployment of configuration on yet-to-be-discovered servers or chassis
- Create auto deployment targets
- Delete auto deployment targets
- Export auto deployment target details to different formats
- Overview of stateless deployment
- Define networks
- Edit or delete a configured network
- Export VLAN definitions
- Import network definitions
- Manage Profiles
- Managing the device configuration compliance
- Monitor and Manage device alerts
- Monitor audit logs
- Using jobs for device control
- Manage the device warranty
- Reports
- Managing MIB files
- Managing OpenManage Enterprise appliance settings
- Configure OpenManage Enterprise network settings
- Manage OpenManage Enterprise users
- Role and scope based access control in OpenManage Enterprise
- Add and edit OpenManage Enterprise local users
- Edit OpenManage Enterprise user properties
- Enable OpenManage Enterprise users
- Disable OpenManage Enterprise users
- Delete OpenManage Enterprise users
- Import AD and LDAP groups
- Transfer of ownership of Device Manager entities
- Ending user sessions
- Directory services integration in OpenManage Enterprise
- OpenManage Enterprise login using OpenID Connect providers
- Add an OpenID Connect provider to OpenManage Enterprise
- Configure an OpenID Connect provider policy in PingFederate for role-based access to OpenManage Enterprise
- Configure an OpenID Connect provider policy in Keycloak for role-based access to OpenManage Enterprise
- Test the registration status of OpenManage Enterprise with the OpenID Connect provider
- Edit an OpenID Connect provider details in OpenManage Enterprise
- Enable OpenID Connect providers
- Delete OpenID Connect providers
- Disable OpenID Connect providers
- Security Certificates
- Set the login security properties
- Manage Console preferences
- Customize the alert display
- Configure SMTP, SNMP, and Syslog alerts
- Manage incoming alerts
- Manage warranty settings
- Check and update the version of the OpenManage Enterprise and the available plugins
- Execute remote commands and scripts
- OpenManage Mobile settings
- Enable or disable alert notifications for OpenManage Mobile
- Enable or disable OpenManage Mobile subscribers
- Delete an OpenManage Mobile subscriber
- View the alert notification service status
- Notification service status
- View information about OpenManage Mobile subscribers
- OpenManage Mobile subscriber information
- Troubleshooting OpenManage Mobile
- Other references and field descriptions
- Schedule Reference
- Firmware baseline field definitions
- Schedule job field definitions
- Alert categories after EEMI relocation
- Token substitution in remote scripts and alert policy
- Field service debug workflow
- Unblock the FSD capability
- Install or grant a signed FSD DAT.ini file
- Invoke FSD
- Disable FSD
- Catalog Management field definitions
- Firmware/driver compliance baseline reports— devices with 'Unknown' compliance status
- Generic naming convention for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
Table 7. Text User Interface options (continued)
Options Descriptions
Restart Services Select Restart Services with the following options to restart
the services and networking:
● Restart All Services
● Restart Networking
Setup Debug Logging Select Setup Debug Logging using the following options :
● Enable Debug Logs—to collect the Debug logs of
the application monitoring tasks, events, and the task
execution history.
● Disable Debug Logs—to disable the Debug logs.
● Enable SCP Retention—to collect the template .XML
files.
● Disable SCP Retention—to disable the SCP retention.
You can download the debug logs by clicking Monitor > Audit
Logs > Export > Export Console Logs in OpenManage
Enterprise.
Change keyboard layout Select Change keyboard layout to change the keyboard
layout if needed.
Reboot the Appliance Select Reboot the Appliance to restart the appliance.
NOTE: After running a command to restart the services,
the TUI may display the following message: NMI
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck
for 36s! [java:14439].
The soft lockup issue likely occurs as a result of the
hypervisor being overloaded. In such situations, it is
recommended to have at least 16 GB of RAM and CPU
of 8000 MHz reserved to the OpenManage Enterprise
appliance. It is also recommended that the OpenManage
Enterprise appliance be restarted when this message is
displayed.
Configure OpenManage Enterprise
If you are logging in to OpenManage Enterprise for the first time, the Welcome to OpenManage Enterprise page is displayed,
which allows setting of time (either manually or using NTP time synchronization) and proxy configurations.
1. To configure the time manually do the following in the Time Configuration section:
● Use the Timezone drop down menu to select an appropriate Timezone.
● In the Date box, enter or select a date.
● In the Time box, fill the time.
● Click Apply to save the settings.
2. If you want to use the NTP Server for time synchronization, do the following in the Time Configuration section:
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.
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