Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.6.1 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
● Manage the device warranty on page 130
● Reports on page 132
● Managing MIB files on page 137
● Role and scope based access control in OpenManage Enterprise on page 15
● Directory services integration in OpenManage Enterprise on page 148
Topics:
• New in this release
• Other information you may need
• Contacting Dell EMC
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OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license
New in this release
● Scope-based access control (SBAC) now allows a more efficient and secure management of the discovered devices.
Administrators can now determine the device groups that the device managers are expected to manage.
● Seamless firmware updation on Multichassis Management (MCM) chassis with support for up to 20 chassis and their sleds.
● Ability to scan and expand appliance disk size on the Text User Interface (TUI) page.
● Supported product range expanded to the following 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® powered YX5X (15G) PowerEdge servers:
R650, R750, R750xa, MX750c, C6520.
Enhancements
● Redfish protocol is supported for discovery, inventory, monitoring, and for limited management (Power Control, Blink,
diagnostics, and Technical Support Reports) on devices with iDRAC9 4.40.10.10 and later.
● Added a new Resource Utilization widget on the home page to graphically display the CPU and memory utilization by the
appliance.
● An additional donut chart on All Devices page to display the installed plugin data.
● Test email functionality added to SMTP configuration.
● SNMPv3 support added for alert forwarding.
● Warranty Filtering added to Warranty Settings to customize the warranty page and reports.
Other information you may need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following documents that provide more information about OpenManage Enterprise
and other related products.
Table 1. Other information you may need
Document Description Availability
Dell EMC OpenManage
Enterprise Support Matrix
Lists the devices that are supported by
OpenManage Enterprise.
1. Go to Dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
2. Click Dell OpenManage Enterprise and
select the required version of OpenManage
Enterprise.
3. Click Documentation to access these
documents.
Dell EMC OpenManage
Enterprise Release Notes
Provides information about known issues and
workarounds in OpenManage Enterprise.
Dell EMC OpenManage
Mobile User’s Guide
Provides information about installing and
using the OpenManage Mobile application.
Dell EMC Repository
Manager User's Guide
Provides information about using the
Repository Manager to manage system
updates.
Dell EMC OpenManage
Enterprise and
OpenManage Enterprise -
Modular Edition RESTful API
Guide
Provides information about integrating
OpenManage Enterprise by using
Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs
and also includes examples of using REST
APIs to perform common tasks.
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