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 View and manage system alerts and alert policies.
 View hardware inventory and compliance reports.
 Monitor and report about warranty and licenses.
Note—For information about supported browsers, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Support Matrix available
on the support site.
Some of the security features of Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise are:
 Role-based access that limits access to console settings and device actions.
 Hardened appliance with Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and an internal firewall.
 Encryption of sensitive data in an internal database.
 Use of encrypted communication outside the appliance (HTTPs).
 Create and enforce firmware and configuration-related policies.
 Provision for configuring and updating the bare-metal servers.
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise has a domain-task-based GUI, where the navigation is designed by considering the
sequence of tasks that are predominately used by an administrator and device manager. When you add a device to an
environment, Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise automatically detects the device properties, places it under relevant
device group, and enables you to manage the device. The typical sequence of tasks performed by Dell EMC
OpenManage Enterprise users:
 Deploying and managing Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
 Configure Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise by using Text User Interface
 Discovering devices for monitoring or management
 Managing All Devices
 Monitoring devices by using the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise dashboard
 Organize devices into groups
 Manage the device firmware
 Viewing and configuring devices
 Monitoring device alerts
 View archived alerts
 View device warranty information
 Manage device configuration templates
 Manage the device configuration compliance baseline
 Monitor device compliance with compliance templates
 Manage audit logs
 Managing Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise appliance settings
 Run an inventory job now
 Manage the device warranty
 Managing reports and MIB files
 Role-based Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise user privileges