Users Guide

5. In the Server IP Address box, enter the IP address or host name for the proxy server.
6. In the Port box, enter the port number for the proxy server.
7. If the proxy server requires credentials to log in, select the Use Proxy Credentials check box, enter the user name and password.
8. Click FINISH.
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 6. Scalability and performance considerations of OpenManage Enterprise
Tasks Recommended frequency of
running the tasks
Tasks whether pre-canned? Maximum devices that are
recommended per task
Discovery Once a day for environment with
frequent network changes.
No 4000/task
Inventory OpenManage Enterprise
provides a pre-canned task that
automatically refreshes
inventory once a day.
Yes. You can disable this feature. Device that are monitored by
OpenManage Enterprise.
Warranty OpenManage Enterprise
provides a pre-canned 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 update Need-basis 100/task
Configuration inventory Need-basis 50/baseline
Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage
Enterprise
Supported protocols and ports on management stations
Table 7. OpenManage Enterprise supported protocols and ports on the management stations
Port Number Protocol Port Type Maximum
Encryption
Level
Source Direction Destination Usage
22 SSH TCP 256-bit Management
station
In OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Required for incoming
only if FSD is used.
OpenManage
Enterprise
administrator must
enable only if
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