Users Guide

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 8. Scalability and performance considerations of OpenManage Enterprise
Tasks Recommended frequency of
running the tasks
Tasks whether precanned? Maximum devices that are
recommended per task.
Discovery Once a day for environment
with frequent network changes.
No 10,000/task
Inventory OpenManage Enterprise
provides a precanned task that
automatically refreshes
inventory once a day.
Yes. You can disable this
feature.
Devices that are monitored by
OpenManage Enterprise.
Warranty OpenManage Enterprise
provides a precanned 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/Driver update Need-basis 150/task
Configuration inventory Need-basis 1500/baseline
Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage
Enterprise
Supported protocols and ports on management stations
Table 9. OpenManage Enterprise Supported protocols and ports on 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
interacting with the
Dell EMC support
staff.
25 SMTP TCP None OpenManage
Enterprise
appliance
Out Management
station
• To receive email
alerts from
OpenManage
Enterprise.
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