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Executive summary
OpenManage Enterprise provides for centralized management and monitoring of IT hardware resources. For
a given target device such as a server or chassis, this is accomplished by connecting to the out of band
service processor of the target over the network. Access control and security concerns make it advisable that
you segregate the service processor or management network from other networks, particularly from corporate
or externally accessible networks.
To address this issue, OpenManage Enterprise 3.3.1 enables you to add multiple network interfaces that
allow for the configuration of a more secure management network. Transitioning from one to many network
interfaces presents other problems for appliance access and device management. A greater level of security
is required for the external-facing network interface. Also, static routing is necessary to enable access to
routable networks on the secondary interface.
This document describes configuration options for OpenManage Enterprise 3.3.1 that enable multihoming and
the current limitations of these options.