Users Guide

Set the login security properties
NOTE: To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary user privileges. See Role-based
OpenManage Enterprise user privileges on page 14.
NOTE: AD and LDAP directory users can be imported and assigned one of the OpenManage Enterprise roles (Admin,
DeviceManager, or Viewer).
By clicking OpenManage Enterprise > Application Settings > Security, you can secure your OpenManage Enterprise either
by specifying the Restrict Allowed IP Range or the Login Lockout Policy.
● Expand Restrict Allowed IP Range:
NOTE: When "Restrict Allowed IP Range", is configured in appliance, any inbound connection to appliance, such as
alert reception, firmware update, and network identities are blocked for the devices which are outside the given range.
However, any connection that goes out of the appliance will work on all devices.
1. To specify the IP address range that must be allowed to access OpenManage Enterprise, select the Enable IP Range
check box.
2. In the IP Range Address (CIDR) box, enter the IP address range.
NOTE: Only one IP range is allowed.
3. Click Apply. To reset to default properties, click Discard.
NOTE: Apply button will not be enabled if multiple IP ranges are entered in the IP Range Address (CIDR) box.
● Expand Login Lockout Policy :
1. Select the By User Name check box to prevent a specific user name from logging in to OpenManage Enterprise.
2. Select the By IP address check box to prevent a specific IP address from logging in to OpenManage Enterprise.
3. In the Lockout Fail Count box, enter the number of unsuccessful attempts after which OpenManage Enterprise must
prevent the user from further logging in. By default, 3 attempts.
4. In the Lockout Fail Window box, enter the duration for which OpenManage Enterprise must display information about a
failed attempt.
5. In the Lockout Penalty Time box, enter the duration for which the user is prevented from making any login attempt
after multiple unsuccessful attempts.
6. Click Apply. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
Manage Console preferences
NOTE:
To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have the necessary user privileges. See Role-based
OpenManage Enterprise user privileges on page 14.
By clicking OpenManage Enterprise > Application Settings > Console Preferences, you can set the default properties of
the OpenManage Enterprise GUI. For example, default time after which a device health is automatically checked and updated on
the dashboard, and preferred settings used for discovering a device. The following options are available:
1. Report Settings: To set the maximum number of rows that you can view on OpenManage Enterprise reports:
a. Expand Report Settings.
b. Enter a number in the Reports row limit box. The default limit is set at 1,000 rows, however, the maximum rows
permitted is 2,000,000,000.
c. Click Apply. A job is run and the setting is applied.
2. Device Health: To set the time after which the health of the devices must be automatically monitored and updated on the
OpenManage Enterprise Dashboard:
a. Expand Device Health.
b. Enter the frequency at which the device health must be recorded and data stored.
c. Select:
● Last Known: Display the latest recorded device health when the power connection was lost.
● Unknown: Display the latest recorded device health when the device status moved to 'unknown'. A device becomes
unknown to OpenManage Enterprise when the connection with iDRAC is lost and the device is not anymore
monitored by OpenManage Enterprise.
d. Click Apply to save the changes to the settings or click Discard to reset the settings to default attributes.
3. Discovery Setting: Expand the Discovery Setting to set the device naming used by the OpenManage enterprise to identify
the discovered iDRACs and other devices using the General Device Naming and the Server Device Naming settings.
Managing OpenManage Enterprise appliance settings
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