Users Guide

2. Click Warranty Settings to activate the dialog box.
3. In the Show warning if warranties are expiring in the next box, enter the number of days. You can enter a value
0–1000(both included). The default value is set as 90 days. The warranties expiring based on this setting are represented as
in the report and the widget.
4. The Show expired warranties check box, which is checked by default, can be cleared. When cleared, OpenManage
Enterprise stops reporting the expired warranties on all the places where warranty-related statistics are displayed.
5. Click Apply or Discard to either save the warranty settings or to discard the changes and retain the old settings.
Check and update the version of the OpenManage
Enterprise and the available plugins
To go to the Console and plugins page, click Application Settings > Console and Plugins. On the Console and plugins page
you can do the following:
1. View the current version of your OpenManage Enterprise, check if updates are available, and then upgrade to a newer
version. You can click the Update Settings button to:
a. Check for the updates Automatically or Manually.
b. Choose from the Online or Offline modes of updating the appliance.
For more information see Update settings in OpenManage Enterprise on page 147
2. Download and install more plugins (extensions) such as the Power Manager plugin to enhance the functionality of the
appliance. For more information about the installation of plugins, see plugin
NOTE:
The OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license is required for the plugins to be fully functional after installation.
For more in-depth information about the plugins, refer the respective documentation available on the Dell Support site.
NOTE: Installing a plugin on OpenManage Enterprise restarts the appliance services.
3. With the already-installed plugins you can do the following:
● Click More Actions drop-down menu to learn more about the plugin, disable, uninstall, enable, or to change the settings of
the plugin. For more information, see plugin, plugin, plugin
● You can click on Update Available as and when new versions of the plugins are available.
Related information
Update from Dell.com on page 149
Update from an internal network share on page 149
Update settings in OpenManage Enterprise
By clicking the Update Settings on the Console and Extensions page (Application Settings > Console and Extension ) the
following update settings can be selected:
1. How to check for updates — Select from the following methods:
a. Automatic: The appliance checks for the availability of the updates automatically every Monday from the source
specified in the Where to check for updates.
b. Manual: When configured to Manual, the user has to manually check for the availability of the update from the source
specified in the Where to check for updates.
2. Where to check for updates — The location from where the appliance checks for updates can be specified. The following
options are available:
a. Dell.com (online)— When this option is selected, the appliance checks for the availability of update directly from
https://downloads.dell.com/openmanage_enterprise.
b. Network Share (offline)— Specify an NFS, HTTP, or HTTPS path that contains the update package. Click on Test
Now to validate connection to the specified network share.
NOTE:
For the offline updates (Network Share), the Administrator should create appropriate folder structures before
downloading the update package depending on whether a minimal or a full upgrade is needed. For more information
about updating OpenManage Enterprise to the latest version and permissible folder structure for updates, see the
Upgrade the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise appliance version (https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/
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