Users Guide
• Unknown: Display the latest recorded device health when the device status moved to 'unknown'. A device becomes unknown
to OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release when the connection with iDRAC is lost and the device is not anymore monitored by
OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release.
4. Click Apply.
5. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
• To set the mode by using which the device must be discovered. For example, DNS name and hostname:
1. Expand Discovery Setting.
2. To use DNS settings for discovering a device, select the Prefer DNS check box. For NetBIOS, select the Prefer NetBIOS check
box.
3. To use the system hostname for discovering a device, select the Prefer System Hostname check box.
4. To discover a device by using the system hostname through iDRAC, select the Prefer iDRAC Hostname check box.
5. Expand Advance Settings:
• Type one or more invalid hostname separated by a comma in Invalid Device Hostname. By default, a list of invalid device
hostname is populated.
• Type the common MAC addresses separated by a comma in Common MAC Addresses. By default, a list of common MAC
addresses is populated.
6. Click Apply.
7. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
• Set the devices that must be displayed in the All Devices view.
1. Expand All devices View Setting.
2. From the Show unknown devices drop-down menu, select:
• False: On the Dashboard page, do not display the unknown devices in the list of all devices and device groups.
• True: Display the unknown devices in the list.
3. Click Apply.
4. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
• In the SMB Setting section, select the Server Message Block (SMB) version that must be used for network communication. By
default, Version2 (SMBv3) is enabled.
NOTE:
To enable SMBv1, or use features such as template deployment or Diagnostic reports, download from the
Dell.com site.
Configuring SMTP, SNMP, and Syslog alerts
By clicking OpenManage Enterprise > Application Settings > Alerts, you can configure the email (SMTP) address that receives
system alerts, SNMP destinations, and Syslog properties. To manage these settings, you must have the OpenManage Enterprise–Tech
Release administrator level credentials. To configure and authenticate the SMTP server that manages the email communication between
the users and OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release:
1. Expand Email Configuration.
2. Type the SMTP server network address that sends email messages.
3. To authenticate the SMTP server, select the Enable Authentication check box, and then type the user name and password.
4. By default, the SMTP port number to be accessed is 25. Edit if necessary.
5. Select the Use SSL check box to secure your SMTP transaction.
6. Click Apply.
7. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
To configure the SNMP trap forwarding:
1. Expand SNMP Configuration.
2. Select the ENABLED check box to enable the respective SNMP traps to send alerts in case of predefined events.
3. In the DESTINATION ADDRESS box, type the IP address of the destination device that must receive the alert.
4. Select the SNMP version type from the SNMP VERSION drop-down menu. Currently, only SNMP1 and SNMP2 versions are
supported.
5. In the COMMUNITY STRING box, type the SNMP community string of the device that must receive the alert.
6. Default port number for SNMP traps=162. Edit if necessary. See Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise–Tech
Release.
7. To test an SNMP message, click the Send button of the corresponding trap.
8. Click Apply. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
Managing OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release appliance settings
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