Users Guide

Field Description
Include errors Select to write all OpenManage Essentials-detected errors to
the log le. For example, if no response is received to a ping
request before the execution of the command, an error is
written to the log le.
SSH Port number Provide the Secure Shell (SSH) port number on the managed
Linux system. The default value for the port number is 22.
Generate Trusted Key for Linux Select this option to generate a trusted device key for
communicating with devices. This option is disabled by default.
NOTE: The rst time that OpenManage Essentials
communicates with a managed device with Linux
operating system, a key is generated and stored on both
the devices. This key is generated per device and
enables a trust relationship with the managed device.
Task Target
Select a query Select a query from the drop-down list. To create a new query,
click New.
Select the server(s) for this task target Select the severs to which you want to assign this task.
Enable All Select to override the device capability and allow all the available
devices for selection as task targets.
Schedule and Credentials
Set schedule Select from these options:
• Activate Schedule—Select this option to activate a
schedule for the task.
• Run now—Select this option to run the task immediately.
• Set schedule—Select this option to set a date and time for
the task to run.
• Run Once—Select this option to run the task on the
planned schedule only once.
• Periodic—Select this option to run the task frequently at
specied intervals.
– Hourly—Select this option to run the task once every
hour.
– Daily—To run the task once every day.
– Weekly—To run the task once every week.
– Monthly—To run the task once every month.
Range of Recurrence:
• Start—To specify the date and time at which the task
should begin.
• No End Date—To continuously run this task based on the
selected frequency. For example, if you selected Hourly, then
this task continuously runs every hour from the start time.
• End By—To stop the task at the specied date and time.
Enter credentials of the remote target(s)
User Name—Provide in the format domain\user name or local
host\user name.
Password—Provide the password.
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