Users Guide

Field Description
NOTE: The device range that was discovered in
OpenManage Essentials version 2.2 and earlier may have
discovered both chassis and iDRAC using WS-MAN
protocol. In OpenManage Essentials 2.4, if Discover the
selected Device Types only option is enabled in
Discovery settings, then only the specic device
selected in the guided wizard will be discovered and
other devices are classied as unknown devices. For
example: Selecting iDRAC device type with WS-MAN
protocol will discover only iDRAC devices using WS-
MAN protocol.
Email Settings
Table 262. Email Settings
Field Description
SMTP Server Name or IP Address Enter the SMTP server name or IP address.
Use Credentials Enable the user credentials.
Domain \ User name Enter the domain and user name.
Password Enter the user password.
Port Check Use Default to use the default port number or manually
add the port number.
Use SSL Enable this check box to use SSL.
Logging Select to enable or disable logging based on your preference.
General Settings
Table 263. General Settings
Field Description
Console Session Timeout Amount of user-inactive time that passes before the console
automatically logs the user out.
Database Maintenance Execution Schedule The date and time when the database maintenance activity will
begin.
NOTE: It is recommended not to run or schedule any
task (discovery, inventory, status polling, and so on)
during database maintenance, as the console is less
responsive during database maintenance.
Restart All OpenManage Essentials Services Restarts the services associated with OpenManage Essentials.
NOTE: It is recommended to have discovery, inventory,
status polling, and other tasks completed before
restarting the OpenManage Essentials services.
Security Settings (ActiveX)
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