Users Guide

Protocol / Mechanism Simple Network
Management Protocol
(SNMP)
Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI)
Web Services-
Management (WS-Man)
Application launch
Traps/alerts
Networking Ethernet switches
Discovery
Correlation
Classication
Application launch
Traps/alerts
Health
Switch Role
Not supported Not supported
Brocade Fibre Channel switches
Discovery
Classication
Application launch
Traps/alerts
Health
Switch role
Not supported Not supported
NOTE: For full functionality of chassis support in OpenManage Essentials, the chassis and the associated devices must
be discovered using the appropriate protocols.
NOTE: OpenManage Essentials supports in-band (OMSA) and out-of-band (iDRAC) discovery of the following
PowerEdge C-Series servers only: PowerEdge C4130, PowerEdge C6320, PowerEdge C6320p and PowerEdge C6420.
NOTE: OpenManage Essentials supports discovery of Dell Precision Rack 7910 and 7920 clients with WMI protocol
similar to the discovery of other client devices. If the Dell Precision Rack 7910 and 7920 clients are discovered using
iDRAC (out-of-band discovery), then these devices are classied as Servers under Manage → Devices → All Devices →
RAC.
NOTE: You can also perform discovery and inventory of a server out-of-band (iDRAC) using the credentials of the iDRAC
user account that has Read Only privileges. However, you will not be able to perform operations that require elevated
privileges such as system update, device conguration deployment, and so on.
Supported devices, protocols, and features matrix—IPMI, CLI, and
SSH
NOTE: For description of the features listed in the following table, see Legend and Denitions.
Table 12. Supported devices, protocols (IPMI, CLI, SSH), and features matrix
Protocol / Mechanism Intelligent Platform
Management Interface
(IPMI)
Command Line
Interface (CLI)a
Secure Shell (SSH)
Servers with
OpenManage Server
Administrator
installed
Windows /Hyper-V Not supported OpenManage Server
Administrator CLI
Deploy OpenManage
Server Administrator
Server Updates
• BIOS
• Firmware
• Driver
Not supported
Linux/ VMware ESX Not supported OpenManage Server
Administrator CLI
Discovery
Correlation
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