Users Guide

Field Description
independent system. If you are not managing a cluster, a DNS
name resolution is recommended.
• DNS — Select to resolve names using the Domain Naming
Service.
• NetBIOS — Select to resolve names using system names.
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Discovery Schedule
Inventory Schedule
Use Inventory Polling to specify the default inventory settings for OpenManage Essentials. OpenManage Essentials collects
inventory information such as software and rmware versions, as well as device-related information about memory, processor, power
supply, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards, and embedded devices, and storage.
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Inventory Schedule Settings
Inventory Schedule Settings
Table 32. Inventory Schedule Settings
Field Description
Enable Inventory Select to schedule inventory.
Congure Global Inventory Polling Interval Set the frequency of the inventory in weekly or daily intervals.
NOTE: OpenManage Essentials performs inventory only
on devices that have already been discovered.
• Every Week On — Specify the day or days of the week
that you want to schedule the inventory and the time that
you want it to begin.
• Every <n> Days <n> Hours interval — Specify the intervals
between inventory cycles. The maximum discovery interval
is 365 days and 23 hours.
Inventory Polling Speed Set the amount of resources available for accelerating the
inventory poll speed. The faster you set the inventory poll speed,
the more resources are required, but less time is required to
perform the inventory.
After changing the speed, OpenManage Essentials may take
several minutes to adjust to the new speed.
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Inventory Schedule
Status Schedule
Use this window to specify the default status polling settings for OpenManage Essentials. Status polling performs a health and
power check for all discovered devices. For example, this poll determines if discovered devices are healthy or powered down.
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Status Polling Schedule Settings
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