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2.4 Protocol credentials

If protocols are enabled that require credentials (WMI, IPMI, WSMan, REST, and EMC) for security reasons,

the password cannot be stored in the XML file. If the user enables protocols in profile.xml that require

credentials, the password will be prompted by the CLI.

Optional Flags

• wmiPassword <wmi password>

• ipmiPassword <ipmi password>

• wsmanPassword <wsman password>

• emcPassword <emc password>

• RESTPassword <REST password>

• SNMPV3AuthenticationPassword <authentication password>

• SNMPV3EncryptionPassword <encryption password>

2.5 Default action

From the console, the default action for adding a discovery range or discovery range group is Discover and

Inventory and the default action for adding a discovery range or a discovery range group is No Action. In

other words, any discovery configuration ranges or groups that are added from the CLI will not automatically

be submitted for discovery and inventory. You have to run the Set-RunDiscovery or Set-

RunDiscoveryInventory command that is explained later in this technical white paper to perform the

discovery and inventory operations.

2.6 Range list template

The commands that create or modify discovery configuration groups can use a file that defines the ranges as

an input parameter. This can be a comma-delimited list or ranges.

However, in this case, the input list is an XML file that initially defines the name of the ranges. Having an XML

file allows future updates to add additional information related to each range without having to rewrite the

parsing algorithm.

</DiscoveryConfigurationRanges>

2.7 Access the OpenManage Essentials CLI

To access the OME CLI, from the Start button, navigate to Dell OpenManage Applications  Essentials,

and select Essentials Command Line Interface as shown in figure 1.