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 2.5, 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.
Feature Usage Settings
In OpenManage Essentials version 2.5, to understand and to improve the most used features, the following information is collected
when you choose to join the OpenManage Essentials Customer Experience Improvement Program:
• The number of devices being monitored.
• The distinct type of devices being monitored. For example, servers, chassis, switches, and storage.
• The number of servers with the Server Conguration Management license installed.
• The number of servers that are discovered by using in-band discovery methods.
• The type and number of tasks created.
• The number of:
– Congured discovery and excluded discovery ranges
– Alerts received and the alert actions
– Created conguration templates and baselines
– Congured virtual identity pools
– Managed catalogs
NOTE: No personal information to identify or to contact you are collected during this activity.
Email Settings
Table 270. 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.
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