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42 Managing Modular Infrastructure by using OpenManage Essentials (OME)
15 Check configuration compliance of devices in OpenManage
Essentials
Configuration compliance detects drift of a device’s attributes from the template’s attributes. The configuration
inventory process acquires configuration information (inventory) from all the applicable devices, and
compares the inventory against an associated compliance template.
NoteDevice configuration compliance feature is not available for Dell Networking IOAs.
15.1 Configuration compliance requirements
The file share must be configured for CMC and iDRACs. File share is not required for MX Chassis
configuration compliance. See Set up a file share.
The target devices must satisfy the minimum requirements for the deployment and configuration
features. See Target Device Requirements.
At least one user created template (a cloned sample template is a user created template).
Configuration Inventory must be enabled and the target device credentials must be provided.
15.2 Set up and run the configuration inventory
The configuration inventory task collects the attribute information from all eligible devices. The eligible device
is any device that meets the device configuration target requirements. See Target Device Requirements. The
values in inventory are used to calculate the compliance of the device against the associated template of the
device.
NoteDell Networking IOAs will not be listed for scheduled configuration inventory collection.
15.2.1 Modify configuration inventory Ccredentials and/or schedule
The configuration inventory schedule and credentials may be modified. If the network or performance
problems are encountered, the configuration inventory can be disabled.
To modify the schedule and set the credentials for the configuration inventory:
1. Select Manage Configuration.
2. In the left pane, click Configuration Inventory Schedule under Common Tasks.
3. If credentials have not been added, click Add New Credential.
4. Type a unique description.
5. Type the username and password of the target devices.
6. Select Default for the credential to automatically map the credential to the discovered devices.
NoteSetting the default credentials is must.
7. Select the credentials for each device. Each device can have the credentials.
8. Click Next.