Users Guide

Individually manage PowerEdge servers by

using OMM

OpenManage Mobile enables you to monitor your data center devices that are not associated with OpenManage Consoles. You can

directly access the iDRAC of a PowerEdge server by using this unique feature in OMM.

Topics:

• Add servers to be monitored by OMM without a Dell EMC console

• View the dashboard of individually managed servers on OMM

• View information about individually managed servers on OMM

• Start the virtual console by using OMM

• Configure server power operations by using OMM

• Configure servers manually by using OMM

• Configure servers automatically by using WS-Man on OMM

• Configure servers by using templates on OMM

• Create server configuration template by using OMM

• Apply a server configuration template by using OMM

• Diagnose servers by using Quick Sync 2

• Run RACADM commands by using OMM

Add servers to be monitored by OMM without a

Dell EMC console

Before adding servers to OMM, ensure that you have:

• iDRAC7 or later with Enterprise or Express edition license. Or, iDRAC9 with Datacenter license.

• VPN or internal WiFi access to the iDRAC network from your mobile phone.

You can add servers to OMM by using a network or Quick Sync 2.

NOTE: To refresh the information displayed on any page in OMM, tap and swipe downwards.

Add servers to OMM without a Dell EMC console by using

a network

If the username and password are the same, you can add multiple servers. Ensure to add all the servers in the range by using a + or * for

the last octet. For example, 192.168.0. Or, enter the start and end IP numbers of the server in the last octet and use a dash to separate it.

For example, 192.168.0.50-100.

1. View the Add page on page 14.

2. Add a device by using a network on page 20.

Add a device by using a network

1. Tap Server or MX Chassis > NEXT > Connect via Network > NEXT.

2. Enter the hostname or IP, username, password, and domain of the device.

3. To save data you entered, tap Submit.

The server or chassis is added to OMM and the updated server or chassis dashboard is displayed.

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