Users Guide

Autoconfiguration using XML configuration file
You can use the XML configuration file in OpenManage Mobile. The XML file can be accessed from the shared network folder. The XML
files are configured uniquely using the DHCP server. The available DHCP Provisioning options are:
• Enable once
• Enable once after reset
• Enable always
NOTE: This option is available only for servers that have iDRAC Enterprise or Datacenter licenses.
Servers diagnostics by using Quick Sync 2
By using OpenManage Mobile as an administrator, you can:
• Perform at-the-box troubleshooting using Quick Sync 2.
• Download Tech Support Reports (TSR), screenshots, and crash screen videos to diagnose and identify the point of failure.
These actions are enabled on the PowerEdge servers and accessed remotely by using WS-Man.
Colors indicating the health status of devices
managed by OMM
•
—Indicates the number of devices or alerts that are in critical status.
• —Indicates the number of devices or alerts that are in warning status.
• —Indicates the number of devices or alerts that are in healthy status.
• —Indicates the number of devices or alerts that are unknown.
• —Indicates the available information about the devices or alerts.
Alert Push notification security
See Alert Push notification security on page 45.
View inventory information of a device
You can view one or more of the following device inventory information of a server (iDRAC connection), an OpenManage Essentials, or an
OpenManage Enterprise—managed device.
• IP address—When individually added, indicates the IP address of servers that is used to connect to iDRAC. If this device is discovered
through the OpenManage Consoles, there could be multiple IP addresses that are associated with the device.
• Operating System—This may require OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) to be installed on the system.
Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge
servers
The PowerEdge series of servers from Dell EMC are divided into different categories based on their configuration. They are referred as
YX2X, YX3X, YX4X, YX4XX, or YX5XX series of servers. The structure of the naming convention is described below:
The letter Y denotes the character in the server model number. The character denotes the form factor of the server. The form factors are
listed below:
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iDRAC Quick Sync Read feature in PowerEdge servers