Users Guide

Communication Parameters
The supported Dell devices can be discovered through either SNMP or WS-MAN protocol. Based on the desired protocol, you
must configure the communication parameters. By default, WS-MAN protocol is selected.
Ensure that you select the Preferred protocol to discover Dell Agent-Free server appropriately. Selecting or not selecting
this field does not have any impact while discovering Dell chassis or storage arrays. By default, chassis is discovered using
WS-MAN protocol and storage arrays using SNMP.
Table 12. SNMP parameters
SNMP Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Community String public SNMP community string.
Version 2 SNMP version used for monitoring.
Available options are 1 and 2.
Timeout 3 Use to provide SNMP timeout value in
seconds. Valid range is 1 to 1440.
Retries 1 Use to provide the number of times an
SNMP request must be sent when a
timeout occurs. Valid range is 1 to 10.
Port 161 Use to provide the SNMP port value.
Valid range is 1 to 65535.
Table 13. WS-MAN parameters
WS-MAN Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Username root Use to provide the WS-MAN user name.
Password NA. Masked Use to provide the WS-MAN password.
Timeout 3 Use to provide WS-MAN timeout value
in seconds. Valid range is 1 to 1440.
Retries 1 Use to provide the number of times a
WS-MAN request must be sent when a
timeout occurs. Valid range is 1 to 10.
Port 443 Use to provide the WS-MAN port value.
Valid range is 1 to 65535.
Configuration Parameters
You can set the values for the configuration parameters based on your requirements.
Table 14. Configuration parameters
Configuration Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Warranty URL https://api.dell.com/support/
assetinfo/v4/getassetwarranty/
URL to fetch warranty details.
Warranty Critical Days 10 Number of days left before warranty
expires.
Warranty Warning Days 30 Number of days left before warranty
expires.
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