Users Guide

Protocol Settings
The supported Dell EMC devices can be discovered through either SNMP or WSMan protocol or Redfish REST APIs . Based on the
desired protocol, you must configure the communication parameters. By default, WSMan 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 EMC Chassis or Storage arrays or Network Switches. By default, Chassis is discovered
using WSMan protocol and Storage arrays and Network Switches are discovered using SNMP.
Table 15. 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 16. WSMan parameters
WSMan Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Username root Use to provide the WSMan user name.
NOTE: For monitoring purpose, it is
recommended to have read-only
permission for the users.
Password Masked Use to provide the WSMan password.
Timeout 3 Use to provide WSMan timeout value in
seconds. Valid range is 1 to 1440.
Retries 1 Use to provide the number of times a
WSMan request must be sent when a
timeout occurs. Valid range is 1 to 10.
Port 443 Use to provide the WSMan port value. Valid
range is 1 to 65535.
Table 17. Redfish parameters
Redfish Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Username root Use to provide the Redfish user name.
NOTE: For monitoring purpose, it is
recommended to have read-only
permission for the users.
Password NA. Masked Use to provide the Redfish password.
Timeout 3 Use to provide Redfish timeout value in
seconds. Valid range is 1 to 1440.
Retries 1 Use to provide the number of times a
Redfish request must be sent when a
timeout occurs. Valid range is 1 to 10.
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