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Dell Management Console
User Interface
This chapter describes the user interface (UI) — the look and feel — of
Dell™ Management Console.
The underlying framework of the Symantec™ Notification Server
®
provides
a dynamic user interface with rich controls.
Dell Management Console is located under C:\Program
Files\Dell\Sysmgt\dmc. The launch icon is available under Start button
Programs Dell OpenManage Applications Dell Management Console
Dell Management Console.
NOTE: If Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is enabled for Dell Management Console, then
edit the shortcut on the desktop and the Start menu to point to the new SSL
location. For example: https://localhost/Dell/console.
Dell Management Console is menu-driven and consists of six main menus:
•Home
• Manage
•Actions
•Reports
• Settings
•Help
Based on their functionality, the sub-menus are grouped under each menu.
Examples of Dell Management Console sub-menus are as follows:
•The Home menu consists of the Dell Management Console portal
submenu. As you install plug-ins, the respective portals are available under
this menu.
•The
Manage menu consists of all components that you can manage —
from computers, user, resources to tasks and events.
•The
Actions menu consists of the actions you can perform on the network
devices, such as discovery, inventory, monitoring, and deploying agents.
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