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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter: Enabling a Dell Server for Server Management in vCenter
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Hardware Inventory inventory on Dell Serversservers
A successfully completed inventory is required to gather the necessary hardware information for the
‘Dell Server Management software to function’. Also, periodic inventories ensure information is always
up-to-date.
Scheduling an inventory job
Hardware inventory can be scheduled in any of the three ways below:
a.1. Using the Configuration Wizard
i.a. Once you have created a connection profile in the Configuration Wizard as shown in
Configuration Wizard - Connection Profilesabove, click through the screens via using
“Next” or “Save and Continue” until you land land on “Inventory Schedule” page.
ii.b. Using the checkboxes, Sselect the days you want inventory to run via the
checkboxes. Set the time you want the inventory to run on the selected daysrun.
a. Figure 12 Schedule Inventory - Configuration Wizard Figure 10.
Figure 12 Schedule Inventory - Configuration Wizard
iii.c. Click “Save and Continue” to save the inventory schedule.
b.2. Using the Settings screens
i.a. Click on “Settings” from in the left navigation area.
ii.b. Click on “Inventory Schedule”.