Users Guide

ICMP Configuration
Use ICMP during discovery to ping devices on the network. See ICMP Configuration Options to configure the ICMP
parameters.
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ICMP Configuration Options
Field Description
Timeout Set time in milliseconds.
Retries Set number of attempts.
SNMP Configuration
SNMP provides an interface to manage devices on the network such as servers, storage, switches, and so on. The
SNMP agent on the device allows OpenManage Essentials to query the health and inventory data of the device. See
SNMP Configuration Options to discover and inventory servers, storage devices, and other network devices.
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SNMP Configuration Options
Field Description
Enable SNMP discovery Enables or disables the SNMP protocol for discovery
range (subnet).
Get community Specifies or edits the community name for SNMP get calls
from the OpenManage Essentials user interface. The Get
Community is a read-only password that SNMP agents
installed on managed devices use for authentication. The
Get Community allows OpenManage Essentials to browse
and retrieve SNMP data. This field is case-sensitive.
OpenManage Essentials uses the first successful
community name to communicate with the device. You
can enter multiple SNMP community strings separated
with commas.
Set community Specifies or edits the community name for SNMP set calls
from the OpenManage Essentials UI. The Set community
is a read-write password that SNMP agents installed on
managed devices use for authentication. The Set
community allows OpenManage Essentials to perform
tasks that require the SNMP protocol, such as shutting
down a system. This field is case-sensitive. OpenManage
Essentials uses the first successful community name to
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