Users Guide

Field Description
communicate with the device. You can enter multiple
SNMP community strings separated with commas.
NOTE: In addition to the Set community name, an
instrumentation password is required to perform an
SNMP task on a device.
Timeout (seconds) Specifies or edits the amount of time that OpenManage
Essentials waits after issuing a get or set call before it
considers the call failed. A valid range is from 1 to 15
seconds. The default is 4 seconds.
Retries (attempts) Specifies or edits the number of times that OpenManage
Essentials reissues a get or set call after the first call
times out. A valid range is from 1 to 10 retries. The default
is 2.
WMI Configuration
Use the WMI protocol for gathering discovery, inventory, and health information about servers running Windows. This
protocol provides less information about devices than SNMP but is useful if SNMP is disabled on the network. See WMI
Configuration Options to configure WMI parameters for Windows servers only.
WMI Configuration Options
Field Description
Enable WMI discovery Select to enable WMI discovery.
Domain \ User name Provide the domain and user name.
Password Provide the password.
Storage Configuration
Enabling discovery of Dell PowerVault MD or Dell|EMC arrays allows OpenManage Essentials to gather inventory and
health information about the arrays. See Storage Configuration Options to discover PowerVault MD arrays or Dell|EMC
devices.
Storage Configuration Options
Field Description
Enable PowerVault MD array discovery Select to discover PowerVault MD array. This discovery
configuration does not require credentials.
Enable Dell/EMC array discovery Select to discover Dell/EMC array.
Dell/EMC user name Provide the user name.
Dell/EMC password Provide the password.
Dell/EMC port Increment or decrement the port number. Enter a TCP/IP
port number ranging 1 to 65535. Default value is 443.
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