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Managing Dell Blade and Chassis Using Dell OpenManage Essentials
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Figure 3. View of modular chassis components
The right-hand side grid details shown in Figure 3 can be exported in following formats:
• CSV
• HTML
• XML
• Text
To export the required data, right-click on the grid and select Export.
Inventory
Inventory details of CMC, DRAC/MC, blades, and switches can be viewed by selecting the corresponding
node in the tree as shown in Figure 4. CMC and DRAC/MC inventory also includes the slot information.
Keep in mind that slot information is available only if CMC firmware version is higher than 4.0.
For more information about discovery and inventory, see
Understanding Discovery and Inventory of Dell
Devices
Alerts
Dell OpenManage Essentials receives SNMP alerts for events occurring with CMC, DRAC/MC, modular
blades, and modular switches. You can view the alerts by selecting a node and clicking Alerts as shown
in Figure 4.
Monitoring
Health status of the CMC, DRAC/MC, blades, and switches is shown at tree node and at corresponding
Device Summary and Software Agent Information table of each device as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Viewing inventory and alerts