Owners Manual

Device/
Operating
System
Protocols
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
Web Services-
Management
(WS-Man)
Windows
Management
Instrumentatio
n (WMI)
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface (IPMI)
Secure Shell
(SSH)
PowerEdge
VRTX or
PowerEdge FX
(CMC)
Not supported Supported;
requires the
RACADM tool
N/A N/A N/A
Devices Not Reporting Service Tag
The Service Tag is not displayed in the OpenManage Essentials console for the following devices:
• KVM
• Dell PowerVault 132T
• PowerVault 136T
• PowerVault ML6000
• Dell PowerConnect W-Series switches
• Dell SonicWALL Firewall appliances (global health status is also not available)
• Printers
• PDU
• UPS
NOTE: Due to the lack of Service Tag information, the warranty information of these devices is not
available.
Configuring a Discovery and Inventory Task
1. From OpenManage Essentials, either click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks →
Add Discovery Range or click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Add
Discovery Range Group.
2. In Discovery Range Configuration:
a) Provide the group name if you selected Add Discovery Range Group.
b) Provide the IP address/range or the host name and subnet mask. Click Add.
NOTE: You can add multiple IP addresses, ranges, or host names. You can add multiple host
names separated by a comma delimiter. For example, hostname1, hostname2, hostname3,
and so on.
c) To import host names and IP addresses, click Import. You can import host names and IP
addresses included as line items in a file that is in CSV format. Using Microsoft Excel, you can
create a .CSV file containing host names or IP addresses.
d) Click Next.
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