Users Guide

Collecting Firmware and Driver Inventory.......................................................................................244
Working With Sample Remote Tasks Use Cases............................................................................. 245
Use Cases in Remote Tasks........................................................................................................245
Device Capability Matrix................................................................................................................... 247
21 Remote Tasks — Reference.......................................................................... 251
Remote Tasks Home.........................................................................................................................252
Remote Tasks ...................................................................................................................................252
All Tasks....................................................................................................................................... 253
Task Execution History................................................................................................................253
Server Power Options.................................................................................................................254
Deployment Task........................................................................................................................ 256
Command Line Task.........................................................................................................................259
Remote Server Administrator Command...................................................................................259
Generic Command......................................................................................................................261
IPMI Command........................................................................................................................... 263
RACADM Command Line........................................................................................................... 265
Firmware and Driver Inventory Collection Task..............................................................................266
22 Managing Security Settings......................................................................... 269
Using Security Roles and Permissions............................................................................................. 269
Microsoft Windows Authentication................................................................................................. 269
Assigning User Rights........................................................................................................................270
Using Custom SSL Certificates (Optional)....................................................................................... 270
Configuring IIS Services..............................................................................................................270
Supported Protocols and Ports in OpenManage Essentials............................................................ 271
Supported Protocols and Ports on Management Stations........................................................ 271
Supported Protocols and Ports on Managed Nodes................................................................. 271
23 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................273
OpenManage Essentials Troubleshooting Tool...............................................................................273
Troubleshooting Procedures............................................................................................................274
Troubleshooting Inventory......................................................................................................... 274
Troubleshooting Device Discovery............................................................................................ 274
Troubleshooting Receiving SNMP Traps ...................................................................................275
Troubleshooting Discovery of Windows Server 2008–Based Servers..................................... 275
Troubleshooting SNMP Traps for ESX or ESXi Versions 3.5, 4.x, or 5.0....................................275
Troubleshooting Problems With Microsoft Internet Explorer...................................................276
Troubleshooting Map View.........................................................................................................276
24 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................ 278
Installation ........................................................................................................................................ 278
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