Users Guide

Viewing the Device Compliance Portal
To view the device compliance portal, click Manage → Configuration → Device Compliance Portal.
Getting Started for Device Configuration Compliance
Before you can verify the compliance status of devices to a device configuration template, you must:
1. Configure the deployment file share on the server running OpenManage Essentials.
2. Configure the credentials and inventory schedule for target devices.
Related References
Device Configuration Compliance Overview
Related Tasks
Configuring the Deployment File Share
Configuring the Credentials and Device Configuration Inventory Schedule
Device Configuration Compliance Overview
The steps that you must perform to verify the compliance status of a device and to make a device
compliant to a device configuration template are as follows:
1. Create a device configuration template — Use the Create Template task in the Common Tasks
pane to create a device configuration template. You can choose to create the template from either a
configuration file or a reference device.
2. Associate a device configuration template to target devices — Select a template and associate it to
applicable devices to view the compliance status.
3. View the compliance status — The Device Compliance Portal displays the compliance summary of
all devices associated to templates. To view the compliance status of a device to an associated
template, select the template in the Templates pane. To view the detailed compliance results for
each device, double-click the Device Compliance graph or table. Alternatively, you can also select
the device in the device tree (
Manage → Devices), and click the Configuration tab in the right-pane
to view the compliance status.
4. Make devices compliant with the associated device configuration template (Optional) — If you
want to make a device compliant to the associated device configuration template, you must deploy
the device configuration template through the Deployment Portal.
Related Tasks
Getting Started for Device Configuration Compliance
Configuring the Credentials and Device Configuration
Inventory Schedule
The Configuration Inventory Schedule task enables you to collect an inventory of the device
configuration attributes from applicable devices at periodic intervals. The inventory information is used to
verify the compliance status of the devices to a specific device configuration template.
Before you configure the device inventory schedule, ensure that:
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