Users Guide
• The target devices meet the requirements specified in Device Requirements for Deployment and
Compliance Tasks.
• The OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license is installed on all target
servers. For more information, see OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management
License.
To configure the device configuration inventory schedule:
1. Click Manage → Configurations.
2. Perform one of the following:
• In the Common Tasks pane, click Configuration Inventory Schedule.
• In the Device Configuration Compliance Portal pane, click Getting Started for Compliance →
Configure Credentials and Inventory Schedule for Target Devices.
The Configuration Inventory Schedule wizard is displayed.
3. On the Inventory Credentials page:
a. Click Add New Credentials.
The Add Credentials window is displayed.
b. Type the description, user name, and password.
NOTE: You must provide the iDRAC credentials that have either Administrator or Operator
rights.
c. If you want to set the credentials as the default credentials for all new target devices, select
Default, and then click Finish.
d. On the Devices section, set the Execution Credentials for each target device.
e. Click Next.
4. On the Schedule page:
a. Select Enable Configuration Inventory.
b. If you want to run the configuration inventory immediately, select Run Inventory on Finish.
c. Select the desired scheduling parameters.
d. (Optional) You can adjust the Inventory Polling Speed slider for faster task execution; however,
this consumes more system resources.
e. Click Finish.
The status of the task is displayed in Task Execution History. You can double-click the task in Task
Execution History to view the task execution details.
Related References
OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management License
Device Requirements for Deployment and Compliance Tasks
Configuration Inventory Schedule Wizard
Associating Target Devices to a Configuration Template
The Associate Devices to a Template task enables you to designate the template to be used for verifying
the compliance status of target devices.
NOTE: A device can only have one associated device configuration template. If you associate a
second template to a device, the second template will become the only configuration template
associated to the device.
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