Users Guide

The Input information for the newly cloned task dialog box is displayed.
2. Provide the Cloned Task Name and click OK.
3. Right-click the created cloned task and click Edit.
The Create a Command Line Task dialog box is displayed.
4. Edit the Command field, and provide the location of the server configuration summary xml file in the
OpenManage Essentials management station. For example, set –f c:\user1\server1.xml-t
xml, where c:\user1\server1.xml is the location of the server configuration summary xml file.
5. In the Targets tab, select the appropriate targets for applying the server configuration.
6. In the Schedule and Credentials tab, select to run or schedule the task, and provide the required
credentials.
7. Click Finish.
Device Capability Matrix
The following device capability matrix provides information about the type of remote tasks supported on
devices that are displayed in the Task Target tab.
Remote Task
Type
All Servers
(except ESXi)
With Server
Administrator
and
Discovered
Using
SNMP/WMI
Windows-
based Servers
without Server
Administrator
and discovered
using WMI
Linux-based
Servers
without Server
Administrator
and discovered
using SSH
DRAC/iDRAC
discovered
using IPMI
DRAC/iDRAC
discovered
using
SNMP/WS-Man
DRAC/iDRAC is not discovered Server operating system is not
discovered
Reboot/power
cycle operation
Supported Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
Power off
operation
Supported Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
Power on
operation
Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Not supported
Remote Server
Administrator
command task
Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
IPMI command
task
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported
RACADM
command line
task
Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported
Create F/W &
Driver
Inventory task
Not supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported
The following table lists the device discovery requirements for the iDRAC Service Module deployment
task. To deploy the iDRAC Service Module, the server and the iDRAC must discovered using the
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