Users Guide
• Enabling network discovery (for Windows Server 2008-based servers) on each target server.
• Discovering devices on your network.
After you have completed the First Time Setup wizard, the Discovery Wizard Configuration window is
displayed. See Discovery Wizard Configuration.
The date and time displayed in the console is in a format that is selected in the browser settings and used
in the region. When a time zone change or daylight savings change occurs, the time is updated
accordingly in the console. Changing time zones or daylight savings, changes the time in the console,
but does not change the time in the database.
Related References
Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal
Discovery Wizard Configuration
The Discovery Wizard Configuration window enables you to configure the type of wizard you want to
use for discovering devices. The options displayed in the Discovery Wizard Configuration window are
described in the following table.
Option Description
Standard Wizard (default) If selected, the Discover Devices wizard displays a
list of protocols for discovering devices.
Guided Wizard If selected, the Discover Devices wizard displays a
list of device types and the required protocols for
discovering and managing the selected devices.
After the required protocol configurations are
completed, by default, this wizard runs both
discovery and inventory.
NOTE: Discovery of Dell EMC storage arrays is
not supported by the Guided Wizard.
After you select the type of wizard and click Finish, the setting is saved in Preferences → Discovery
Settings.
By default, the Discovery Wizard Configuration window is displayed when you:
• Launch OpenManage Essentials for the first time
• Click Add Discovery Range in the Discovery and Inventory portal for the first time.
If you want to configure the type of wizard you want to use for discovering devices at a later time, you
can do so through the Discovery Settings page. For more information, see Configuring Discovery
Settings.
Configuring Discovery Settings
The Discovery Settings page enables you to configure the type of wizard you want to use for discovering
devices.
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