Users Guide

Protocol / Mechanism Simple Network
Management
Protocol (SNMP)
Windows
Management
Instrumentation
(WMI)
Web Services-
Management (WS-
Man)
Classification
Application launch
Traps/alerts
Health
Switch role
NOTE: For full functionality of chassis support in OpenManage Essentials, the chassis and the
associated devices must be discovered using the appropriate protocols.
Supported Operating Systems (Servers), Protocols, and
Features Matrix
NOTE: For a description of the features listed in the following table, see Legend and Definitions.
Protocol / Mechanism Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface (IPMI)
Command Line
Interface (CLI)a
Secure Shell (SSH)
Dell servers with
OpenManage
Server
Administrator
installed
Windows /Hyper-V Not supported OpenManage
Server
Administrator CLI
Deploy
OpenManage
Server
Administrator
Server Updates
• BIOS
• Firmware
• Driver
Not supported
Linux/ VMware ESX Not supported OpenManage
Server
Administrator CLI
Deploy
OpenManage
Server
Administrator
Server Updates
• BIOS
• Firmware
Discovery
Correlation
Classification
Hardware and
Software Inventory
(minimal)
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