Users Guide

Scheduling Inventory
NOTE: It is recommended not to schedule the inventory task at the same time as the Database
Maintenance Execution Schedule, as the console is less responsive during database maintenance.
To schedule inventory:
1. Click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Inventory Schedule.
2. In Inventory Polling Configuration Settings, perform the following:
• Select Enable Inventory.
• Select the desired schedule parameters.
• (Optional) You may adjust the Inventory Polling Speed slider for faster task execution; however,
more system resources are consumed.
Related References
Discovery and Inventory Portal
Last Discovery and Inventory
Discovered Versus Inventoried Devices
Task Status
Configuring Status Polling Frequency
NOTE: It is recommended not to schedule status polling at the same time as the Database
Maintenance Execution Schedule
, as the console is less responsive during database maintenance.
You can configure OpenManage Essentials to check the health status of all discovered devices that have
a means of health instrumentation such as OpenManage Server Administrator. The status can be
scheduled at a given interval using Status Polling so that health status is always current.
To configure status polling:
1. Click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Status Schedule.
2. In Status Polling Schedule Settings, select Enable Status Polling and provide the polling parameters
including time and performance.
3. Click OK.
Related References
Discovery and Inventory Portal
Last Discovery and Inventory
Discovered Versus Inventoried Devices
Task Status
64