Users Guide

Field Description
Delete Displays an icon that you can click to delete the
credentials.
Devices
The Devices section displays a table that includes the target devices for configuration compliance tasks.
The following are the fields displayed in the devices table.
Field Description
Device Name Displays the Service Tag of the device.
Device Model Displays the model name of the system, if
available.
Execution Credentials Displays the credentials that has been assigned to
the device for running the configuration inventory
task. You can use this field to assign the credentials
required for running the configuration inventory
task on the device.
Schedule
The Schedule page enables you to configure the schedule for the configuration inventory.
The fields displayed in the Schedule page are described in the following table.
Field Description
Enable Configuration Inventory Select to schedule configuration inventory.
Run Inventory on Finish Select to run the configuration inventory after the
inventory configuration is completed.
Configure Global Inventory Polling Interval
Set the frequency of the inventory in weekly or
daily intervals.
NOTE: OpenManage Essentials performs
configuration inventory only on devices that
have already been discovered.
• Every Week On — Specify the day or days of
the week that you want to schedule the
inventory and the time that you want it to
begin.
• Every <n> Days <n> Hours interval — Specify
the intervals between inventory cycles. The
maximum discovery interval is 365 days and 23
hours.
Inventory Polling Speed
Set the amount of resources available for
accelerating the inventory poll speed. The faster
you set the inventory poll speed, the more
resources are required, but less time is required to
perform the inventory.
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