Users Guide
WMI Configuration
Use the WMI protocol for gathering discovery, inventory, and health information about servers running
Windows. This protocol provides less information about devices than SNMP but is useful if SNMP is
disabled on the network. See WMI Configuration Options to configure WMI parameters for Windows
servers only.
WMI Configuration Options
Field Description
Enable WMI discovery Select to enable WMI discovery.
Domain \ User name Provide the domain and user name.
Password Provide the password.
Storage Configuration
Enabling discovery of Dell PowerVault MD or Dell|EMC arrays allows OpenManage Essentials to gather
inventory and health information about the arrays. See Storage Configuration Options to discover
PowerVault MD arrays or Dell|EMC devices.
Storage Configuration Options
Field Description
Enable PowerVault MD array discovery Select to discover PowerVault MD array. This
discovery configuration does not require
credentials.
Enable Dell/EMC array discovery Select to discover Dell/EMC array.
Dell/EMC user name Provide the user name.
Dell/EMC password Provide the password.
Dell/EMC port Increment or decrement the port number. Enter a
TCP/IP port number ranging 1 to 65535. Default
value is 443.
WS-Man Configuration
Use the WS-Man protocol to discover and gather inventory and health status for the iDRAC, ESXi based
servers, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX devices. For more information, see WS-Man
Configuration Options.
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