Users Guide

OMNM Administrative Tools | Getting Started
56 OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide
File Servers
The file servers provide FTP connections for retrieving and deploying devices’ configuration files,
and for deploying firmware updates to devices on your network. See
Configuration Management
for a description of the portlet that manages file servers. If you want to configure servers from the
Common Setup Tasks portlet, a slightly different screen appears when you click Edit.
This displays configured file servers. Configure new servers by clicking the new file server link in the
upper right corner. The editing process after that is as described in
External File Server Editor on
page 472.
CAUTION:
If you select the internal file server, make sure no external file server is running on the same host. A port
conflict prevents correct operation. Either turn off the external file server, or use it as the FTP server. We
strongly recommend using the internal file server only for testing, and external file server(s) for
production.
OpenManage Network Manager selects the file server protocol for backup, restore or deploy based
on the most secure protocol the device supports.
Upload Firmware Images
Use the Upload Firmware Images window to copy firmware images into the OpenManage Network
Manager database. This opens an editor like the one described in
Firmware Image Editor on page
464. Refer to
Configuration Management , particularly Image Repository on page 462 for more
about using this capability to deploy firmware to devices you have discovered.