Dell OpenManage Network Manager Version 5.
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Introduction The following sections outline the steps to install a typical Dell OpenManage Network Manager system and its subsequent first use. Because the software described here is both powerful and flexible, this quickstart cannot describe all the details of available installations. Instead, this Guide refers to those descriptions elsewhere or in online help. It also includes a Pre-Installation Checklist, below.
Other Software to Install Install these: ActivePerl (then reboot your host), Latest Adobe Flash player, Latest Adobe Reader. You will also need access to an FTP / TFTP server. NOTE: You must disable User Account Control if installing on Windows Server 2008. Temporarily disable the system firewall or any anti-virus software prior to installing, too. Install this software and the wizard will walk you through initial setup. Dell OpenManage Network Manager installs as a service and starts automatically.
Login—Default Dell OpenManage Network Manager login is admin, password admin. CAUTION: The first time you start the application after you install it, you may have to wait some additional minutes for Application to completely start. One indication you have started viewing your web client too soon is that the Quick Navigation portlet does not appear properly. Workaround: Force Redcell to re-initialize the admin user. To do that: Login as Admin. Go To > Control Panel > Users and Organizations.
Recovering licenses—Dorado Software can provide licenses to replace any lost or misplaced licenses on request. This can be done by contacting your sales representative or going to http:// www.doradosoftware.com/dell/upgrade-info.html. Refer to the User Guide and Release Notes for additional information. You can contact the Sales rep that provided the license, contact Dorado Software, call the Dorado Software help desk, or submit a trouble ticket requesting a license upgrade.
3 To see the client interface, open a browser, and enter this in the URL field: http://[hostname or host IP address]:8080. Internet Explorer 9 or above, if set up in compatibility mode with Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 has difficulties rendering the user interface. 4 Log in for the first time as admin (password admin). 5 Dell OpenManage Network Manager should appear with the standard set of page configurations for your package. You can typically reconfigure these defaults.
7 To assign a user to a role, click Action > Permissions and check the appropriate box next to the role. Configure Dell OpenManage Network Manager functional permissions for these roles in Roles. Add and Configure User Roles / Permissions Add and configure User Roles with the following steps: 1 Click Go to > Control Panel and navigate to Portal > Roles. 2 Click the Add tab under the heading at the top of the page, and select Regular Roles.
Discovery profiles configure equipment discovery for Dell OpenManage Network Manager. The summary view displays the Name, Description, Default (the green check indicates the default profile), whether the profile is Scheduled and Next Execution Date for scheduled discovery. Follow these steps to start discovering equipment on your network. 1 Click the Resource Discovery button in Quick Navigation or right-click the Discovery Profiles list and select New.
The Filters (by Location, Vendor, or Device Type) let you narrow the list of devices discovered by the selected item(s). As the screen says, this filtering will not have any impact on the processing that occurs during the Inspection step. CAUTION: Model numbers may change when you upgrade. You may need to change any pre-existing filters that refer to model numbers. These may not change until you perform a resync on some devices. Network 5 After you click Next, the Network screen appears.
If the device does not match all required authentications, you can click the Fix it icon (wrench and screwdriver crossed) to edit them for the selected device. You can also click Test Device, Create New, or Choose Existing authentications while in the editor clicking the Fix it icon displays. When authentications are unsuccessful, you can remove or edit them in this editor too. Click the icons to the right of listed authentications to do this. 9 Save—Click Save to preserve the profile.
Common Setup Tasks If this portlet does not appear on the first page after you sign in, you can add it. It offers you a convenient wayt to do the following setup tasks: • SMTP Configuration— This configures how Dell OpenManage Network Manager sends notification e-mails. Netrestore File Servers— See Configure an FTP/TFTP Server on page 11 below.. A red flag appears with the “Setup required” message in the Status column when these are not configured.
Configure an FTP/TFTP Server Follow these steps to configure an FTP / TFTP server: 1 Right-click and select New in the File Servers portlet. 2 After entering all required details click Save to save new file server. 3 Click Test to validate the new file server is working. Do Configuration File Backup / Restore Provided you have permissions, you can backup configuration file(s) for a single device or group of devices, either on demand or as scheduled.
10 Click Save, Execute or Add Schedule depending on your desired outcome. 11 If you click Execute, you will have to confirm this action. When Dell OpenManage Network Manager performs the restoration (deploy), it reads the Target Params from those discovered for each device, inserts those in the config file, then restores it, device by device, skipping any that do not pass the filter set up in step 4.
• • • • Acknowledge Alarm Unacknowledge Alarm Clear Alarm Show Performance Follow these steps to get started: 1 Click to go to the Alarms page from the default screens. 2 In the Alarms portlet, click on an Alarm of interest. NOTE: If your Alarms portlet displays a graph of different alarm types, clicking on s particular alarm severity filters the list below to only display that severity. Click again to undo the filter effect.
2 Hover the cursor over a Monitor of interest to see a tooltip of details about it. 3 Click to select a Monitor of interest. 4 Right-click the selected monitor in the Resource Monitors portlet, and then click Open to edit its details, including enabling/disabling it.
