User's Manual

9 Dell OpenManage Plug- in Version 2.0 for Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c | A00
3.1.2 Configuring plug- in collection intervals
Oracle Enterprise Manager enables you to set the intervals at which the plug- in collects data for specific
metrics. As certain metrics need to be updated more or less frequently, the interval can be adjusted
accordingly. This can be useful for fine- tuning plug- in performance to your needs.
Note: The metric collection interval of some of the metrics may not be configurable.
To configure the plug-in collection intervals:
1. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges.
2. From the web console, navigate to the OpenManage Essentials home target: Targets → All Target
and click the target link.
3. When viewing the OpenManage Essentials Home page, click the Dell OpenManage Essentials
drop- down list and select Monitoring → Metric and Collection Settings. Metrics for which you
can adjust collection intervals are listed.
4. Click the link under the collection schedule column for the metric to be adjusted to begin the
process of changing the interval.
Figure 2 Adjusting a metric collection schedule
3.1.3 Creating manual associations between targets
Associating two targets in OEM can greatly enhance the monitoring capabilities of OpenManage Plug- in
for OEM. It enables you to create a logical link between two groupings of data or targets. This enhances
the ability to analyze issues or trends in data and understand other areas in the infrastructure that may be
impacted. This is specifically relevant for Dell storage and switch association, which is only supported
through manual association by the OpenManage plug- in.