Users Guide

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components of interest, such as fan RPMs. With additional scripting, the CLI
can be used to capture data during periods of high system usage to compare
with the same measurements at times of low system usage. Command results
can be routed to a file for later analysis. The reports can help administrators
to gain information that can be used to adjust usage patterns, to justify
purchasing new system resources, or to focus on the health of a problem
component.
For complete instructions on the functionality and use of the CLI, see the
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface User's Guide.
Dell Systems Management Server Administration
Connection Service and Security Setup
This section contains the following topics:
• Setting User and System Preferences
• X.509 Certificate Management
Setting User and System Preferences
You set user and secure port system preferences from the Preferences home
page.
NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to set or reset user or
system preferences.
Perform the following steps to set up your user preferences:
1
Click Preferences on the global navigation bar.
The
Preferences home page appears.
2 Click General Settings .
3 To add a preselected e-mail recipient, type the e-mail address of your
designated service contact in the
Mail To: field, and click Apply Changes .
NOTE: Clicking Email in any window sends an e-mail message with an
attached HTML file of the window to the designated e-mail address.
4 To change the home page appearance, select an alternative value in the
skin or scheme fields and click Apply Changes .
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