Dell OpenManage Network Manager v 5.
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Quick Start QuickStart 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-Flight” Checklist, below.
❑ MySQL: Some Linux packages include MySQL by default. Uninstall any existing MySQL if you are using that database with OpenManage Network Manager. ❑ Fixed IP Address: OpenManage Network Manager requires a static IP address. Starting OpenManage Network Manager (After installation) ❑ Host Login: Do not start application when logged in as root or dorado. ❑ Database Running, Connected: Make sure your database is running. MySQL installs automatically as a service.
Licenses and Upgrades IMPORTANT: Dell OpenManage Network Manager 5.0 can only be installed as an initial install or upgraded from version 4.4. In general, we strongly recommend installing OpenManage Network Manager 5.0 as an initial install. If you are running OMNM 4.3 or earlier version, you should uninstall OMNM in order to install OMNM 5.0 on the same system. If you are running OMNM 4.4 and choose to upgrade, OMNM will change and migrate only a limited amount of data from to version 5.0.
When you have installed and successfully deployed Dell OpenManage Network Manager, you can continue to the next steps. See Installation and Startup on page 28 of the Dell OpenManage Network Manager User Guide for step-by-step instructions for a typical installation. For more complex installations, consult the OpenManage Network Manager’s Administration Section of the User Guide.
2 Click the Add > User menu item at the top of the Users and Organizations screen. 3 Enter the details of the new user. If you are editing an existing user, more fields appear. Screen Name, and Email Address are required. Optionally, you can enter Name, Job Title, and so on. 4 After you click Save notice that the right panel expands to include additional information. Make sure you specify a Password.
How To: Add Locations Locations let you manage and view your network by location or branches. To add locations, follow these steps: 1 Find the Locations portlet (typically on the Admin pages). 2 Right-click anywhere in the Locations portlet, and click New. 3 Click Save after entering all required details to save new location. Tip To see a portlet in Expanded rather than Summary mode, click + in the upper right corner.
2 After this beginning, if you clicked the Resource Discovery button, the Quick Discovery screen appears where you can enter device identifiers (typically IP Address(es)), and authentications, then execute discovery. The Quick Discovery screen can also discover the default Discovery profile if you have configured one already. If you clicked New in the Discovery portlet, the Discovery Profile Editor appears, with a stepby-step set of screens to configure resource discovery, as described below.
6 Authentication—You can Create new, or Choose existing authentications. (See Discovery Profiles on page 60 for details.) Notice that authentications appear with Edit / Delete icons and Up / Down arrows on their right. The Edit icon opens the authentication editor. Click the arrows to arrange the order in which credentials are tried (top first). Ordering only applies when two credentials are of the same type. Actions 7 You can configure Actions to run as part of discovery.
12 The devices in your network now appear in the Resource Management portlet, and elsewhere (in Topology, for example). Resource Management The Managed Resource portlet displays all the devices you have discovered. Right-clicking a listed resource displays a menu with options described in Managed Resources on page 160 of the User Guide.
Backup Config Files—This lets you back up discovered devices’ configuration files. Before you can use this feature, you must have servers configured as described in File Servers on page 215. See also File Management on page 217 of the User Guide. OS Image Upload—Upload firmware updates for devices. See Firmware Image Editor on page 227 for more about these capabilities. Deploy OS Image—This deploys firmware updates. To deploy images, you must have File Servers configured, as described above for Backup.
5 Optionally click Add Schedule to schedule the backup task. See Schedules on page 89 of the Synergy User Guide for details. 6 Click Execute to immediately do backup or Save to save the configured backup to run later. How To: Restore a single configuration to many target devices The following steps describe restoring a single configuration to many discovered devices without overwriting those devices’ essential information.
Alarms Alerts about network performance issues can include alarms about the following: • • • • • Excessive interface utilization Unexpectedly high CPU load Loss of available memory Slow response time Excessive interface errors When you receive an alarm you can take any of the following action on the alarm itself, or the target of the alarm: • • • • • Assign User Acknowledge Alarm Unacknowledge Alarm Clear Alarm Show Performance Follow these steps to get started: 1 Click to go to the Alarms page from th
4 Right-click then click Assign User to select a user owner for the alarm. 5 Right-click then click Clear Alarm to remove the alarm from list. 6 Click the plus (+) in the upper right corner of the Alarms portlet to go into Expanded mode where you can view more details about an alarm. Performance Management - Troubleshooting In addition to troubleshooting faults, you can also monitor device performance with Dell OpenManage Network Manager.
To view this data, follow these steps: 1 Click the Performance Management > Summary page and find the Top Problem Nodes portlet. ( 2 Hover the cursor over a Device/Interface of interest to see a tooltip of details about its status. 3 Right-click and select Show Key Metrics, or Show Performance which opens a dashboard. How To: Create Reports If your want to automate month-end reports Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you schedule either recurring reports or a single scheduled occurrence.
• What you can do with a single chat session is also true of Dell OpenManage Network Manager’s “conferences” which amount to collaborative chat sessions, attended by more than one other person.
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