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Problem Resolution

A server that has been discovered via its iDRAC interface can be transitioned from “Monitored” or “Error” state to

“Managed”. This can be done from the All-Devices view, such as the one shown in Figure 3 below: The user would

select the device(s) that are in “Monitored” or “Error” state (highlighted in light blue below) then clicking on the

“More Actions” button to open the drop down window. Here, the user would select “Onboarding” from the list of

options. The user can then supply administrator credentials to the device. Once the credentials are validated

successfully, the device transitions to “Managed” and all management tasks can be executed on that servers.

Figure 3: A server in a Monitored or Error state can be transitioned to Managed state for problem resolution, using the

More Actions button and the drop down options.

Conclusion

The new OpenManage Enterprise systems management console is capable of both Monitoring and Management of

servers and other supported devices. Many users will configure the tool for full management capabilities right from

the start. Other users will configure it for simple monitoring, since that is the primary mission they desire of it.

These latter users can easily change to full management at a later time, by using the straightforward “Onboarding”

function.