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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter: Enabling a Dell Server for Server Management in vCenter
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Example of test connection Figure 9.
Hardware inventory on Dell servers
A successfully completed inventory is required to gather the necessary hardware information for the
Dell Server Management software to function. Also, periodic inventories ensure information is always
up-to-date.
Scheduling an inventory job
Hardware inventory can be scheduled in any of three ways:
1. Using the Configuration Wizard
a. Once you have created a connection profile in the Configuration Wizard as shown
above, click through the screens using Next or Save and Continue until you land on
Inventory Schedule page.
b. Using the checkboxes, select the days you want inventory to run. Set the time you want
the inventory to run.