Dell OpenManage Essentials Version 2.
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Contents 1 About OpenManage Essentials......................................................................... 17 What is New in This Release................................................................................................................17 Other Information You May Need...................................................................................................... 18 Contacting Dell........................................................................................................
Hiding Graphs and Reports Components..........................................................................................39 Rearranging or Resizing Graphs and Reports (Components)........................................................... 39 Filtering Data....................................................................................................................................... 40 Search Bar......................................................................................................
Multithreading............................................................................................................................... 65 Scheduling Inventory.......................................................................................................................... 66 Configuring Status Polling Frequency................................................................................................66 6 Discovery And Inventory — Reference................................................
Exclude Ranges................................................................................................................................... 83 7 Managing Devices.............................................................................................. 84 Viewing Devices.................................................................................................................................. 84 Device Summary Page..............................................................................
OEM Device Support.........................................................................................................................105 8 Devices — Reference....................................................................................... 106 Viewing Inventory............................................................................................................................. 106 Viewing Alerts..............................................................................................
Deploying a Network ISO Image...................................................................................................... 125 Removing Devices From the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices Group.......................................127 Auto Deploying Device Configurations............................................................................................ 127 Configuring Auto Deployment Settings......................................................................................
Devices.........................................................................................................................................154 11 Managing Server Configuration Baseline...................................................155 Viewing the Device Compliance Portal............................................................................................156 Getting Started for Device Configuration Compliance...................................................................
Hard Drive Information......................................................................................................................177 ESX Information.................................................................................................................................178 HyperV Information...........................................................................................................................179 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Information...................................
Use Cases in Alert Actions...........................................................................................................195 Configuring Alert Log Settings..........................................................................................................195 Renaming Alert Categories and Alert Sources.................................................................................195 Alert Pop-Up Notifications.................................................................................
Viewing Servers With Issues and Resolutions.............................................................................217 System Update Use Case Scenarios................................................................................................. 217 Applying System Updates.................................................................................................................220 Viewing Updated Status............................................................................................
21 Remote Tasks — Reference..........................................................................249 Remote Tasks Home........................................................................................................................ 250 Remote Tasks ...................................................................................................................................250 All Tasks............................................................................................................
MSI Return Code......................................................................................................................... 279 E-mail Alert Action........................................................................................................................... 280 Discovery.......................................................................................................................................... 280 Inventory...............................................................
28 Logs — Reference.......................................................................................... 303 User Interface Logs...........................................................................................................................303 Application Logs............................................................................................................................... 304 29 Extensions..........................................................................................
Retrieving the Status Execution Progress of a Discovery Range...............................................321 Stopping a Running Discovery Range or Group........................................................................ 321 Creating a Custom Device Group.............................................................................................. 321 Adding Devices to a Custom Group...........................................................................................322 Deleting a Group........
About OpenManage Essentials 1 OpenManage Essentials is a hardware management application that provides a comprehensive view of Dell systems, devices, and components in the enterprise’s network. With OpenManage Essentials, a webbased and one‑to‑many systems management application for Dell systems and other devices, you can: • Discover and inventory the system. • Monitor the health of the system. • View and manage system alerts. • Perform system updates and remote tasks.
NOTE: For a complete list of supported device models, see the Dell OpenManage Essentials Version 2.0 Support Matrix at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. Other Information You May Need In addition to this guide, you may require the following documents: Document Description Availability Dell OpenManage Essentials Support Matrix Lists the devices supported by OpenManage Essentials. dell.
Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Go to dell.com/support. 2. Select your support category. 3.
2 Installing OpenManage Essentials NOTE: For information on the prerequisites and minimum requirements for installing OpenManage Essentials, and network utilization information, see the Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. NOTE: For a list of supported platforms, operating systems, and browsers, see the Dell OpenManage Essentials Support Matrix at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
[a] If you are not using SQL Express, limit the maximum memory to 2 GB less than the total system memory and disable SQL analysis and report services. [b] Install the remote database on a system that supports an 8 core processor and an 8 GB RAM. NOTE: If Dell SupportAssist is installed along with OpenManage Essentials, you require 2 GB RAM and 2 cores in addition to the minimum requirements described in the previous table.
Terms and Conditions for Using Relational Database Management Systems The relational database management system (RDBMS) used for installing OpenManage Essentials is Microsoft SQL Server. SQL Server has configuration settings separate from the OpenManage Essentials database. The server has logins (SQL or Windows) that may or may not have access to the OpenManage Essentials database.
Events Database Size After tasks (status polling, OpenManage Server Administrator deployment tasks, remote tasks, and system update tasks) against these alerts are executed 54.5 MB After deleting all the alerts and sending 20000 alerts with all the alert actions configured 97.2 MB During the daily maintenance, OpenManage Essentials compresses and optimizes the database. OpenManage Essentials also downloads updates for managed servers.
Numb er Use Case Minimum Login Roles for SQL Server 1 Installing OpenManage Essentials for the first time and you select the Typical option during the installation process. sysadmin access on the installed instance. 2 Installing OpenManage Essentials for the first time, you select the Custom option during the installation process and an empty OpenManage Essentials database is present (locally or remotely). db_owner access on the OpenManage Essentials database.
• Dell Repository Manager — Select to install Dell Repository Manager. Using Repository Manager, you can create customized bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages, software utilities such as update drivers, firmware, BIOS, and other applications. • Dell License Manager — Select to install the Dell license manager. Dell License Manager is a oneto-many license deployment and reporting tool for integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and Dell chassis management controller (CMC) licenses.
NOTE: The parameters of all tasks that you create are encrypted and saved. During a reinstallation, if you choose to use a database that was retained from a previous OpenManage Essentials installation, the existing tasks will not run successfully. To resolve this issue, you must recreate all tasks after the installation. • 8. If you selected Custom, in Custom Setup, click Next and follow the instructions in Custom Setup Installation. After the installation is complete, click Finish.
Considerations When Installing OpenManage Essentials on a Domain Controller When installing OpenManage Essentials on a domain controller: • You must install Microsoft SQL Server manually. • If SQL Server is installed locally, the SQL Server service must be configured to run using a domain user account. NOTE: The SQL Server service will not start if you are using the default NETWORK SERVICE or LOCAL SYSTEM accounts.
NOTE: Before you begin, make sure that: • The system is able to connect to the Internet. • You have Administrator rights on the system. • On the firewall, port 443 is open to access https://ftp.dell.com. NOTE: If the installation of SupportAssist fails, you can retry the installation later. To retry the installation, right-click the DellSupportAssistSetup.exe file available at C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt \Essentials\SupportAssistSetup and select Run as administrator. 1.
The Installing SupportAssist window is displayed briefly, and then the Installation Completed window is displayed. 9. Click Finish. When you start SupportAssist, the SupportAssist Setup Wizard is displayed. You must complete all steps in the SupportAssist Setup Wizard before you can use SupportAssist. For more information, see the Dell SupportAssist User’s Guide at Dell.com/ServiceabilityTools.
Uninstalling OpenManage Essentials NOTE: Before uninstalling OpenManage Essentials, you must uninstall Dell OpenManage Essentials MIB Import Utility and Dell SupportAssist (if installed). To uninstall OpenManage Essentials: 1. Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features. 2. In Uninstall or change a program, select Dell OpenManage Essentials and click Uninstall. 3. In the message Are you sure you want to uninstall OpenManage Essentials?, click Yes. 4.
NOTE: If OpenManage Essentials version 1.1 is installed on the system on a local database using SQL Server 2008 Express edition, and an OpenManage Essentials-specific named instance SQLEXPRESSOME is not available, the SQL Server prerequisites displays a Critical icon. To proceed with the installation, you must install SQL Server Express 2012 SP1 with the SQLEXPRESSOME instance. Data from the earlier version of SQL Server is migrated automatically. 3. Click Install Essentials. 4.
• VMware CLI — esxcli –server software vib install –d /tmp/.zip The message VIBs Installed: Dell_bootbank_OpenManage_7.4-0000 is displayed. 5. Restart the host system. 6. After restarting, verify if OpenManage is installed by running the following commands using: • Putty — esxcli software vib list • VMware CLI — esxcli –server software vib list 7.
Getting Started With OpenManage Essentials 3 Launching OpenManage Essentials To launch OpenManage Essentials, do one of the following: NOTE: Before you launch OpenManage Essentials, ensure that Javascript is enabled on your web browser. • From the management station desktop, click the Essentials icon. • From the management station desktop, click Start → All Programs → Dell OpenManage Applications → Essentials → Essentials. • From a local or remote system, launch a supported browser.
• Enabling network discovery (for Windows Server 2008-based servers) on each target server. • Discovering devices on your network. After you have completed the First Time Setup wizard, the Discovery Wizard Configuration window is displayed. See Discovery Wizard Configuration. The date and time displayed in the console is in a format that is selected in the browser settings and used in the region. When a time zone change or daylight savings change occurs, the time is updated accordingly in the console.
To configure discovery settings: 1. Click Preferences → Discovery Settings. The Discovery Settings page is displayed. 2. Select one of the following: • Standard Wizard — If selected, the Device Discovery wizard displays a list of protocols for discovering devices. • Guided Wizard — If selected, the Device Discovery wizard displays a list of device types and the required protocols for discovering and managing the selected devices.
7. Load the last saved home portal layout 8. Load the default home portal layout 9. Refresh the home portal page 10. Launch the online help Related Links Map View (Home) Portal Dashboard Search Bar OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner The banner may display the following icons: • Critical icon and Warning icon including the number of devices. You can click the icon or the number to view the devices in either state.
Customizing Portals You can change the layout of the portal page to do the following: • Display additional available reports. NOTE: This option is only available in the Home portal. • Hide graphs and reports. • Rearrange or resize graphs and reports by dragging and dropping. If a pop-up window on any screen is bigger than the screen and if scrolling is not possible, set the zoom value of the browser to 75% or less.
• • • • • • NIC Information PCI Device Information Server Components and Versions Server Overview Storage Controller Information Task Status After selecting the desired report or graph, dock the report or graph using the following control to the desired location. Drilling Down Charts and Reports for More Information To drill-down for further details, perform one of the following: • • In report charts, click the charts.
icon. Hiding Graphs and Reports Components To hide graphs and reports (components), click the icon on the report or graph and select the Hide option to remove the component from the portal page or select the Auto Hide option to move the component to the side bar. To remove a component from the portal page, click the X icon in the report or graph. To move the report to the side bar, click the icon.
Filtering Data You can filter the results by dragging and dropping column headers to the top of reports. You can choose one or more attributes when revising the view to meet your specific needs. For example, in Devices by Status pie chart, click a status such as Critical. In the Device Summary page, drag the Device Type and Service Tag to the top of the report. The view immediately changes to a nested information based on your preference.
and the name of the item. The first icon indicates the item category (such as Device, Launch Wizard, and so on). The second icon indicates the state of the item (such as Normal, Critical, or Warning). Immediately after the two icons, the name of the item is displayed. Moving the mouse pointer over an item in the drop-down list, displays a tool tip. The information displayed in the tool tip varies based on the item.
• Any change to the devices or settings on the Map View (home) portal is synchronized with the Map View tab accessible through the Devices portal. • Zoom level and the visible portion of the Map View (home) portal are not synchronized with the Map View tab accessible through the Devices portal. NOTE: For information about using the features available in Map View, see Using Map View.
the Dell TechCenter OpenManage Essentials web page from where you can download a newer version of OpenManage Essentials. Related Links OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner Using the Warranty Scoreboard Notification Icon The warranty scoreboard notification icon is displayed in the OpenManage Essentials heading banner based on the criteria you have configured in Preferences → Warranty Notification Settings.
OpenManage Essentials Home Portal — Reference 4 Related Links OpenManage Essentials Heading Banner Dashboard Schedule View Search Bar Map View (Home) Portal Interface Dashboard The dashboard page provides a snapshot of the managed devices that include servers, storage, switches, and so on. You can filter the view based on the devices by clicking the Filter by: drop-down list. You can also add a new group of devices from the dashboard by clicking Add New Group from the Filter by: drop-down list.
• • • • • • • • Memory Information Modular Enclosure Information NIC Information PCI Device Information Server Components and Versions Server Overview Storage Controller Information Task Status Device by Status Device by Status provides device status information in a pie chart format. Click a segment of the pie chart to view the device summary. Field Description Unknown Health status of these devices are not known. Normal Devices are working as expected.
and select details for the inventory view or right-click and select alerts for the alerts specific to that device. Field Description Filter by Select to filter the search results using the following options: • • All Ranges — Select to filter based on the selected range.
NOTE: The zoom slider is disabled for the Month view. • Export the schedules to a .ics file and import the file into Microsoft Outlook. • Change the schedule view settings by clicking the settings icon . For more information, see Schedule View Settings. Related Links Schedule View Settings Schedule View Settings Field Description Orientation Allows you change the orientation of the Schedule View page and the displayed tasks. You can select either the Vertical or Horizontal orientation.
Field Description View and Renew Warranty Displays a link you can click to open the Dell website from where you can view and renew the device warranty. System Name Displays the system name that is unique and identifies the system on the network. Device Model Type Displays the model information of the system. Device Type Displays the type of device. For example, server or Remote Access Controller. Days Remaining Displays the number of days the warranty is available for the device.
Discovering and Inventorying Devices 5 Perform Discovery and Inventory to manage your network devices. Related Links Configuring a Discovery and Inventory Task Viewing Configured Discovery and Inventory Ranges Scheduling Discovery Scheduling Inventory Excluding Ranges Supported Devices, Protocols, and Features Matrix Supported Devices, Protocols, and Features Matrix NOTE: For a description of the features listed in the following table, see Legend and Definitions.
Protocol / Mechanism Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Web ServicesManagement (WSMan) Not supported Discovery Software inventory Monitoring Traps/alerts VMware ESXi Traps/alerts Correlation Classification Hardware inventory Software inventory Virtual machine information Virtual host product information Monitoring (OpenManage Server Administrator health only) Application launch Dell servers without OpenManage Server Administrator installed Windows/ Hy
Protocol / Mechanism iDRAC / DRAC / BMC Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Web ServicesManagement (WSMan) Discovery Not supported Discovery Correlation Hardware inventory Classification System update Monitoring Traps/ Platform Event Traps (PET) NOTE: Applicable only to iDRAC6 version 1.3 and later. Discovery and hardware inventory are not supported for iDRAC6 version 1.25 and earlier.
Protocol / Mechanism Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Web ServicesManagement (WSMan) Application launch • CMC • Console Console Map View (PowerEdge VRTX only) Dell Networking W-Series Mobility Controllers and Access Points Discovery Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Inventory Classification Application launch Traps/alerts Health – active and inactive Switch Role D
Protocol / Mechanism Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Web ServicesManagement (WSMan) Health Switch role Supported Operating Systems (Servers), Protocols, and Features Matrix NOTE: For a description of the features listed in the following table, see Legend and Definitions.
Protocol / Mechanism Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Command Line Interface (CLI)a Secure Shell (SSH) Hardware and Software Inventory (minimal) XenServer Not supported RACADM CLI Not supported IPMI CLI OpenManage Server Administrator CLI Power Task Dell servers without OpenManage Server Administrator installed Windows/Hyper-V Not supported Deploy OpenManage Server Administrator Not supported Linux/VMware ESX Not supported Deploy OpenManage Server Administrator Discovery Corr
Protocol / Mechanism Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Command Line Interface (CLI)a Secure Shell (SSH) RACADM CLI Not supported Application launch RAC console Modular Enclosure (M1000e) / PowerEdge VRTX / PowerEdge FX Not supported Dell Networking W-Series Mobility Controllers and Access Points Not supported Not supported Not supported Dell SonicWALL firewall appliances Not supported Not supported Not supported Dell Networking Ethernet switches Not supported Not supported
Protocol / Mechanism Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Symbol EMC NaviSphere CLI Not supported Hardware inventory NOTE: It is recommended that you discover EqualLogic storage arrays using the Group Management IP or Storage Group IP only, and not include any of the member IPs in the discovery range configuration. Dell|EMC Discovery NOTE: Both Correlation SNMP and Classification Navisphere are required Traps/Alerts for complete managemen t of Dell| EMC devices.
Protocol / Mechanism Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Symbol EMC NaviSphere CLI Not supported Not supported Traps/alerts Application launch — Compellent console Tape Discovery Correlation Classification Hardware inventory Monitoring Traps/alerts Application launch Tape console a) Requires Modular Disk Storage Manager Controller software installed on the OpenManage Essentials system. Legend and Definitions • Discovery: Capability to discover the devices on the network.
• Switch Role: Indicates the type of the unit, such as management or stack. Using the Discovery and Inventory Portal To access the discovery and inventory portal, click Manage → Discovery and Inventory. Figure 2. Discovery and Inventory Portal 1. Details from the last discovery and inventory task run. 2. Details of previously discovered and inventoried devices. 3. Details of tasks and their status.
Protocols Device/ Operating System Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Web ServicesManagement (WS-Man) Windows Management Instrumentatio n (WMI) Intelligent Secure Shell Platform (SSH) Management Interface (IPMI) (OMSA) installed Windows Supported with OMSA installed N/A Supported with N/A OMSA installed; no health information without OMSA N/A ESXi Supported with OMSA installed Supported with or without OMSA installed N/A N/A Not supported Citrix XenServer Supported with OMSA installed
Protocol Support Matrix for System Update The following table provides information about the supported protocols for system update tasks. The recommended protocol is indicated by the text in italics.
• PowerVault TL2000 • Dell Networking W-Series Mobility Controllers • Dell SonicWALL Firewall appliances (global health status is also not available) • Printers • PDU • UPS NOTE: Due to the lack of Service Tag information, the warranty information of these devices is not available. Configuring a Discovery and Inventory Task 1. From OpenManage Essentials, click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Add Discovery Range. The Discover Devices wizard is displayed.
NOTE: iDRAC only supports only the default SNMP port 161. If the default SNMP port is changed, iDRAC may not get discovered. • In WMI Configuration, to authenticate and connect to remote devices, provide the WMI parameters. The format for entering credentials for WMI must be domain\user name for domainbased networks or localhost\user name for non-domain based networks. • In Storage Configuration, to discover PowerVault modular disk array or EMC devices, edit parameters.
3. Outgoing trap port — In OpenManage Essentials trap forwarding alert action, specify the <> in the Destination field. NOTE: If you have previously configured IP security to encrypt SNMP messages on the default ports, update the IP security policy with the new port settings.
a. Right-click the certnew.cer file, and click Install Certificate. The Certificate Import Wizard is displayed. b. Click Next. c. Select Place all certificates in the following store and click Browse. The Select Certificate Store dialog box is displayed. d. Select Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and click OK. e. Click Next. f. Click Finish. The Security Warning dialog box is displayed. g. Click Yes. 17.
To schedule discovery: 1. Click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Discovery Schedule. 2. In Discovery Schedule Settings: • Select the desired schedule parameters. • (Optional) You may adjust the task speed slider for faster task execution; however, more system resources are consumed if the speed is increased. • Discover all instrumented devices.
NOTE: For minimal discovery times on medium to large size networks (several hundred to several thousand devices), it is recommended that you install OpenManage Essentials services on a multiprocessor system. Scheduling Inventory NOTE: It is recommended not to schedule the inventory task at the same time as the Database Maintenance Execution Schedule, as the console is less responsive during database maintenance. To schedule inventory: 1.
Discovery And Inventory — Reference 6 From the Discovery and Inventory portal page, you can: • View graphical reports on devices and Dell servers discovered and inventoried. • Manage discovery ranges for devices and Dell servers. • Configure discovery, inventory, and status polling for devices and Dell servers.
Last Discovery and Inventory Field Description Last Discovery Details Discovery Last Run at Displays the time and date information for the last run discovery. Discovery Range Displays the IP Address range or host name. Devices Discovered Displays information on number of devices discovered. Last Inventory Details Inventory Last Run at Displays the time and date information for the last run inventory. Inventory Range Displays the IP Address range or host name.
Field Description • Ranges — Select to filter based on the selected range. Related Links Configuring a Discovery and Inventory Task Viewing Configured Discovery and Inventory Ranges Excluding Ranges Scheduling Discovery Scheduling Inventory Configuring Status Polling Frequency Discovery and Inventory Portal Task Status The grid provides a list of currently executing and previously run tasks and their status. The Task Status grid on this page shows the status of just discovery, inventory, and tasks.
Viewing Device Summary Filter Options Field Description Select All Select to filter per line item. Select options, devices, or Dell servers. Select to filter based on options, devices, or Dell servers. Filter options Create filter with these options: • Is equal to— Select to create the same as logic. • Is not equal to — Select to create the different from logic. • Is Less than— Select to find a value that is less than the value you provide.
• Summary Discovery Configuration A discovery range is a network segment registered in OpenManage Essentials for the purpose of discovering devices. OpenManage Essentials attempts to discover devices on all registered discovery ranges that are enabled. A discovery range includes subnet, a range of IP addresses on a subnet, an individual IP address, or an individual host name. Specify the IP address, IP address range, or host name for the discovery process.
Field Description Subnet mask Specifies the subnet mask for the IP address range. The subnet mask is used to determine the broadcast addresses for the subnet(s) part of the range. The OpenManage Essentials Network Monitoring Service does not use the broadcast address when discovering devices in an IP address range. The following are examples of valid subnet mask specifications: • 255.255.255.0 (The default subnet mask for a Class C network.) • 255.255.0.0 (The default subnet mask for a Class B network.
ICMP Configuration ICMP is used to by discovery engine to determine whether or not any device has a specified IP address. The discovery engine sends out a request and waits until the 'timeout' period to receive a reply. If a device is busy doing other things, it may not reply to an ICMP request as quickly as it would under low-load conditions. If no device has been assigned to the IP address being tested by the discovery engine, there will be no response at all.
SNMP Configuration Options Field Description Enable SNMP discovery Enables or disables the SNMP protocol for discovery range (subnet). Get community Specifies the community name for SNMP get calls from the OpenManage Essentials user interface. The Get Community is a read-only password that SNMP agents installed on managed devices use for authentication. The Get Community allows OpenManage Essentials to browse and retrieve SNMP data. This field is case-sensitive.
WMI Configuration Use the WMI protocol for gathering discovery, inventory, and health information about servers running Windows. This protocol provides less information about devices than SNMP but is useful if SNMP is disabled on the network. See WMI Configuration Options to configure WMI parameters for Windows servers only. WMI Configuration Options Field Description Enable WMI discovery Select to enable WMI discovery. Domain \ User name Provide the domain and user name.
NOTE: You can only discover and inventory servers with iDRAC6 version 1.3 and later. Discovery and inventory of servers is not supported for iDRAC6 version 1.25 and earlier. WS-Man Configuration Options Field Description Enable WS-Man Discovery Select to discover Dell PowerEdge FX, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, iDRAC6, iDRAC7, iDRAC8, and ESXi installed devices. User ID Provide authenticated user ID. Password Provide password.
SSH Configuration Options Field Description Enable SSH discovery Enables or disables the SSH protocol by discovery range. User name Provide the user name. Password Provide the password. Port Specifies the port information. The default port number is 22. Retries (attempts) Specifies the maximum number of additional times that the discovery engine will send an SSH connection request to a device if the first request times out.
Field Description KG Key Enter the KG key value. DRAC also supports IPMI KG key value. Each BMC or DRAC is configured to require an access key in addition to user credentials. NOTE: The KG key is a public key that is used to generate an encryption key for use between the firmware and the application. The KG key value is an even number of hexadecimal characters. Timeout (seconds) Specifies the maximum amount of time the discovery engine waits after issuing an IPMI request.
You can also right-click Exclude Ranges and select Add Exclude Range. Add Exclude Range Options Field Description IP address / range Register a device to exclude from the discovery process by specifying the IP address or IP address range of the device. The following are examples of valid discovery range type address specifications (* is the wildcard character, which includes all possible addresses in the specified range): • Exclude range — 193.109.112.* • 193.104.20-40.* • 192.168.*.* • 192.168.2-51.
Discovery Schedule Settings Configure OpenManage Essentials to discover new devices on a network. The settings apply to all discovery ranges. OpenManage Essentials records all agents, IP addresses, and the health of the devices. Field Description Enable Discovery Select to schedule device discovery. Configure Global Device Discovery interval Set the frequency of discovery in weekly or daily intervals.
Inventory Schedule Use Inventory Polling to specify the default inventory settings for OpenManage Essentials. OpenManage Essentials collects inventory information such as software and firmware versions, as well as devicerelated information about memory, processor, power supply, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards, and embedded devices, and storage. Related Links Inventory Schedule Settings Inventory Schedule Settings Field Description Enable Inventory Select to schedule inventory.
Status Polling Schedule Settings Field Description Enable OnDemand Poll Select to query the global status of the device when an alert is received from the device. NOTE: If a large number of alerts are received, multiple OnDemand polls are queued up and it may affect the system performance. In this scenario, it is recommended to turn off OnDemand poll and enable the regular status poll interval to retrieve the health status of managed devices.
discovery range to see the options available on the discovery range. For information on the right-click options, see Managing Include Ranges. Exclude Ranges The Exclude Ranges section displays the IP address or IP address ranges that you have configured to exclude from the discovery process.
Managing Devices 7 OpenManage Essentials lists devices based on their types. For example, Dell PowerEdge servers are listed under the device type Servers. OpenManage Essentials contains a defined list of device types. The devices you discover and inventory are included under these device types. Unclassified devices are listed under the device type Unknown. You can create device groups with combinations of the defined device types. However, you cannot create a new device types.
Device Summary Page In the device summary page, expand the device types to view the devices.
– Dell NAS Appliances – Dell|EMC Arrays – EqualLogic Arrays – PowerVault MD Arrays – Tape Devices • Unknown • VMware ESX servers – Virtual machines Use the refresh button to update the device tree with the current data. To update the device tree, rightclick All Devices and select Refresh. NOTE: The device tree auto-updates when changes are made.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Device Summary OS Information Data Sources NIC Information Virtual Machine Host Product Information RAC Device Information Processor Information Memory Device Information Firmware Information Power Supply Information Embedded Device Information Device Card Information Controller Information Controller Battery Information Enclosure Information Physical Disk Information Virtual Disk Information Contact Information Appliance Node Information Switch Device Inform
Viewing Alerts Summary You can view all the alerts generated for a device. To view the alert summary: 1. Click Manage → Devices. 2. Expand the device type and click the device. 3. In the details page, select Alerts. Related Links Managing Devices Viewing System Event Logs 1. Click Manage → Devices. 2. Expand the device type and select Hardware Logs. Related Links Managing Devices Searching for Devices Right-click All Devices at the top of the device tree and click Search Devices.
4. In Device Selection, select any of the following: • Select a query to create a dynamic group. Click New to create a new query or select an existing query from the drop-down list. 5. • Select the device(s) /group(s) from the tree below to create a static group. Click Next. 6. Review the summary and click Finish. You can right-click devices in the Details tab and add them either to a new group or an existing group. You can also create a new group from either the Home or Reports portal.
If a parent group (along with child groups) is hidden, the child groups are also hidden in the device tree. However, the child groups are still present in the database and are displayed in other instances in the console. Related Links Managing Devices Deleting a Group 1. Right-click the group and select Delete. 2. In the Delete screen, click Yes. NOTE: Deleting a parent group, removes the group from the device tree.
4. Click Ok. The custom URL is created. Related Links Managing Devices Custom URL Settings Launching the Custom URL 1. Click Manage → Devices and select the device from the tree. 2. Right-click the device and select Application Launch. 3. Click the URL name to access the site. Related Links Custom URL Settings Configuring Warranty Email Notifications You can configure OpenManage Essentials to send a warranty notification of your devices at periodic intervals through email.
Configuring Warranty Scoreboard Notifications You can configure OpenManage Essentials to display a warranty scoreboard notification icon in the heading banner. For information about the options you can configure, see Warranty Notification Settings. To configure Warranty Scoreboard Notifications: 1. Click Preferences → Warranty Notification Settings. The Warranty Notification Settings page is displayed. 2. Under Warranty Scoreboard Notifications, select Enable Warranty Scoreboard Notifications. 3.
NOTE: An Internet connection is required to perform some of the map functions such as zoom, address search, and so on. If you are not connected to the Internet, the following message is displayed on the map: Warning — Unable to connect to the Internet!. The Map View feature allows the display and management of PowerEdge VRTX devices with an Enterprise license on an interactive geographic map. PowerEdge VRTX devices with an Enterprise license are represented as pins on the map.
• Select the map provider type Figure 3. Navigation Toolbar The zoom level of the map can be identified by the scale that is displayed at the bottom-right of the map.
MapQuest Bing Free Requires a valid Bing maps key that must be purchased. To get a valid Bing maps key, go to microsoft.com/maps/. NOTE: For instructions on getting a Bing maps key, see “Getting a Bing Maps Key” at microsoft.com. After getting a valid Bing maps key, you must provide the key in the Map Settings dialog box. Accessing the first few zoom levels on the map does not require an Internet connection. Additional zoom levels and search functionality require an Internet connection.
4. Select Show internet connection warning when unable to connect to the internet if you want to display a warning on the map if an Internet connection is not available. 5. In the Bing Key field, type a valid Bing key. 6. Click Apply. Related Links Using Map View General Navigation and Zooming To move the map, click and drag the map in the desired direction or use the navigation arrows in the Navigation toolbar.
• Global status • Connection status Related Links Using Map View Selecting a Device on Map View To select a device on the map, click the appropriate pin. The corresponding device is highlighted in the device tree and all the other pins are hidden. When a device is selected in the device tree, it is also reflected on the map. If the Modular Systems or PowerEdge VRTX group is selected in the device tree, then all the pins placed for those groups are displayed on the map.
Multiple Devices at the Same Location It is possible for two or more licensed devices to be placed at an identical location. These devices are displayed as a multi-pin group on the map. If the devices are in a very close proximity on the map and the map is zoomed out, the pins are displayed together as a multi-pin group. To view the count and the name of the devices in a multi-pin group, move the mouse pointer over the multi-pin group.
NOTE: Only OpenManage Essentials Administrators and Power Users are permitted to add a device to the map. To add a device on the map: 1. Perform one of the following: • 2. Click Home → Map View. • Click Manage → Devices → Map View. On the Map View: • Right-click the map, and click Add Licensed Device. • Move the mouser pointer over the Actions menu, and click Add Licensed Device. The Device Location Details dialog box is displayed. 3. From the Devices list, select the device you want to add. 4.
Moving a Device Location Using the Search Pin Importing Licensed Devices NOTE: Only Dell PowerEdge VRTX devices with an Enterprise license that are not already placed on the map can be imported to the map. NOTE: Only OpenManage Essentials Administrators and Power Users are permitted to import licensed devices. NOTE: You can only import a maximum of up to 500 devices at a time. You can bulk import licensed devices on the map through a .csv file. An Export Template function is available, which creates a .
Template for Importing Devices Template for Importing Devices The template for importing PowerEdge VRTX devices with an Enterprise license is a .csv file that you can use to provide details about devices that you want to import to the map. The following are the fields available in the template: Field Description Name The name of the PowerEdge VRTX device with an Enterprise license.
• At any instance, only one search pin can be located on the map. The search pin is displayed on the map at a location until you remove it or perform a new search. To remove the search pin, right-click the search pin and click Remove. • Unlike the device pin, the search pin does not overlay any status. • Double-clicking the search pin allows you to zoom in and zoom out of the location. • Move the mouse pointer over the search pin to display a tool tip that includes the address of the location.
4. Right-click the search pin and click Move Selected Device Here. 5. On the Move Device confirmation dialog box, click Yes. The selected device is moved to the location of the search pin. Related Links Using Map View Moving a Device Location Using the Edit Location Details Option Removing All Map Locations NOTE: Only OpenManage Essentials Administrators and Power Users are permitted to remove all map locations. To remove all map locations: 1. Perform one of the following: • 2.
• 2. Click Home → Map View. • Click Manage → Devices → Map View. On the Map View, right-click the location you want to remove and select Remove Location. The Delete Location dialog box is displayed prompting for your confirmation. 3. Click Yes. Related Links Using Map View Exporting All Device Locations Exporting all device locations allows you to save the information about the devices and their latitude and longitude coordinates as a .csv file.
OEM Device Support Dell OEM devices (re-branded or de-branded Dell servers and Compellent S8000 iDRAC), when discovered, are classified under OEM Devices in the device tree. Most of the functionality available to Dell servers, such as tasks, reports, and filters are also applicable to Dell OEM servers. However, system update may not be possible if it is not supported by the OEM device module.
Devices — Reference 8 This page provides the following information: • List of devices based on the device type, for example, HA clusters, servers, and so on. • Summary of devices and alerts. • Alerts generated for a particular device. • Health of devices based on the Normal, Critical, Unknown, and Warning types.
The device details and the alerts link are displayed. Viewing Alerts To view alerts, from the inventory details page, click Alerts. Alert Details Field Description Severity Alert severity based on Normal, Critical, Warning, and Unknown. Acknowledged Flagged status for an alert. Time Time at which the alert was generated in date and time format. Device IP address of the device. Details Lists the alert information.
Alert Filters You can apply these filters to Alerts. Select Continuous Updates to enable the user interface to update automatically when new alerts are received. Field Description Severity Select from these alerts: All, Normal, Critical, Warning, and Unknown. Acknowledged Flagged status for an alert. Time Time at which this alert was generated in date and time format. Device The IP address or host name of this device. Details The alert information.
Field Description Update Method Displays the update methods such as OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC. Discovered Time Time and date of discovery. Inventory Time Time and date of inventory. Select non-compliant systems to select updates to apply and click Apply Selected Updates. Field Description System Name System’s domain name. Importance The requirement of this software update for the system.
Field Description Run Existing Query Select this option and then select a query from the drop-down list. Delete Query Select to delete a query after you complete the following action. Select the Run Existing Query option, then from the drop down list select the query that you want to delete. Create New Query Select this option to create a query and then enter a name for the query in the adjoining field. Query logic Select from the query logic options to create multiple query options.
Field Description Device Model Displays the system’s model name. For example, PowerEdge R710. Device type Displays the type of device. For example, for the Device Model PowerEdge R710, the Device Type value is Server. System Revision Number Displays the revision history of the device. Creating Device Group Device Group Configuration Field Description Name Provide name of the new group. Parent The device under which this group is created. Description Provide description for the device group.
Field Description Microsoft Virtualization Servers Select to include Microsoft virtualization servers. Modular Systems Select to include modular systems. Network Devices Select to include network devices. OOB Unclassified Devices Select to include out of band Unclassified Devices like Lifecycle controller enabled devices. Power Devices Select to include PDUs and UPS. PowerEdge C Servers Select to include PowerEdge C servers. Printers Select to include printers.
Item Description • Connectivity A tick mark is displayed beside the option that is selected. Actions menu Enables you to select a list of actions that can be performed.
Field Description Health Status Displays the health status of the device. The status options are Normal, Warning, Critical, and Unknown. Connection Status Displays the connection status of the device. The connection statuses are On or Off. Device Name Displays the name of the device. Service Tag Displays a unique identifier, that provides the service lifecycle information. Asset Tag Displays the defined asset tag for the device. Model Displays the model name of the system.
Server Deployment and Re-provisioning 9 Every server and chassis has a large list of attribute values that describe the settings and functionality of the device. These settings must be set properly before deploying an operating system to make the sever functional. The Deployment Portal enables you to perform initial server or chassis configuration and operating system deployment.
Viewing the Deployment Tasks Additional Information OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management License NOTE: Installing and using OpenManage Essentials does not require the OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license. Only the server configuration management feature requires that the OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license is installed on target servers.
Verifying License Information You can verify if the OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license is installed on a server through one of the following methods: • In Reports portal, and click License Information. The License Description column indicates the license that has been installed on the licensed devices. • Select a device in the device tree. The License Information table in the device inventory indicates the licenses installed on the device.
Viewing the Inventory Configuration Details Getting Started for Device Configuration Deployment Before you can deploy a device configuration to target devices, you must: 1. Configure the deployment file share on the server running OpenManage Essentials. 2. Add target devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group.
• Click Preferences → Deployment Settings. • Click Deployment. In the Common Tasks pane, click File Share Settings. • Click Deployment → Getting Started for Deployment → Configure Deployment File Share. • Click Manage → Configuration. In the Common Tasks pane, click File Share Settings. The File Share Settings window is displayed. 2. Type the domain\user name and password of the server running OpenManage Essentials in the appropriate fields. 3. Click Apply.
• In the Templates pane, right-click Server Template or Chassis Template, and then click Create Template. • In the Common Tasks pane, click either Getting Started for Deployment or Getting Started for Compliance → Create Template. The Create Template Wizard is displayed. NOTE: If the deployment file share settings are not configured, a message stating that One or more settings require configuring for this action is displayed. If you click OK, the File Share Settings window is displayed.
3. Type a Name for the template. 4. You can either search for the device or select the Device Type and then select a device from the All Applicable Devices tree. 5. Under Execution Credentials, provide the iDRAC credentials that have either Administrator or Operator rights, and click Finish. 6. In the task submission message, click Ok. A Create Template task is created in the Tasks tab in the right pane.
• Clone a device configuration template • Edit a device configuration template • Export a device configuration template • View the properties of a device configuration template Related Links Viewing the Device Configuration Template Attributes Cloning a Device Configuration Template Editing a Device Configuration Template Exporting a Device Configuration Template Viewing the Device Configuration Template Attributes To view the device configuration template attributes: 1.
2. • Click Deployment → Deployment Portal. • Click Manage → Configuration → Device Compliance Portal. In the Templates pane, right-click a template, and then click Edit. The attributes of the template are displayed in the Attributes tab in the right pane. 3. If you do not want to deploy a particular attribute in the template and want to retain the current attribute value on the target device, clear the check box for that attribute in the Deploy column. 4.
• The deployment file share is configured. For more information, see Configuring the Deployment File Share. • The target devices are added to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group. For more information, see Adding Devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices Group. • You have either created a device configuration template or cloned a sample template. • The target devices meet the requirements specified in Device Requirements for Deployment and Compliance Tasks.
d. Edit or select the values in the Value column based on your preference. The total number of attributes in the template and the number of attributes that you edit are displayed in the Grouped by bar. e. Click the Device Specific Attributes tab to edit the attributes that are unique for the target device. NOTE: The Device Specific Attributes tab may or may not display attributes based on the template selected for deployment. f. Click the attribute group name to view the list of attributes in a group. g.
• The OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management is installed on all target servers. For more information, see OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management License. To deploy a network ISO image: 1. Click Deployment. 2. In the Common Tasks pane, click Deploy Template. The Deploy Template wizard is displayed. 3. On the Name and Deploy Options page: a. Type an appropriate name for the task.
Removing Devices From the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices Group You can remove devices from the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device group after the device configuration deployment, network ISO image deployment, auto deployment task is complete. To remove devices from the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group: 1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal. 2. In the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices tab, select the devices you want to remove. 3. Perform one of the following: • 4. Click Remove Selected Devices.
To configure the auto deployment settings: 1. Click Preferences → Deployment Settings. The Deployment Settings page is displayed. 2. Select or clear Enable auto deployment for recently discovered devices to enable or disable auto deployment of device configuration. 3. Edit the Run auto deployment every xx Minutes field based on your preference. 4. Click Apply.
c. Click Next. 4. On the Select Template page: a. Based on the target device type, click either Server Template or Chassis Template. b. Select the configuration template you want to deploy. NOTE: Only configuration templates that you have either created or cloned are available for selection. c. Click Next. 5. On the Import Service Tags page: a. Click Import. b. Navigate and select the .csv file that includes the Service Tags.
c. If you want to set the credentials as the default credentials for all target devices, select Default, and then click Finish. d. Repeat step a to step c until you have configured the credentials required for running the task on all target devices. e. On the Devices section, set the Execution Credentials for each target device. f. Click Next. 8. On the Summary page, review the information that you have provided, and then click Finish. The Deploy Template warning is displayed. 9.
4. If you want to update an existing credential, click the update icon. a. In the Add Credentials window, edit the description, user name, and password as required. b. If you want to set the credentials as the default credentials for all new target devices, select Default, and then click Finish. 5. If you want to delete an existing credential, click the delete icon, and then click Ok in the Confirmation Required dialog box. The credentials that you deleted are removed from the Credentials section. 6.
Auto Deployment Importing Device Specific Attributes You can also import the device specific attributes for deployment, if you already have a .csv file that includes the attributes. Before you begin, make sure that the .csv file that you want to import meets the requirements specified in Import File Requirements. To import the attributes: 1. On the Edit Attributes page of the Deployment Template Wizard or Setup Auto Deployment wizard, click Import/Export.
Field Description NOTE: Empty values are also valid and will be imported. Secure values are exported in a masked format. All imported values are selected for deployment.. Possible Values The list of allowable values. NOTE: If you include a value that is not permitted or present in the list, the value is not imported. Exporting Device Specific Attributes You can also export the device specific attributes to a .csv file, edit the attributes, and then import the attributes.
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Deployment – Reference 10 You can access the following from the Deployment → Deployment Portal page: • Deploy Device Configuration Portal – Getting Started for Deployment — Displays the information required to setup, use, and get started with the device configuration deployment features. – Deployment Portal — Displays the default view of the Deployment Portal. • Common Tasks — Displays the deployment setup tasks and tasks that you can create.
* Sample - Set HD Boot Order * Sample - iDRAC Set Power Cap * Sample - Set UEFI Boot Order * Sample - Set SNMP Email Alerts – Chassis Templates • * Sample - VRTX Chassis * Sample - M1000e Chassis Tasks — Displays the tasks of the selected category in the Tasks tab in the right pane. – Configuration Tasks * Deploy to Undiscovered Devices — Displays the Auto Deployment Tasks you have created. * Device Configuration Image Deploy — Displays the Boot to Network ISO tasks that you have created.
Field Description Last Deploy Result Displays the result of the last deployment task. Device Name Displays the device name. Service Tag Displays the unique identifier assigned to the system. Model Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710. Last Template Deployed Displays the latest template deployed. End Time Displays the date and time when the latest template was deployed. Modify Devices Displays the All Applicable Devices tree view.
Field Description Add Discovery Range Displays the Discovery Range Configuration wizard that enables you to add a discovery range. Add Devices Displays the Setup Auto Deployment wizard. Remove Selected Devices Removes the selected devices from the associated Setup Auto Deployment tasks.
Field Description — Complete — Stopped — Failed — Warning Task Name Displays the name of the task. Start Time Displays the start time of the task. % Completed Displays the progress information of the task. Task State Displays the state of the task: • Running • Complete • Stopped • Failed • Warning End Time Displays the end time of the task. Executed by User Displays the name of the user who executed the task.
Field Description retained on the target device. You can select all the attributes in the template by selecting the check box in the Deploy column header. Modified Displays if you have modified the value of an attribute. Section Displays the component the attribute belongs to. For example, iDRAC, BIOS, NIC, and so on. Instance Displays the instance of the component the attribute belongs to. Attribute Name Displays the name of the attribute. Value Displays the value of the attribute.
Add Devices to Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group NOTE: Adding devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group is applicable only for the device configuration deployment task. NOTE: Servers that you add to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group must have the OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license installed. The Add Devices to Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group page displays the servers and chassis that you can add to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group.
Select Devices Select ISO Location Edit Attributes Set Schedule Summary Name and Deploy Options The Name and Deploy Options page enables you to provide a name for the task and also select the deployment options. The fields displayed in the Name and Deploy Options page of the Deploy Template Wizard are described in the following table. Field Description Name Provide a name for the task. Select Deploy Options Deploy Template Select to deploy a device configuration template.
Deploy Template Wizard Select ISO Location The Select ISO Location page enables you to provide the details of the ISO file. NOTE: The Select ISO Location page is only displayed if you select the Boot to Network ISO option in the Name and Deploy Options or Deploy Options page. The fields displayed in the Select ISO Location page are described in the following table. Field Description ISO Filename ISO Filename Provide the name of the ISO file.
Field Description Attributes for Displays the name of the selected device configuration template. Device Specific Attributes for Displays the following: • For a deployment task — The device name, Service Tag, and device model. • For an auto deployment task — The Service Tag of the device to be discovered later. Deploy Select to deploy an attribute.
Field Description Select Devices Displays the devices that you have selected for deployment. You can select a device to view the attributes specific to that device. Device Specific Attributes for Displays the model number and service tag of the selected device. Grouped by Displayed if you have chosen to display the attributes as groups. Total Displays the total number of attributes. Modified Displays the number of attributes that you have modified. Deploy Select to deploy an attribute.
Field Description Export Selected Device Click to export the device specific attributes for the selected device to a .csv file. Export All Devices Click to export the device specific attributes for all selected device to a .csv file. Import Click to import the device-specific attributes. File Requirements and Info Displays the requirements of the .csv file you must use to import device-specific attributes. View Logs Displays the user interface logs.
Field Description Boot to Network ISO Displays if the task will boot to a network ISO image. Selected Template Displays the configuration template selected for deployment. Device Specific Attributes Displays if the device-specific attributes are set. ISO Filename Displays the name of the ISO file. Share IP Displays the IP address of the network share where the ISO file is available. Share Name Displays the name of the network share where the ISO file is available.
Select Template The Select Template page enables you to select the template you want to deploy on the target devices. NOTE: The Select Template page is only displayed if you select the Deploy Template option in the Name and Deploy Options or Deploy Options page. The fields displayed in the Select Template page are described in the following table. Field Description Server Template Displays the server configuration templates that you have either created or cloned.
Import Service Tags The Import Service Tags page of the Setup Auto Deployment wizard displays the Import button. Click Import to import a .csv file that includes Service Tags of devices that you will discover later. NOTE: The Service Tags that you want to import: • Must be listed in the .csv file in a column titled ServiceTag • Must be valid Service Tags • Must not be Service Tags of devices that are already discovered.
Field Description Section Displays the component the attribute belongs to. For example, iDRAC, BIOS, NIC, and so on. Instance Displays the instance of the component the attribute belongs to. Attribute Name Displays the name of the attribute. Value Displays the value of the attribute. Dependencies Displays if the attribute is dependent on any other attributes. To edit a dependent attribute, you must first set the primary attribute.
Field Description Modified Displays if you have modified the value of the attribute. Section Displays the component the attribute belongs to. For example, iDRAC, BIOS, NIC, and so on. Instance Displays the instance of the component the attribute belongs to. Attribute Name Displays the name of the attribute. Value Displays the value of the attribute. Dependencies Displays if the attribute is dependent on any other attributes.
Execution Credentials The Execution Credentials page enables you to add and/or assign credentials that are required for running the auto deployment task on the target device. The fields displayed in the Execution Credentials page of the Setup Auto Deployment wizard are described in the following sections. Credentials The Credentials section displays a table that includes credentials that you have configured for target devices that you will discover later.
Field Description Description Provide a description for the credentials. Username Provide the user name required to run the task on the target device. Password Provide the password required to run the task on the target device. Default Select to associate the credentials to all new target devices. Summary The Summary page displays the options you have selected for the auto deployment task. The fields displayed in the Summary page are described in the following table.
Field Description Add New Credentials Click to open the Add Credentials window that enables you to provide credentials for target devices. Description Displays the description provided for the credentials. Username Displays the user name. Password Displays the password in a masked format. Is Default Displays a check box that you can select to associate the credentials to all new target devices. Update Displays an icon that you can click to edit the credentials.
11 Managing Server Configuration Baseline The configuration of a server or chassis in a production environment must be properly maintained to ensure availability of the server. These server configuration settings tends to be drifted over time because of various reasons. The Device Compliance Portal enables you to verify and ensure the compliance of multiple servers and chassis to a device configuration template that serves as a baseline.
Viewing the Device Compliance Portal To view the device compliance portal, click Manage → Configuration → Device Compliance Portal. Getting Started for Device Configuration Compliance Before you can verify the compliance status of devices to a device configuration template, you must: 1. Configure the deployment file share on the server running OpenManage Essentials. 2. Configure the credentials and inventory schedule for target devices.
• The target devices meet the requirements specified in Device Requirements for Deployment and Compliance Tasks. • The OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license is installed on all target servers. For more information, see OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management License. To configure the device configuration inventory schedule: 1. Click Manage → Configurations. 2. Perform one of the following: • In the Common Tasks pane, click Configuration Inventory Schedule.
To associate target devices to a template: 1. Click Manage → Configurations. 2. Perform one of the following: • In the Common Tasks pane, click Associate Devices to a Template. • In the Device Configuration Compliance Portal pane, click Getting Started for Compliance → Associate Template to Target Devices. The Associate to Template wizard is displayed. 3. On the Select Template page: a. Based on the target device type, click either Server Template or Chassis Template.
To view the compliance status of devices to the associated configuration template: 1. Click Manage → Configurations → Device Compliance Portal. The Device Compliance graph and grid display the compliance status of the devices. 2. To view the devices by compliance status, click the Device Compliance graph. 3. To view the compliance status of a particular device, click the device in the Device Compliance grid.
Configuration – Reference 12 You can access the following from the Manage → Configuration page: • Device Configuration Compliance Portal – Getting Started for Compliance — Displays the information required to setup, use, and get started with the device configuration compliance features. – Device Compliance Portal — Displays the default view of the Device Compliance Portal. • Common Tasks — Displays the configuration compliance setup tasks and tasks that you can create.
* Sample - iDRAC Set Power Cap * Sample - Set UEFI Boot Order * Sample - Set SNMP Email Alerts – Chassis Templates • * Sample - VRTX Chassis * Sample - M1000e Chassis Tasks — Displays the tasks of the selected category in the Tasks tab in the right pane. – Configuration Tasks * Chassis Configuration Deployment — Displays the Create Template tasks you have created for chassis. * Device Configuration Import — Displays the Create Template tasks you have created for servers.
Field Description Compliance Status Displays an icon that indicates the compliance status of the device to the associated configuration template. Device Name Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network. Service Tag Displays the unique identifier assigned to the system. Model Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710. Compliance Template Displays the device configuration template that is associated to the device.
Field Description Status Displays an icon representing the task status: — Running or pending — Complete — Stopped — Failed — Warning Task Name Displays the name of the task. Start Time Displays the start time of the task. % Completed Displays the progress information of the task. Task State Displays the state of the task: • Running • Complete • Stopped • Failed • Warning End Time Displays the end time of the task. Executed by User Displays the name of the user who executed the task.
Field Description Server Template Displays the server configuration templates that you have either created or cloned. Chassis Template Displays the chassis configuration templates that you have either created or cloned. Select Devices The Select Devices page enables you to select target devices to verify configuration compliance. The Select Devices page displays the All Applicable Devices tree-view that includes the target devices.
Field Description Delete Displays an icon that you can click to delete the credentials. Devices The Devices section displays a table that includes the target devices for configuration compliance tasks. The following are the fields displayed in the devices table. Field Description Device Name Displays the Service Tag of the device. Device Model Displays the model name of the system, if available.
Field Description After changing the speed, OpenManage Essentials may take several minutes to adjust to the new speed.
Viewing Inventory Reports 13 OpenManage Essentials provides pre-defined reports for all discovered and inventoried devices. With these reports, you can: • Consolidate information about devices in your environment. • Filter report data based on the devices by clicking the Filter by: drop-down list. You can also add a new group of devices from the dashboard by clicking Add New Group from the Filter by: drop-down list. • Export data for use in another application in the XML file format.
Report Description specific device to view the events associated with it. Device Compliance Provides information about the compliance of a server or chassis to an associated device configuration template. Server Overview Provides information about the servers such as the system name, operating system installed on the server, processors, and memory. Server Components and Versions Identifies BIOS, driver, and firmware versions on all discovered and inventoried servers.
Report Description Storage Controller Information Identifies the storage controllers on the server and provides the controller name, vendor, controller type, and controller state: • Ready: The storage controller is ready for use. • Degraded: There is a potential problem with the controller. Investigation is required. Virtual Disk Information Provides information about the virtual disk such as size, layout, stripe size, and so on.
Figure 4. NIC Information Report Exporting Reports Exporting a report enables you to manipulate and reformat the data. To export a report: 1. In the Reports list, right-click on any report to display the Export option. 2. Scroll over the Export option to display supported formats. 3. Choose your preferred format (CSV, HTML, or XML) and provide a file name for the exported report.
Reports — Reference 14 From Reports you can view the following: • Agent and Alert Summary • Device Compliance • Server Overview • Server Components and Versions • Asset Acquisition Information • Asset Maintenance Information • Asset Support Information • Hard Drive Information • ESX Information • HyperV Information • FRU Information • License Information • Device Location Informatoin • Memory Information • Modular Enclosure Information • NIC Information • PCI Device Inform
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Information License Information Device Location Information Memory Information Modular Enclosure Information NIC Information PCI Device Information Storage Controller Information Virtual Disk Information Warranty Information BIOS Configuration iDRAC Network Configuration Template Association Agent and Alert Summary The Agent and Alert Summary displays the following: • Agent Summary • iSM Agent Summary • Alerts per Device • Top Alert Generators Agent Summary The Agent Su
Alerts per Device Field Description Most active discovered systems based on alert occurrence Device Name Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network. Number of Associated Events Displays the number of alerts from the device. Last Discovered On Displays the IP address range or host name. Inventory Time Displays the time and date information for the last run inventory.
Field Description Processor Count Displays the number of processors installed on the system. Processor Family Displays the type of processor installed on the system. Processor Cores Displays the number of processor cores. Processor Speed Displays the speed of the processor. Total Cores Displays the total number of cores present in the system.
Field Description Way Bill Number Displays the receipt from the carrier for the goods received. Purchase Order Number Displays the number of the document that authorized payment for the system. Installation Date Displays the date the system was put to service. Expensed Displays whether the system is charged to a specific purpose or department such as research and development or sales. Cost Center Displays the name or code for the business entity that acquired the system.
Field Description Buyout Amount Displays the balance purchase price for the system. Lease Rate Factor Displays the rate factor for the lease on the system. Lease End Date Displays the end date for the lease on the system. Fair Market Value Displays the fair market value of the system. Lessor Displays the name of the lessor of the system. Maintenance Provider Displays the maintenance provider's name. Maintenance Restrictions Displays the maintenance agreement restrictions.
Field Description Warranty End Date Displays the warranty end date for the system. Extended Warranty Cost Displays the cost of the warranty for the system. Extended Warranty Start Date Displays the extended warranty start date for the system. Extended Warranty End Date Displays the extended warranty end date for the system. Extended Warranty Provider Name Displays the name of the extended warranty provider for the system.
Field Description controller connector is attached. The value is usually 6. LUN ID Displays the LUN ID. In computer storage, a logical unit number or LUN number used to identify a logical unit, which is a device addressed by the SCSI protocol or similar protocols such as Fibre Channel or iSCSI. Size (GB) Displays the size of the hard drive in GB. Bus Type Displays the type of bus connection used. A bus, in computing, is an information pathway between components of a system.
Field Description Guest OS Type Displays the operating system that is installed on the virtual machine. Guest Memory Size (MB) Displays the size of the RAM on the virtual machine. Guest State Displays whether the virtual machine is powered off or powered on. HyperV Information Field Description Host Name Displays the host name of the system on which the HyperV is installed. System Type Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710.
License Information Field Description System Name Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network. Model Type Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710. License Description Displays the level of features enabled in the license. License Duration Displays the duration of the license. Entitlement ID Displays the unique identifier for the license. Time Remaining Displays the days remaining until the license expires.
Field Description System Type Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710. Memory Device Name Displays the named assigned to the device by the manufacturer. For example, DIMMI_A. Memory Device Size (MB) Displays the size of the memory device in GB. Memory Device Manufacturer Displays the name of the device manufacturer. Memory Device Part Number Displays the industry specific number assigned to the device.
NIC Information Field Description System Name Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network. System Type Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710. IPv4 Address Displays the unique IPv4 address assigned to the NIC device. IPv6 Address Displays the unique IPv6 address assigned to the NIC device.
Storage Controller Information Field Description System Name Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network. The storage controller is present on this system. System Type Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710. Controller Name Displays the name of the storage controller. For example, SAS 6/iR Integrated. Vendor Displays the supplier information. For example, SAS 6/iR Integrated is supplied by Dell.
Field Description Strip Size (Bytes) Displays the size of the stripe in bytes. Warranty Information Field Description View and Renew Warranty Displays a link you can click to open the Dell website from where you can view and renew the device warranty. System Name Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network. If applicable, the proxy settings must be configured to retrieve warranty data from dell.com/support. Device Model Type Displays the model name of the system.
BIOS Configuration Field Description System Name Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network. System Type Displays the model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge R710. Service Tag Displays the unique identifier assigned to the system. Virtualization Technology Displays whether the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology is enabled or disabled.
Field Description Service Tag Displays the unique identifier assigned to the system. IPMI over Lan Displays whether the IPMI over LAN interface option is enabled or disabled. IPMI Community Displays the SNMP community name for traps. SSH Displays whether SSH connection is enabled or disabled. SSH Port Displays the port number used by iDRAC for a SSH connection. SSH Timeout Displays the duration a SSH connection is allowed to remain idle.
Viewing Warranty Reports 15 Warranty information is available for devices with valid Service Tags, including clients, servers, switches, storage, and so on. Warranty information is automatically retrieved at the time devices are discovered. The Warranty Information report is unique among OpenManage Essentials reports as it requires Internet access to pull warranty information from the Dell warranty database. If you do not have internet access, no warranty information is populated.
16 Managing Alerts NOTE: You can receive alert notifications from OpenManage Essentials on your Android mobile device by installing and setting up the OpenManage Mobile application. For more information, see OpenManage Mobile Settings and the OpenManage Mobile User’s Guide at dell.com/ OpenManageManuals.
Icon Alert Description a failure threshold or a hardware failure. Unknown Alerts An event has occurred but there is insufficient information to classify it. Information Alerts Provides information only. Viewing Internal Alerts Before viewing internal alerts, ensure that you enable internal health alerts in the Alert Settings of the Preferences tab. See Alert Settings. To view internal alerts, click Manage → Alerts → Alert Logs → All Internal Alerts.
Field Name Value SNMP Generic Trap OID 6 SNMP Specific Trap OID 1104 Description Viewing Previously Configured Alert Actions This section provides instructions to view previously configured alert actions. Viewing Application Launch Alert Action To view the application launch alert action: 1. Select Manage → Alerts → Alert Actions. 2. In Alert Actions, select Application Launch. Viewing E-Mail Alert Action To view the e-mail alert action: 1. Select Manage → Alerts → Alert Actions. 2.
If you choose Selected Alerts, the highlighted alerts are acknowledged. If you choose Filtered Alerts, all alerts in the current filter/view are acknowledged. Creating and Editing a New View To personalize the way you view alerts, create a new view or modify an existing view. To create a new view: 1. Select Manage → Alerts → Common Tasks → New Alert View Filter. 2. In Name and Severity Association, enter a name for the new filter, and then check one or more severities. Click Next. 3.
• $e = Enterprise OID • $sp = Specific Trap OID • $g = Generic Trap OID • $cn = Alert Category Name • $sn = Alert Source Name • $pkn = Package Name • $at = Asset Tag c. Click Email Settings and provide SMTP server name or IP Address, to test e-mail settings and click OK. d. Click Test Action to send test e-mail. 4. In Severity Association, assign the alert severity to which you want to associate this e-mail alert and then click Next. 5.
Running a Custom Script In response to a specific alert received, you can run custom scripts or launch a specific application. This file must be present on the OpenManage Essentials service tier system (where OpenManage Essentials is installed) and not on the client browser system. For example: • • If you receive a temperature warning, you can use a custom script to create an incident ticket for your internal Help Desk.
6. In Device Association, assign the device or device groups to which you want to associate this trap forwarding alert and then click Next. 7. By default the Trap Forward Action is always active. To limit activity, in Date Time Association, enter a date range, time range, or days, and then click Next. 8. In Summary, review inputs and click Finish.
Working With Sample Alert Action Use Cases Sample alert actions are available for the Application Launch, E-mail, Ignore, and Trap Forwarding alert actions. Sample alert action use cases are disabled by default. Click the sample alert actions to enable the sample alert action. To enable a sample use case, right-click the use case and select Enable.
3. Provide a name for the alert category and click OK. Alert Pop-Up Notifications The alert pop-up notification is displayed in the bottom-right corner of the OpenManage Essentials console when a Critical or Warning alert is received. The information displayed in the alert pop-up notification varies based on the number of alerts received. If only one alert is received, the following information is displayed: • Alert type — Warning or Critical. • Name of the device that generated the alert.
Enabling or Disabling Alert Pop-Up Notifications To enable or disable alert pop-up notifications: NOTE: To quickly disable alert pop-up notifications, click the Disable link displayed in the alert popup notification. When the Disable Alert Popup Notifications prompt is displayed, click Yes. 1. Click Preferences → Alert Settings. The Alert Settings page is displayed. 2. 3.
Alerts — Reference 17 This page provides the following information: • Common Tasks – Alert Log Settings – New Alert View Filter – New Alert Application Launch Action – New Alert Email Action – New Alert Ignore Action – New Alert Trap Forward Action • Alert Logs – Alert View Filters • * All Alerts * All Internal Alerts * Critical Alerts * Info Alerts * Normal Alerts * Unknown Alerts * Warning Alerts Alert Actions – Application Launch – E-mail – Ignore – Trap Forwarding • Alert Categori
• Alert acknowledged flag. See Acknowledgement. Related Links Configuring Alert Log Settings Configuring Alert Actions Setting Up E-mail Notification Creating a Custom Script Alert Logs Fields Alert Log Settings Severity Predefined Alert View Filters The following table lists the predefined alert view filters. Field Description All Alerts Select to view all the alerts. Critical Alerts Select to view all the systems that are critical. Info Alerts Select to view informational alerts.
Field Description Source The name of the alert source definition. Group By Column To group by in All Alerts, drag the All Alert column that you want to group by and drop it in Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column. For example, In All Alerts, if you want to group by severity, select Severity and drag and drop it in the Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column bar. The alerts are displayed by severity.
Alert Log Settings Configure settings which control the size, messaging, and purge settings of the Alert Logs. Field Description Maximum size of Alert Logs Determines the maximum number of alerts the alert logs can have before purging occurs. Log a warning when the Alert Log size reaches A warning alert is sent to the application log when this size is reached. When the Alert Logs reach the Maximum size, purge Purges the specified number of alerts when the maximum size is reached.
Field Description Name Name of the item (applicable only for ignore action and view filter). Enabled Select to enable the alert action (applicable only for ignore action). Severity The available alert types. All Select to include all types of alerts. Unknown Select to include unknown alerts. Info Select to include informational alerts. Normal Select to include normal alerts. Warning Select to include warning alerts. Critical Select to include critical alerts.
Field Description Associated Alert Categories The alert category criteria used when matching alerts. Associated Alert Sources The alert source criteria used when matching alerts. Associated Device Groups The alert source device group criteria used when matching alerts. Associated Devices The alert source device criteria used when matching alerts. Associated Date Range The alert date range criteria used when matching alerts.
Name and Description Field Description Name The name of the alert action. Description The description of the e-mail action. Enabled Select to activate the alert action. Severity Association Field Description Severity The available alert types. All Select to include all types of alerts. Unknown Select to include unknown alerts. Info Select to include informationl alerts. Normal Select to include normal alerts. Warning Select to include warning alerts.
Field Description • • • • • • • • • • $t = time $sev = severity $st = Service Tag $e = enterprise OID $sp = specific trap ID $g = generic trap ID $cn = alert category name $sn = alert source name $pkn = package name $at = asset tag Executable file: If you have an executable file (for example, createTroubleTicket.exe), to create a trouble ticket with parameters –arg1, -arg2, and so on; configure the alert application launch as follows: • Executable Name (with the full path): C:\temp \createTroubleTicket.
Field Description NOTE: If an alert action is not working, ensure that you have entered complete command from the command prompt. See the sample alert action under Application Launch alert action for more information. Test Action Allows you to test the application launch. NOTE: Alert actions are run when a matching alert is received; so the alert application launch action is a script or batch file that does not require user interaction.
Trap Forwarding Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps are generated in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters on a managed device. To correctly forward these traps, you must configure an SNMP trap destination, defined either by IP address or host name. For information about forwarding SNMPv1 and SNMP v2 traps in both the original format and OMEssentials format, see Forwarding Alerts Use Case Scenarios.
Select groups or devices from the tree, you can use the query option to create a specific criteria for the selection. Device Query Options Field Description Select a query Select a query from the drop-down list. New Add a new query. Edit Edit an existing query. All Devices Select to include all the Devices that is managed in OpenManage Essentials. Clients Select to include client devices, such as desktops, portables, and workstations.
Date and Time Range Field Description Limit Date Range Specifies a specific date range to match alerts. Limit Time Range Specifies a specific time range to match alerts. Limit Days Select to specify the days on which to enable the alert association. If you do not enable this option, the association is applied continuously within the time frame that you specify.
Field Description Name The name of the alert action. Action Enabled Specifies if the alert action is enabled or disabled. Type The alert action type - App Launch, Email, Ignore, and Trap Forward. Description The description of the alert action. To The e-mail addresses to which the e-mail is sent. From The e-mail address from whom the e-mail originates. Subject The subject of the e-mail which may include alert tokens. Message The message of the e-mail which may include alert tokens.
Field Description Associated Time Range The alert time range criteria used when matching alerts. Associated Days The alert days criteria used when matching alerts. Minimum Repeat Time If enabled, specifies the minimum time in seconds between two of the same alerts from the same device. Alert Categories OpenManage Essentials has many alert categories and sources that are predefined and pre populated for Dell management agents. Alert categories are organizational levels of the Alert Categories tree.
Field Description iDRAC Select this category to include alerts for iDRAC. Juniper-Switch Select this category to include alerts for Juniper switches. Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) Select this category to include alerts for KVMs. Memory Select this category to include alerts for memory. Network Select this category to include alerts related to Dell Networking switches. Other Select this category to include alerts for other devices. PDU Select this category to include alerts for PDUs.
Field Description Test Events Select this category to include alerts for test events. Unknown Select this category to include unknown alerts related statuses. UPS Select this category to include alerts for UPS. Virtual Disk Select this category to include alerts for virtual disks. VMware ESX Server Select this category to include alerts for VMware ESX servers. Alert Source Each Alert Category contains alert sources. Click an alert category to view alert sources.
Field Description $g = generic trap OID $1 - $# = varbind values SNMP Enterprise OID Provides the enterprise OID (SNMP OID prefix) of the management information base (MIB) file that defines the event source that you want to monitor. SNMP Generic Trap OID Provides the generic trap ID of the SNMP trap that you want to monitor from the desired event source. See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator SNMP Reference Guide at dell.com/ OpenManageManuals for more information on SNMP traps.
18 Updating Server BIOS, Firmware, Drivers, and Applications With the System Update feature in OpenManage Essentials, you can: • Upgrade and downgrade firmware, drivers, BIOS, application, and OpenManage Server Administrator. • Compare the drivers and firmware on the inventoried servers and modular blade enclosures with a source catalog and update them if needed. NOTE: System updates are only supported on a LAN and not over a WAN.
Figure 5. System Update Page 1. Compliance report. See Compliance Report 2. Tabbed systems information. See Compliant Systems, Non Compliant Systems, Non Inventoried Systems, and Issues and Resolutions. 3. System update tasks. See All System Update Tasks Understanding Server BIOS Firmware and Drivers Sources There are multiple sources for obtaining firmware and drivers for the servers. • Online source—Default option which obtains latest driver and firmware versions from ftp.dell.com.
Selecting an Update Catalog Source 1. From OpenManage Essentials, click Manage → System Update → Select a Catalog Source. 2. In Select a Catalog Source, select an option, and click Import now. Viewing Comparison Results This section provides information required to view the results of the comparison of devices to a source catalog. Viewing Compliant Servers To view compliant servers: 1. Click Manage → System Update. 2. In System Update, select the Compliant Systems tab.
NOTE: If the preferred system update method selected in Advanced Settings is In-Band (Operating System) and OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is installed on the target server, the components are updated using OMSA. If OMSA is not installed on the target server, the components are updated through the operating system.
Protocol Used for Server IP Discovery and Inventory Protocol Used for iDRAC IP Discovery and Inventory Preferred System Update Mode Selected in Advanced Settings Credentials for Actual Update Mode System Update SNMP WS-Man Out-of-Band (iDRAC) iDRAC BIOS, firmware, and applications are updated using iDRAC. NOTE: When an iDRAC IP is discovered using WS-Man, the iDRAC software inventory is retrieved and the components are updated using iDRAC.
Protocol Used for Server IP Discovery and Inventory Protocol Used for iDRAC IP Discovery and Inventory Preferred System Update Mode Selected in Advanced Settings Credentials for Actual Update Mode System Update WS-Man (ESXibased server) WS-Man (ESXibased server) Out-of-Band (iDRAC) iDRAC ESXi-based servers, all components are updated using iDRAC , irrespective of preferred system update mode selected. Not applicable. WS-MAN The server IP is not discovered.
NOTE: The following are the considerations when using 64-bit DUPs for system update: 4. • For in-band updates (Operating System) – If the selected target is a server running a Windows 64-bit operating system, all applicable 64-bit packages are available for update. If the catalog does not contain 64-bit packages for a component, the corresponding 32-bit package is available for update.
NOTE: Before you apply system updates using sudo, create a new user account, edit the sudoers file using the visudo command, and add the following: For target systems running a 32-bit operating systems: Cmnd_Alias OMEUPDATE = /bin/tar,/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/omexec,/tmp/ LinuxPreInstallPackage/runbada,/tmp/LinuxPreInstallPackage/omexec,/tmp/ invcol.
Field Description Newer version available Displays if a newer version is available. Issues and Resolutions Use Case Scenarios The following table provides information about the issues that are displayed in the Issues and Resolutions for Updates tab. Issue Resolution PowerEdge VRTX was inventoried using either SNMP or IPMI. Perform discovery and inventory of PowerEdge VRTX using WS-Man. iDRAC was inventoried using either SNMP or IPMI. Perform discovery and inventory of iDRAC using WS-Man.
System Update — Reference 19 You can access the following: • System Update page – Summary * Compliance Report * System Update Tasks * Tasks Execution History – Compliant Systems – Non Compliant Systems – Non-Inventoried Systems – All System Update Tasks – Issues and resolutions for updates • Catalog Section – Select a Catalog Source – View Active Catalog Related Links Updating Server BIOS, Firmware, Drivers, and Applications Viewing the System Update Page Compliance Report Non-Compliant Systems S
Filter Option Description Ends with Select to filter search based on a text chunk’s final alphanumeric characters. Provide the ending alphanumeric characters in the field. Contains Select to filter search based on alphanumeric characters present in a text chunk. Provide the alphanumeric characters in the field. Does not contain Select to include the not present logic in search based on alphanumeric characters present in a text chunk.
Compliance Report The compliance report provides a pie chart distribution of software update tasks. Click a pie chart portion to view more information on the systems. Related Links System Update Compliance Report Options Field Description Source Report source Get the latest This option is disabled if the catalog version is the latest. Else, it is active. Click this option to get the latest catalog version.
Field Description Compliant Systems Systems with software that is up to date when compared with versions available in the software updates active catalog. Click compliant systems portion to view more information in the Compliant Systems tab. Non-Compliant Systems Systems with software that requires updates when compared with versions available in the software updates active catalog. Click the non-compliant systems portion to view more information in the Non-Compliant Systems tab.
Field Description Operating System The operating system that is installed on the system. Service Tag A unique identifier, that provides the service lifecycle information. Update Method Displays the update methods such as OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC. Discovered Time Time and date of discovery. Inventory Time Time and date of inventory. Select non-compliant systems to select updates to apply and click Apply Selected Updates. Field Description System Name System’s domain name.
Field Description Importance The requirement of this software update for the system. Delivery Mode Displays the delivery methods such as OpenManage Server Administrator and iDRAC. Component The software information. Type The type of software update. Installed Version The installed version number. Upgrade/Downgrade A green arrow indicates an upgrade. Available Version The available version number. Package Name The name of the software update.
Non-Inventoried Systems The Non-Inventoried Systems tab provides a list of systems that require inventory. To inventory the systems, select the systems and click Inventory. Field Description System Name Domain name of the system. Discovered Time Time and date of discovery. Inventory Time Time and date of inventory. Server Subnet Location IP address range information.
Updating Server BIOS, Firmware, Drivers, and Applications Viewing the System Update Page System Update — Reference Task Execution History Lists the details of the system update tasks or remote tasks. Field Description Status Displays an icon representing the task status: — Running or pending — Completed — Stopped — Failed — Warning Task Name The name of the task. Start Time Time and date at which the system update task started. % Completed The task’s progress information.
Select a Catalog Source For updating software, select from these options to use a default catalog file present on the Dell FTP site or provide an alternate software update package file. Field Description Use file system source (SUU) Select to update software using Server Update Utility. Click Browse to traverse to the file location. The catalog.cab file is located in the repository folder. Use repository manager file Select to update software using repository manager file.
Field Description Source Displays the source. The source is either Server Update Utility, FTP, or Repository Manager. Source Type The type for source from which the catalog file is taken. For example, Dell ftp site. Release ID The unique identification number assigned to the released catalog file. Release Date The date on which the catalog file was released. Newer version available Displays if a newer version is available.
Managing Remote Tasks 20 About Remote Tasks With the Remote Tasks feature in OpenManage Essentials, you can: • Run commands on local and remote systems, run batch files and executable files on the local systems, and schedule local and remote tasks. NOTE: The files must be located on the system with OpenManage Essentials installed and not on the remote system. • Change power status for a system. • Deploy OpenManage Server Administrator on systems. • Deploy iDRAC Service Module (iSM) on systems.
To create command line tasks: 1. From OpenManage Essentials, click Manage → Remote Tasks → Common Tasks → Create Command Line Task.. 2. On General, provide a task name. 3. 4. Select one of the following options: • Remote Server Administrator Command— Select to run the server administrator command on remote servers. • Generic Command— Select to run the command, executable file, or batch file. • IPMI Command— Select to run the IPMI commands on the remote system.
• Select a query from the drop-down list or create a new query by clicking the New button. • 6. Choose target servers or DRACs/iDRACs. Only applicable targets are displayed by default. For more information, see the Device Capability Matrix. On Schedule and Credentials, set the schedule parameters, provide target credentials and then click Finish.
Related Links About Tokens Generic Command About Tokens The following tokens can be used to pass values to the batch, script, or executable file: • $IP and $RAC_IP — If these arguments are used, the Task Target tab appears in the Create a Command Link Task screen. The Task Target tab allows you to select the targets to pass the arguments. $IP is used for a server IP and $RAC_IP is used for a RAC (iDRAC) IP. From the Task Target tab, you can select either groups, a device or use dynamic queries.
3. On Task Target, do one of the following: • Select a query from the drop-down list or create a new query by clicking the New button. • Select server targets for running the commands. On Schedule and Credentials, set the schedule parameters, provide target credentials, and then click Finish. 4. For information about the fields in the Create a Power Task wizard, see Server Power Options.
NOTE: Before you deploy OMSA using sudo, create a new user account, edit the sudoers file using the visudo command, and add the following: • For target systems running a 32-bit operating systems: Cmnd_Alias OMEUPDATE = /bin/ tar,/bin/cat,/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/omexec,/tmp/ LinuxPreInstallPackage/runbada,/tmp/LinuxPreInstallPackage/omexec ALL=OMEUPDATE, NOPASSWD:OMEUPDATE.
Operating System Package OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.ESX41.i386_A01.tar.gz.sign Red Hat Enterprise Linux OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL5.x86_64_A01.4.tar.gz 5 OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL5.x86_64_A01.4.tar.gz.sign Red Hat Enterprise Linux OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL6.x86_64_A01.5.tar.gz 6 OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-2247.RHEL6.x86_64_A01.5.tar.gz.
To create an iSM deployment task: 1. Click Manage → Remote Tasks → Common Tasks → Create Deployment Task. 2. On General, select iDRAC Service Module and provide a task name. If you want to deploy iSM on Windows-based servers, then select Windows, provide installer path and, if required, provide arguments. If you want to deploy iSM on Linux-based servers, select Linux and provide the installer path, select Generate Trusted Key and Allow reboot. If you are using a .
Linux Packages Operating System Package • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OM-iSM-Dell-Web-LX-100-429.tar.gz • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 OM-iSM-Dell-Web-LX-100-429.tar.gz.sign • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 • Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS) 5.9 • CentOS 6.5 Systems-Management_Application_NH7WW_LN64_1.0.0_A01 Systems-Management_Application_NH7WW_LN64_1.0.0_A01.BIN SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 dcism-1.0.0-4.435.1.sles11.x86_64.
5. 6. • Select a query from the drop-down list or click New to create a new query. • Select servers on which you want to run this task and click Next. On Schedule and Credentials, set the schedule parameters, provide user credentials to enable the task. Click Finish. The status of the inventory collection is displayed in the Task Execution History of the Remote Tasks portal.
• Sample - Linux OMSA Uninstall — Enable this use case to uninstall OMSA on a system running the Linux operating system. • Sample - Server XML Configuration — Enable this use case to apply a specific server configuration to multiple managed nodes. For more information, see Using the Sample - Server XML Configuration Command Line Task. • Sample-Generic Command Remote — Enable this use case to use tokens to receive the IP address or name of inventories systems.
The Input information for the newly cloned task dialog box is displayed. 2. Provide the Cloned Task Name and click OK. 3. Right-click the created cloned task and click Edit. The Create a Command Line Task dialog box is displayed. 4. Edit the Command field, and provide the location of the server configuration summary xml file in the OpenManage Essentials management station. For example, set –f c:\user1\server1.xml-t xml, where c:\user1\server1.
deploy iSM on a Windows-based server running Server Administrator that is discovered using SNMP/WMI, the iDRAC must be discovered using SNMP/WS-Man.
Remote Task Type All Servers (except ESXi) With Server Administrator and Discovered Using SNMP/WMI Windowsbased Servers without Server Administrator and discovered using WMI Linux-based DRAC/iDRAC Servers discovered without Server using IPMI Administrator and discovered using SSH DRAC/iDRAC is not discovered Power on operation Remote Server Administrator command task Supported if: Not supported DRAC/iDRAC information is Not supported retrieved and displayed in the inventory page.
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Remote Tasks — Reference 21 From Remote Tasks you can: • Run commands on local and remote systems, batch files and executable files on the local systems, and schedule local and remote tasks. • Change power status for a system. • Deploy OpenManage Server Administrator on systems. • Deploy iDRAC Service Module (iSM) on systems. • Collect firmware and driver inventory. • View the remote tasks.
Remote Tasks Home To view Remote Tasks page, in OpenManage Essentials, click Manage → Remote Tasks.
Field Description Task Label Type of task that is run, for example; for a command line task the options displayed are Remote Server Administrator Command, Generic Command, IPMI Command, and RACADM Command Line. Last Run The last time and date information when the task was run. Created On The time and date on which the task was created. Updated On The time and date information when the task was run. Updated By The name of the user.
Field Description Start Time Time and date at which the system update task started. % Completed The task’s progress information. Task State Provides these task states: • Running • Completed • Stopped • Failed • Warning NOTE: The task status displays warning if the After update if required, reboot the device option was not selected for the system update task. Successful / Attempted Targets The number of target systems on which the task is successfully executed.
Field Description • Shutdown OS first Power On — Powers on the system. This option works only on target systems that contain RAC. Select to shut down the operating system before executing the server power options task. Task Target Select a query Select a query from the drop-down list. To create a new query, click New. Select the device(s) for this task to target Select the devices to which you want to assign this task.
Field Description Password—Provide the password. Power On works only on target systems with iDRAC; use the IPMI credentials to perform Power On task. If you selected Power On, then provide the KG key. KG Key—Enter the KG Key. DRAC also supports IPMI KG Key. Each BMC is configured to require an access key in addition to user credentials. The KG key is prompted only for power-on task and not other power tasks because it is an IPMI task.
Field Description For Windows, packages with .dup, .msi, and .msp. file extensions are available. Msi packages enable Server Administrator installation and upgrades while dup and msp packages enable only Server Administrator upgrades. • For Server Administrator deployment on Linux: – Packages with the tar.gz file extensions are available. – The.sign file is required for verification. The .sign file must be available in the same folder as the tar.gz file.
Field Description NOTE: Applicable only for iSM deployment task. Task Target Select a query Select a query from the drop-down list. To create a new query, click New. Select server(s) for this task to target Select the severs to which you want to assign this task. Enable all Select to override the device capability and display all the available devices for selection as task targets. NOTE: Applicable only for iSM deployment task.
Field Description Task Name Provide name of the task. Remote Server Administrator Command Select this option to run Remote Server Administrator Command on selected servers. Generic Command Select this option to run executable and commands on the system with OpenManage Essentials. IPMI Command Select this option to run IPMI commands on selected servers. RACADM Command Line Select this option to run RACADM commands on selected servers.
Field Description Append Select to append output from the completed command to the specified file. If the file does not exist, it is created. Include errors Select to write all OpenManage Essentialsdetected errors to the log file. For example, if no response is received to a ping request before the execution of the command, an error is written to the log file. SSH Port number Provide the Secure Shell (SSH) port number on the managed Linux system. The default value for the port number is 22.
Field Description – Daily—To run the task once every day. – Weekly—To run the task once every week. – Monthly—To run the task once every month. Range of Recurrence: • Start—To specify the date and time at which the task should begin. • No End Date—To continuously run this task based on the selected frequency. For example, if you selected Hourly, then this task continuously runs every hour from the start time. • End By—To stop the task at the specified date and time.
Field Description Ping Device This option performs a ping test to verify if a device is reachable before it runs a task against it. This option can be used when using $IP or $RAC_IP and it decreases the time it takes to run the task(s) as it skips unreachable devices. Output to file Select to enable output to a log file. This option captures standard output from the running application and writes it to the log file. If you select this option, you must enter the path name and file name of the log file.
Field Description Enter the credentials with appropriate privileges to run this task on this system User Name—Provide OpenManage Essentials user credentials in the format domain\user name or local host\user name. Password—Provide the password. Related Links Command Line Task Managing Command Line Task Using the Sample - Server XML Configuration Command Line Task IPMI Command Field Description Command Provide the IPMI command you want to run on selected targets.
Field Description Set schedule Select from these options: • Activate Schedule—Select this option to activate a schedule for the task. • Run now—Select this option to run the task immediately. • Set schedule—Select this option to set a date and time for the task to run. • Run Once—Select this option to run the task on the planned schedule only once. • Periodic—Select this option to run the task frequently at specified intervals. – Hourly—Select this option to run the task once every hour.
RACADM Command Line Field Description Command Provide the RACADM command you want to run on the servers. Ping Device This option performs a ping test to verify if a device is reachable before it runs a task against it. This option can be used when using $IP or $RAC_IP and it decreases the time it takes to run the task(s) as it skips unreachable devices. Output to file Select to enable output to a log file.
Field Description • Periodic—Select this option to run the task frequently at specified intervals. – Hourly—Select this option to run the task once every hour. – Daily—To run the task once every day. – Weekly—To run the task once every week. – Monthly—To run the task once every month. Range of Recurrence: • Start—To specify the date and time at which the task should begin. • No End Date—To continuously run this task based on the selected frequency.
Field Description 64–bit System Select this option if the target server is running a 64-bit operating system. Task Target Select a query Select a query from the drop-down list. To create a new query, click New. Select the servers(s) for this task to target Select the servers you want to assign the task. Schedule and Credentials Set schedule Select from these options: • Activate Schedule — Select this option to activate a schedule for the task.
Managing Security Settings 22 Using Security Roles and Permissions OpenManage Essentials provides security through role-based access control (RBAC), authentication, and encryption. RBAC manages security by determining the operations run by persons in particular roles. Each user is assigned one or more roles, and each role is assigned one or more user rights that are permitted to users in that role. With RBAC, security administration corresponds closely to an organization's structure.
modules. For the network, this underlying authentication system allows you to incorporate OpenManage Essentials security in an overall security scheme. Assigning User Rights You do not have to assign user rights to OpenManage Essentials users before installing OpenManage Essentials. The following procedures provide step-by-step instructions for creating OpenManage Essentials users and assigning user rights for Windows operating system. NOTE: Log in with administrator rights to perform these procedures.
Supported Protocols and Ports in OpenManage Essentials Supported Protocols and Ports on Management Stations Port Number Protocol Port Type Maximum Encryption Level Direction Usage 21 FTP TCP None In/Out Access ftp.dell.com. 25 SMTP TCP None In/Out Optional e-mail alert action. 162 SNMP UDP None In Event reception through SNMP. 1278 HTTP TCP None In/Out Web GUI; downloading packages to Dell Lifecycle Controller. 1279 Proprietar y TCP None In/Out Scheduling tasks.
Port Numb er Protocol Port Type Maximum Encryption Level Direct Usage ion 443 Proprietary / WSMAN TCP None In/Out EMC storage, iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and iDRAC8 discovery and inventory. 3389 RDP TCP 128-bit SSL In/Out Contextual application launch — Remote desktop to Windows terminal services. 6389 Proprietary TCP None In/out Enables communication between a host system (through NaviCLI/NaviSec CLI or Navisphere host agent) and a Navisphere Array Agent on a Storage system.
Troubleshooting 23 OpenManage Essentials Troubleshooting Tool The OpenManage Essentials troubleshooting tool is a standalone tool that installs along with OpenManage Essentials. You can use the troubleshooting tool for a wide array of protocol related problems that are often at the root of discovery and alert issues. This tool provides the following protocol-specific diagnostics to identify the problem with the remote node: • Database—Fetches all the user defined databases present on the remote box.
Troubleshooting Procedures Troubleshooting Inventory Inventoried Linux servers are listed under Non-Inventoried systems, numerous retries does not resolve this. To resolve this issue for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 and version 11 installed servers: 1. Mount the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD (version 6.5 or later) on the Linux server. 2. Install srvadmin-cm rpm. 3. Restart OpenManage Server Administrator 6.5. 4.
Configuring SNMP Services on Linux 1. Run the command rpm -qa | grep snmp, and ensure that the net-snmp package is installed. 2. Run cd /etc/snmp to navigate to the snmp directory. 3. Open snmpd.conf in the VI editor (vi snmpd.conf). 4. Search snmpd.conf for # group context sec.model sec.level prefix read write notif and ensure that the values for fields read, write, and notif are set to all. 5. At the end of the snmpd.
Troubleshooting Problems With Microsoft Internet Explorer Follow the instructions in this section if you are experiencing any of the following: • Unable to open OpenManage Essentials using Internet Explorer. • Internet Explorer displays certificate errors. • Internet Explorer displays a message to approve the certificate. • Unable to browse the file system to deploy Server Administrator and system update. • Unable to display the Device tree for devices. • Unable to install active components. 1.
Answer: Only PowerEdge VRTX devices with an Enterprise license can be added to the map. Question: The map does not load with the MapQuest or Bing map provider. What should I do? Answer: This indicates a problem with the Internet connectivity. • Verify if you are able to connect to the Internet through the browser. • If the system connects to the Internet through the proxy: – For MapQuest map provider — Configure the proxy settings in the OpenManage Essentials Preferences → Console Settings page.
Frequently Asked Questions 24 Installation Question: How do I install OpenManage Essentials using a remote SQL database named instance? Answer: To connect remotely, the SQL Server with named instances requires a running SQL Server Browser service. Question: Will OpenManage Essentials support Microsoft SQL Server Evaluation edition? Answer: No, SQL Server Evaluation edition is not supported.
Question: How do I upgrade to OpenManage Essentials version 2.0, when OpenManage Essentials version 1.1 is installed on a remote database with SQL Server 2005? Answer: Installation or upgrade of OpenManage Essentials version 2.0 is not supported on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (all editions) either on a local or remote database. While upgrading from OpenManage Essentials version 1.1 installed with remote SQL Server 2005 to OpenManage Essentials version 2.
Table 3. Command Line Settings for MSI Installer Setting Result /i This command installs or configures a product. /i SysMgmt.msi – Installs the Server Administrator software. /i SysMgmt.msi /qn This command carries out a fresh installation of version 6.1. /x This command uninstalls a product. /x SysMgmt.msi – Uninstalls the Server Administrator software. /q[n|b|r|f] This command sets the user interface (UI) level. /q or /qn – no UI.
Setting Result /fv – This option runs from the source and recaches the local package. Do not use the /fv reinstall option for the first installation of an application or feature. INSTALLDIR= This command installs a product to a specific location. If you specify an install directory with this switch, it must be created manually prior to executing the CLI install commands or they fail with no error or message. /i SysMgmt.msi INSTALLDIR=c:\OpenManage /qn – installs a product to a specific location usi
Feature ID Description RAC5 Remote Access Controller (DRAC 5) iDRAC Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller SA Server Administrator NOTE: Only iDRAC6 is supported on xx1x systems. You can include the REINSTALL customization parameter on the command line and assign the feature ID (or IDs) of the software feature that you would like to reinstall. An example is: msiexec.exe /i SysMgmt.msi REINSTALL=BRCM /qb.
Error Code Value Description ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT 1602 The user canceled the installation. ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_RE QUIRED 3010 A restart is required to complete the installation. This message is indicative of a successful installation. NOTE: See support.microsoft.com for full details on all the error codes returned by the msiexec.exe and InstMsi.exe Windows installer functions.
Answer: There may be a problem with the root certificate you are using to discover the WS-Man target(s). For instructions to discover and inventory WS-Man target(s) using a root CA certificate, see Discovering and Inventorying Dell Devices Using WS-Man Protocol With a Root Certificate. Question: What are SNMP authentication traps? Answer: An authentication trap is sent when an SNMP agent is hit with an enquiry that contains a community name it does not recognize. The community names are case-sensitive.
• Add the OMEAdmin to the server administrator group. • Reduce the user control settings by clicking Start → Control Panel → User Accounts → Change User Account Control Settings. Question: What do I do if iDRAC does not download packages? Answer: To resolve this issue, ensure that: • The default website is enabled in IIS. • The virtual folder (install_packages) is present and is pointing to the SystemUpdate folder.
Answer: 1. Download the catalog to the OpenManage Essentials system directly or use an System Update Utility DVD in the local system drive. 2. Browse for catalog.xml file on the local system or DVD (not on a file share, it is possible to use a file share, but for troubleshooting, do not use file share.) 3. Now, create software update tasks. If tasks fail, more information is found in the task details. 4. Try setting all internet explorer security settings to LOW if tasks do not run.
Question: What happens if a OmePowerUser is added to the OmeSiteAdministrators role? Answer: Roles and permissions are additive. The user will not have all of (but retain some of) the restrictions of a OmeSiteAdministrator. The user will be able to perform edit actions that the OmeSiteAdministrator was not able to perform. Target security cannot be guaranteed for this type of user (they can edit device groups assigned to them).
Question: Can two OmeSiteAdministrators assigned to the same custom device group, use the tasks created by each other? Answer: No, the OmeSiteAdministrators can only use the tasks they have created. Custom Device Groups Question: Can an OmeSiteAdministrator delete devices in any group? Answer: Yes, the OmeSiteAdministrator can delete devices in any group, similar to the OmePowerUser or OmeAdministrator.
Severity Level Description Trace Detailed information related to code flow. NOTE: It is not recommended to set the minimum log level to trace unless instructed to do so by technical support. Debug Detailed information that may be useful when diagnosing problems. Info Information related to operational events. Warning An indicator that something unexpected happened or an indication of some problem in the near future. The software is still working as expected.
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Managing Device Group Permissions 25 The Device Group Permissions portal allows OmeAdministrators to grant users the permission to perform system updates and run remote tasks on select device groups. Using the Device Group Permissions portal, OmeAdministrators can: • Add users to the OmeSiteAdministrators role. • Assign device groups to each user in the OmeSiteAdministrators role, allowing the user to perform system updates and run remote tasks on only the assigned device groups.
NOTE: To effectively manage device group permissions, it is recommended that a member of the OmeSiteAdministrators role is removed from the OmeAdministrators and OmePowerUsers roles. To add users to the OmeSiteAdministrators role: 1. Click Preferences → Device Group Permissions. The Device Group Permissions portal is displayed. 2. Perform one of the following: • In the Common Tasks pane, click Edit Members of OmeAdministrators.
NOTE: Only Server, RAC, or custom device groups that are assigned to OmeSiteAdministrators are available to OmeSiteAdministrators for remote or system update tasks. To make any other device groups available to the OmeSiteAdministrators for remote or system update tasks, you must create a custom device group which includes other device groups and assign it to the OmeSiteAdministrators.
OpenManage Mobile Settings 26 Dell OpenManage Mobile is a systems management application that allows you to securely perform a subset of data-center monitoring and remediation tasks on one or more OpenManage Essentials consoles and/or integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRACs) using your Android device. Using OpenManage Mobile you can: • Receive alert notifications from the OpenManage Essentials management system/server. • View group, device, alert, and log information.
The Mobile Settings page is displayed. 2. Select or clear Enable Push Notifications to enable or disable sending alert notifications to OpenManage Mobile subscribers. 3. Click Apply. Related Links OpenManage Mobile Settings Enabling or Disabling OpenManage Mobile Subscribers The check boxes in the Enabled column in the Mobile Subscribers list allow you to enable or disable transmission of alert notifications to OpenManage Mobile subscribers.
Viewing the Alert Notification Service Status OpenManage Essentials forwards alert notifications to OpenManage Mobile subscribers through their respective device platform alert notification service. If the OpenManage Mobile subscriber has failed to receive alert notifications, you can check the Notification Service Status to troubleshoot alert notification delivery. To view the status of the alert notification service, click Preferences → Mobile Settings.
Mobile Subscriber Information The following table provides information about the Mobile Subscribers table displayed in the Preferences → Mobile Settings page. Field Description Enabled Displays a check box you can select or clear to enable or disable alert notifications to an OpenManage Mobile subscriber. Status Displays the status of the subscriber, indicating whether the OpenManage Essentials console is able to send alert notifications successfully to the Dell Alert Forwarding Service.
Problem Reason OpenManage Essentials is unable Outbound Internet (HTTPS) to connect to the Dell Message connectivity is lost. Forwarding Service. [Code 1001/1002] Resolution Using a web browser, determine if outbound Internet connectivity is available. If connectivity is lost, perform standard network troubleshooting steps: • Verify if the network cables are connected. • Verify the IP address and DNS server settings. • Verify if the firewall is configured to allow outbound traffic.
Preferences — Reference 27 In the Preferences page, you can configure the OpenManage Essentials console. You can set the SMTP and proxy server information, adjust session timeout, database maintenance schedules, restart services, create custom URL menu items, enable or disable internal alerts, observe daylight savings time, and enable or disable the ActiveX features. NOTE: After modifying the console settings, click Apply to save the changes.
Field Description Allow Remote Desktop Launch Installs and runs an ActiveX component on the client machine to launch remote desktop sessions. Allow Troubleshooting Tool Launch Installs and runs an ActiveX component on the client machine to launch the Dell Troubleshooting Tool. ActiveX Status Displays the ActiveX status. Click Refresh Status to refresh the ActiveX status.
Field Description KACE Appliance Settings KACE Appliance URL The URL of the KACE appliance. Test URL Click to test connection to the KACE appliance. Email Settings Field Description SMTP Server Name or IP Address Enter the SMTP server name or IP address. Use Credentials Enable the user credentials. Domain \ User name Enter the domain and user name. Password Enter the user password. Port Check Use Default to use the default port number or manually add the port number.
Custom URL Settings Field Description Name Displays the name assigned to the URL. Device Group Displays the device group associated with the URL. Custom URL Displays the URL. Description Displays the description provided for the custom URL. Date Created Displays the date the URL was created. Date Updated Displays the date the URL was updated.
Field Description only after the next warranty e-mail notification is sent. Next Email Will Send On The date and time at which the next warranty notification e-mail is to be sent. You can configure this field to set when the next warranty notification e-mail is to be sent. After an e-mail notification is successfully sent, this field is updated automatically based on the setting in the Send email every x days field.
Manage Device Group Permissions The Manage Device Group Permissions pane displays the OmeSiteAdministrators in a tree-view format. The User Overviews are displayed in the right-side pane when you click OmeSiteAdministrators in the Manage Device Group Permissions pane. The following are the fields in User Overviews : Field Description User Type Displays if the member is a user or user group. Domain Displays the domain of the user. Name Displays the name of the user.
Field Description File Share Settings Domain \ Username User name to access the file share. Password Password to access the file share. File Share Status Indicates the status of the deployment file share configuration. Auto Deployment Settings Enable auto deployment for recently discovered devices Select to allow OpenManage Essentials to deploy a configuration template to devices that will be discovered later.
28 Logs — Reference From tools you can: • View User Interface Logs • View Application Logs • Export Discovery Logs to File System—Export the logs that were generated while discovering devices. User Interface Logs Field Description Enabled Enable or disable logging of User Interface. Disable to increase performance. Log Asynchronous Calls Enable or disable logging for threading and asynchronous update method calls. Turn on both Log Asynchronous Calls and Informational to view update calls.
Application Logs Field Description Severity The severity of the recorded deviation in application’s behavior. Time The time at which this behavior occurred. Message Information on the behavior.
29 Extensions The Extensions page provides a list of links to partner products. This page provides information about the product, detects if the product is installed, and allows you to launch the product if it is installed. NOTE: You may require ActiveX to detect some extensions. To enable ActiveX, see Console Settings in the Preferences page. Field Description Name Displays the name of the tool. Description Displays the description of the tool. Launch Displays the link if the product is installed.
30 Right-Click Actions The following tables lists all the right-click actions that are available in OpenManage Essentials. NOTE: The right-click options displayed in OpenManage Essentials are dependent on your access privilege. You must have administrator access to see all the options. Schedule View Field Description Create New Task Displays the following options: • Server Power Options • Deploy Server Administrator Task • Command Line Task Export Calendar Allows you to export the calendar in a .
Device Status Field Description IP Address or CMC/iDRAC name Displays the IP address or the CMC/iDRAC name. Application Launch Select to launch an application. Troubleshoot If the Troubleshooting Tool is installed, then select this option to launch the Troubleshooting Tool. The Troubleshooting Tool is disabled by default. To enable the Troubleshooting Tool, see Preferences Reference. Refresh Inventory Select to run inventory on the device.
Field Description Disable Select to disable a range. Perform Discovery Now Select to do the discovery. Perform Discovery and Inventory Now Select to do the discovery and inventory. Perform Status Polling Now Select to start the status polling task for the discovered server or device. Perform Inventory Now Select to perform the inventory. View Filters Field Description Edit Select to edit the alert action or alert filter. View Summary Select to view all the systems that are critical.
Remote Tasks Field Description Edit Select to edit the task. Delete Select to delete the task. Run Select to run the task immediately. View Select to view the task. Activate Task Schedule Select to activate the task schedule. Clone Select to create a copy of a task. Custom URL Field Description Edit Select to edit the URL. Delete Select to delete the URL. Export Select to export the information about the URL System Update Tasks Field Description Delete Select to delete the task.
Field Description Export Export all the attributes displayed in the Attributes tab. . Templates Field Description Deploy Deploy the selected device configuration template. Clone Clone the selected device configuration template. Rename Rename the selected device configuration template. Delete Delete the selected device configuration template. Export Template Export the selected device configuration template. .
Device Compliance Field Description View Compliance Details View the compliance details for the selected device. Associate to Different Template Associate the selected device to another configuration template. Run Inventory Now Run the device configuration inventory for the selected device.. Export Eport the device compliance report as an HTML file. .
Tutorials 31 You can use the tutorials for the setup options you need to complete when configuring OpenManage Essentials for the first time.
32 Using OpenManage Essentials Command Line Interface Launching the OpenManage Essentials Command Line Interface Click Start → All Programs → OpenManage Applications → Essentials → Essentials Command Line Interface. Creating a Discovery Profile Input File CLI commands that create discovery ranges or discovery groups require an XML-based file that defines the parameters for discovery protocols such as SNMP, WMI, Storage, WS-Man, SSH, and IPMI.
To read the secure password from the file and assign it to a variable: PS> $passwordFile = convert-path c:\tmp\password.txt PS> $wsmanpassword = Get-Content $passwordFile | ConvertTo-SecureString To use the secure string in all the password variables in the OpenManage Essentials CLI commands: PS> Add-DiscoveryRange -Range 10.36.0.48 -Profile samples\DiscoveryProfile.xml WSManPassword $wsmanpassword An example of the profile.xml file is outlined as follows:
Specifying IPs, Ranges, or Host names Using XML or CSV Files You must specify ranges during discovery, inventory, and status tasks. A range in this instance is defined either as an individual IP address, a host name, or an actual range of IPs such as 192.168.7.1-50 or 10.35.0.*. Add ranges, IPs, or host names either to an xml or csv-based input file and then read the file by specifying it on the command line using the –RangeList or –RangeListCSV argument. A sample XML file (RangeList.
• Use a period (.) to retrieve the file located in the current directory, or .\directory to retrieve the file located one level from the current directory. For example, Add-DiscoveryRange –Profile . \samples\DiscoveryProfile.xml. Command Line Interface Commands Access to CLI commands in the OpenManage Essentials is dependent on your access privilege. If your user id belongs to the OMEAdministrators group, you can access all the CLI commands.
Creating a Discovery Range Group Description: The Add-DiscoveryRangeGroup command allows you to create a discovery range group. A discovery range group can either contain a range of IPs, individual IPs, or host names under it. This enables you to modify protocols settings for the group and all the ranges it contains. You can maintain different sets of protocols for different types of devices in your network.
• PS>Set-ModifyDiscoveryRange 10.35.1.23 • PS> Set-ModifyDiscoveryRange –Profile .\Samples\DiscoveryProfile.xml RangeList .\Samples\RangeList.xml –Profile .\Samples\DiscoveryProfile.xml -Range Editing a Discovery Range Group Description: The Set-ModifyDiscoveryRangeGroup command allows you to edit an existing discovery range group. You can change the protocols for the discovery range group by specifying a DiscoveryProfile.xml file which changes the current protocol settings for the specified group.
Disabling a Discovery Range or Discovery Range Group Description: The Set-DisableDiscoveryRange command allows you to disable a discovery range or a discovery range group. Enter the ranges either using an xml file or by specifying the range. For information about the RangeList.xml file, see Specifying IPs, Ranges, or Host names Using XML or CSV Files. Commands: • PS> Set-DisableDiscoveryRange -Range • PS> Set-DisableDiscoveryRange -RangeList
Running Discovery, Inventory, and Status Polling Tasks Description: The Set-RunDiscovery, Set-RunInventory, Set-RunDiscoveryInventory, and SetRunStatusPoll commands allows you to perform discovery, inventory, and status polling on a discovery range, discovery range group, or devices. For range and range groups, enter the ranges either using an xml file or by specifying the range. For more information about the RangeList.xml file, see Specifying IPs, Ranges, or Host Names Using XML or CSV Files.
Retrieving the Status Execution Progress of a Discovery Range Description: The Get-DiscoveryStatus command allows you to get the progress of a discovery range. Enter the ranges either using an xml file or by specifying the range. For information about the RangeList.xml file, see Specifying IPs, Ranges, or Host Names Using XML or CSV Files. Commands: • PS> Get-DiscoveryStatus —Range • PS> Get-Discovery -RangeList
• PS> Add-CustomGroup –GroupName MyServers –Devices PE2900-WK28-ZMD, PWRCODE.US.DELL.COM, HYPERVISOR, M80504-W2K8 Example of a DeviceList.xml file: Adding Devices to a Custom Group Description: The Add-DevicesToCustomGroup command allows you to add devices to an existing group.
