Dell OpenManage Network Manager version 5.
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Quick Start QuickStart Introduction The following sections outline the steps to install a typical Dell OpenManage Network Manager system and its subsequent first use. Because the software described here is both powerful and flexible, this quickstart cannot describe all the details of available installations. Instead, this Guide refers to those descriptions elsewhere or in online help. It also includes a “Pre-Flight” Checklist, below.
❑ Directories: The source directory should not be the same as installation target directory ❑ MySQL: Some Linux packages include MySQL by default. Uninstall any existing MySQL if you are using that database with OpenManage Network Manager. ❑ Fixed IP Address: OpenManage Network Manager requires a static IP address. Starting OpenManage Network Manager (After installation) ❑ Host Login: Do not start application when logged in as root or dorado.
Licenses and Upgrades IMPORTANT: Dell OpenManage Network Manager 5.2 can only be installed as an initial install or upgraded from version 4.4. In general, we strongly recommend installing OpenManage Network Manager 5.2 as an initial install. If you are running OMNM 4.3 or earlier version, you should uninstall OMNM in order to install OMNM 5.2 on the same system. If you are running OMNM 4.4 and choose to upgrade, OMNM will change and migrate only a limited amount of data from to version 5.2.
When you have installed and successfully deployed Dell OpenManage Network Manager, you can continue to the next steps. See Installation and Startup on page 28 of the Dell OpenManage Network Manager User Guide for step-by-step instructions for a typical installation. For more complex installations, consult the OpenManage Network Manager’s Administration Section of the User Guide.
How To: Add Users and connect them to Roles Add Users with the following steps: 1 Click Go to > Control Panel and navigate to Portal > Users and Organizations. 2 Click the Add > User menu item at the top of the Users and Organizations screen. 3 Enter the details of the new user. If you are editing an existing user, more fields appear. Screen Name, and Email Address are required. Optionally, you can enter Name, Job Title, and so on.
The Role to Permission mapping screen appears. Click the Edit button to the right of listed Roles to see and configure available permissions. 9 Click Advanced to see available permissions organized by Read, Write, Execute, Add or Delete actions. 10 After you have selected permissions, click Apply to accept them and add them to the role. Notice that you can revisit this role, manage it and its membership with the Action button to the right of the role.
Discovery profiles configure equipment discovery for Dell OpenManage Network Manager. The summary view displays the Name, Description, Default (the green check indicates the default profile), whether the profile is Scheduled and Next Execution Date for scheduled discovery. Follow these steps to start discovering equipment on your network. 1 Click the Resource Discovery button in Quick Navigation or right-click the Discovery Profiles list and select New.
The Filters (by Location, Vendor, or Device Type) let you narrow the list of devices discovered by the selected item(s). As the screen says, this filtering will not have any impact on the processing that occurs during the Inspection step. CAUTION: Model numbers may change when you upgrade. You may need to change any pre-existing filters that refer to model numbers. These may not change until you perform a resync on some devices. Network 5 After you click Next, the Network screen appears.
When authentications are unsuccessful, you can remove or edit them in this editor too. Click the icons to the right of listed authentications to do this. 9 Save—Click Save to preserve the profile. You can then right-click it to select Execute and begin discovery. If you select Execute from the profile editor, Dell OpenManage Network Manager does not save the profile to execute later.
Common Setup Tasks This portlet appears on the first page after you sign in, and reminds you of the following common tasks: • SMTP Configuration— This configures how Dell OpenManage Network Manager sends notification e-mails. Netrestore File Servers— See Configure an FTP/TFTP Server setup instructions below, or its description in File Server Editor on page 222 of the Dell OpenManage Network Manager User Guide.
Configuration Management Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you manage device configurations. Before you begin that management, you must first configure an Configure an FTP/TFTP Server to get or send such configurations from / to devices. After configuring the Configure an FTP/TFTP Server, you can do Do Configuration File Backup / Restore described below.
1 Back up a single device’s configuration that is nearest to the kind you would like to see generally. 2 Right-click this backed up file in the File Management portlet, and Promote it so it appears in the Image Repository portlet. 3 Right-click > Edit the promoted configuration in the Image Repository. 4 Name the file, and, if necessary, configure a filter In the General Parameters tab of the editor.
• Excessive interface errors When you receive an alarm you can take any of the following action on the alarm itself, or the target of the alarm: • • • • • Assign User Acknowledge Alarm Unacknowledge Alarm Clear Alarm Show Performance Follow these steps to get started: 1 Click to go to the Alarms page from the default screens. 2 In the Alarms portlet, click on an Alarm of interest.
Performance Management Troubleshooting In addition to troubleshooting faults, you can also monitor device performance with Dell OpenManage Network Manager.
2 Hover the cursor over a Device/Interface of interest to see a tooltip of details about its status. 3 Right-click and select Show Key Metrics, or Show Performance which opens a dashboard. How To: Create Reports If your want to automate month-end reports Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you schedule either recurring reports or a single scheduled occurrence. With the correct permissions, you can run Inventory Reports on demand or as scheduled.
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