Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager Quick Start Guide 5.0
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- Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 1
Dell OpenManage Network Manager v 5.0 Quick Start Guide - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 2
Dell™, the DELL logo, Dell Precision™, OptiPlex™, Latitude™, PowerEdge™, PowerVault™, PowerConnect™, OpenManage™, EqualLogic™, KACE™, FlexAddress™ and Vostro™ are trademarks of Dell Red Hat Enterprise Linux® and Enterprise Linux® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 3
includes the following: • Installing and System Startup • Configuring Dell OpenManage Network Manager Users • Discover Your Network • Resource Management • Configuration Management • Fault Management - Problem Diagnosis • Performance Management - Troubleshooting • Create Reports • Collaborative - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 4
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 - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 5
or submit a trouble ticket requesting a license upgrade. When you license new features, you must restart the application server. Installing and System Startup Initiate installation by executing win_install.exe (Windows), or linux_install (Linux). Click through the installation wizard, accepting the - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 6
-by-step instructions for a typical installation. For more complex installations, consult the OpenManage Network Manager's Administration Section of the User Guide. Finally, you must do the following to see Dell OpenManage Network Manager: 1 If you did not install it as a service, manually start - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 7
sure you specify a Password. 5 Notice that if you are editing an existing user, or creating a new one, you can use the links on the right to configure connections with Roles. Roles, in particular, configure the OpenManage Network Manager functional permissions for that user. For example the group - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 8
button or the Discovery Profiles portlet. 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 - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 9
This last checkbox determines whether Dell OpenManage Network Manager attempts to manage devices that have no device driver installed. Management may be possible, but more limited than for devices with drivers installed, provided this capability is one you have licensed. The Filters (by Location - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 10
discovery. By default, the actions screen includes the Resync action. Use Add Action to select others to enter here. You can also edit parameters (if available), delete and re-order the actions listed here by clicking the icons to the right of them. Dell OpenManage Network Manager executes them in - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 11
e-mails. Netrestore File Servers-See Configure an FTP/TFTP Server setup instructions below, or its description in File Server Editor on page 216 of the Dell OpenManage Network Manager User Guide. A red flag appears with the "Setup required" message in the Status column when these are not configured - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 12
on page 230. License Management-This lets you see, update and manage the licensed capabilities of Dell OpenManage Network Manager. See License Viewer on page 59 of the User Guide for details. Configuration Management Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you manage device configurations. Before - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 13
Add Schedule to schedule the backup task. See Schedules on page 89 of the Synergy User Guide Management - Problem Diagnosis Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you diagnose network problems with its Alarms viewer, and lets you monitor performance with its Performance Management - Troubleshooting - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 14
Alerts about network performance issues the alarm itself, or the target of the alarm: • Assign User • Acknowledge Alarm • Unacknowledge Alarm • Clear Alarm • Show Performance Follow get started: 1 Click to go to the Alarms page from the default screens. 2 In the Alarms portlet, click on an Alarm of - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 15
mode where you can view more details about an alarm. Performance Management - Troubleshooting In addition to troubleshooting faults, you can also monitor device performance with Dell OpenManage Network Manager. Monitors Monitors display some critical performance metrics for devices on the - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 16
in chat system. You can even meet online with more than one user, and share the problem report, or alarm. See Status Bar Alerts on page 70 and Sharing on page 82 of the Dell OpenManage Network Manager User Guide for the specifics about how to do this. Some examples of easy solutions provided by chat - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 17
• What you can do with a single chat session is also true of Dell OpenManage Network Manager's "conferences" which amount to collaborative chat sessions, attended by more than one other person. 15 - Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager | Quick Start Guide 5.0 - Page 18
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Dell OpenManage Network Manager v 5.0
Quick Start Guide