Dell OpenManage Network Manager OpenManage Network Manager User Guide 5.2 SP1 - Page 10

Automate and Schedule Device Discovery Device discovery populates Dell OpenManage Network Manager's database and begins network analysis. You can also create network discovery schedules to automatically run Discovery whenever you need them. Dell OpenManage Network Manager Administration You can now conduct administrative tasks-adding devices, user accounts, and web portal displays-from a secure console on your network. Open Integration Dell OpenManage Network Manager supports industry standards. It comes with an open-source MySQL database, and supports using Oracle® databases. It also uses industry-standard MIBs and protocols, and even lets you install open-source screen elements like Google® gadgets to the web portal. Topology The OpenManage Network Manager topology screen lets you create multi-layered, fully customizable, web-based maps of your network to track devices wherever they are in your network. Alarms You can configure custom alarms to respond to hundreds of possible network scenarios, including multiple condition checks. Dell OpenManage Network Manager's alarms help you recognize issues before your network users experience productivity losses. Alarms can also trigger actions like email, executing Perl® scripts, paging, SNMP traps, Syslog messaging, and external application execution. Traps and Syslog Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you investigate network issues with traps and Syslog messages. You can use Dell OpenManage Network Manager to set up events / alarms and then receive, process, forward, and send syslog and trap messages. Reports and Graphs Dell OpenManage Network Manager comes with many pre-configured reports and graphs to display data from its database. You can archive and compare reports, or automate creating them with Dell OpenManage Network Manager's scheduler. Modularity With additional modules, Dell OpenManage Network Manager can analyze network traffic, manage services and IP address and subnet allocations. OpenManage Network Manager modules save time adding to existing Dell OpenManage Network Manager deployments to add feature functionality without requiring additional standalone software. 10 Why Dell OpenManage Network Manager? | Preface