Dell OpenManage Network Manager Quick Start Guide 5.1 - Page 10

General Parameters, Profile Options, Network Type and Addresses, Authentication

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Discovery Profile Editor Use this editor to configure discovery. Baseline discovery is the initial discovery to compare to later discoveries. Follow these steps to discover equipment on your network: General 3 General Parameters-Set the Name, Description and whether this profile is the baseline default. 4 Profile Options-Select the Device Naming Format (how the device appears in lists, once discovered), whether to Manage by IP address or hostname, and check whether to Resolve Hostname(s), ICMP Ping Device(s), Manage ICMP-only Device(s), or Manage Unclassified Device(s). 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, 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. Network Type and Addresses- Select the type of entry in the pick list (IP Address(es), CIDR Address, Hostname, SNMP Broadcast, Subnet). Tip You can specify an IP Address range by separating the beginning and end with a dash. For example: 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.240. The tooltips in the data entry field describe what valid entries look like. 6 Authentication-You can Create new, or Choose existing authentications. (See Discovery Profiles on page 65 for details.) Notice that authentications appear with Edit / Delete icons and Up / Down arrows on their right. The Edit icon opens the authentication editor. Click the arrows to arrange the order in which credentials are tried (top first). Ordering only applies when two credentials are of the same type. 8

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Discovery Profile Editor
Use this editor to configure discovery. Baseline discovery is the initial discovery to compare to later
discoveries. Follow these steps to discover equipment on your network:
General
3
General Parameters
—Set the
Name, Description
and whether this profile is the baseline
default.
4
Profile Options
—Select the
Device Naming Format
(how the device appears in lists, once
discovered), whether to
Manage by
IP address or hostname, and check whether to
Resolve
Hostname(s), ICMP Ping Device(s), Manage ICMP-only Device(s),
or
Manage Unclassified
Device(s).
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, 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.
Network Type and Addresses
— Select the type of entry in the pick list (
IP Address(es),
CIDR Address, Hostname, SNMP Broadcast, Subnet
).
Tip
You can specify an IP Address range by separating the beginning and end with a dash. For example:
192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.240.
The tooltips in the data entry field describe what valid entries look like.
6
Authentication
—You can
Create new
, or
Choose existing
authentications. (See Discovery
Profiles on page 65 for details.) Notice that authentications appear with
Edit / Delete
icons
and
Up / Down
arrows on their right. The
Edit
icon opens the authentication editor. Click the
arrows to arrange the order in which credentials are tried (top first). Ordering only applies
when two credentials are of the same type.