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10 Actions and Adaptive CLI Introducing Actions and Adaptive CLI The Actions Manager lets you manage actions like enabling monitors, file backups, resyncs and so on. These actions are typically limited in scope, and not that complex. On the other hand, it also manages Adaptive CLI (command-line interface) commands to run against devices which can be complex. These commands amount to "mini-scripts" to query and configure those devices. In it, you can create commands to run against devices after the device driver has opened a connection to the devices. The driver handles logins, and general connection management. You can even initiate these actions with the application's optional group operations-although if you delete a target group, the operation will not work. Many drivers seed pre-configured command that appear listed when you first open this manager. For a brief overview of creating and using these, see How to: Create Adaptive CLI Example on page 365. Adaptive CLI's Attributes capabilities let you insert variables in scripts. See Attributes on page 344 for the details. You can also assemble configurations made here as component Tasks to execute with other component Tasks. You can even use this capability to include Perls scripts within OpenManage Network Manager. See Perl Scripts on page 363. Tip You can have Actions maintain lists like ACLs, and when these change, in the Adaptive CLI script, push the updated list out to the appropriate devices. Adaptive CLI commands let you map several vendor-specific commands to a single action, so you could, for example, query two types of devices throughout the network for their MAC addresses with a single action. Adaptive CLI actions can also help you debug more complex scripts that either query or configure devices. The Adaptive CLI manager displays a list of Configure and Show commands (the Command Type) with a Name, Description and the Last Run Date. You can filter what appears in this manager with the fields at its top. NOTE: The contents of the Action Portlet vary, depending on the various options you have installed. Introducing Actions and Adaptive CLI | Actions and Adaptive CLI 335

Section	Page
Preface	9
Why Dell OpenManage Network Manager?	9
Key Features	9
Networks with Dell OpenManage Network Manager	11
Additional Products	11
Updating Your License	12
Online Help / Filter	12
Feedback	13
A Note About Performance	13
Getting Started with Dell OpenManage Network Manager	15
Overview	15
System Basics	15
Upgrading from a Previous Version	16
Supported Operating System Versions	16
Supported Web Browsers	19
Single Server Sizing	20
Sizing for Standalone Installations	21
64-bit	22
Tablets, phones and iPads	22
Network Basics	22
Name Resolution	23
Protocols	23
Overriding Properties	23
Fixed IP Address	24
Authentication	24
Supported PowerConnect Models	24
Windows Management Interface	24
Prerequisites	25
Firewall Issues	25
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Driver	26
WBEM Prerequisites	27
Getting Started	27
Installation and Startup	28
Linux Prerequisites	30
Perl	32
Starting Web Client	32
Changing the Session Timeout Period	33
Control Panel	33
Search Indexes	34
[My Account]	34
RCSynergy / [Domain]	35
Portal > Users and Organizations	35
Public / Private Page Behavior	40
Portal > Roles	41
Portal > Portal Settings	41
Portal > [Other]	42
Redcell > Permission Manager	42
Redcell > Data Configuration	45
Redcell > Mediation	45
Redcell > Filter Management	48
Server	49
Redcell > Database Aging Policies (DAP)	50
Aging Policies Editor	52
Editing Tips	53
Aging Policies Options	54
Sub-Policies	55
Repositories	57
Portlet Level Permissions	58
Quick Navigation	61
License Viewer	62
Discovery Profiles	64
Managed Resources	66
Common Setup Tasks	67
SMTP Configuration	67
Netrestore File Servers	69
Portal Conventions	71
Portal Overview	71
Tooltips	72
Refresh	72
The Back Button	72
Show Versions	72
The Dock	73
Status Bar Alerts	75
Chat / Conferencing	76
Menu Bar	77
Site Map	77
Graphs	77
Portlets	78
Portlet Instances	81
Mandatory Fields	81
Sorting Portlet Lists	82
Expanded Portlets	82
Common Menu Items	86
Import / Export	86
Sharing	87
Edit Custom Attributes	89
View as PDF	90
Tag	90
Audit Trail / Jobs Screen	91
Audit Trail Viewer	92
Audit Trail Portlet	93
Schedules	95
Schedules Portlet	95
Key Portlets	99
Overview of Key Portlets	99
Alarms	100
Expanded Alarm Portlet	102
Alarm Email	105
Event History	106
Event Processing Rules	108
Rule Editor	111
General	111
Filtering / Settings	112
Syslog Escalation Criteria	115
Actions	116
Trap Forwarding Process	118
Email Action Variables	122
Event Definitions	128
Event Definition Editor	128
General	129
Message Template	131
Correlations	132
Contacts	133
Locations	135
Tag	138
Vendors	139
Expanded Vendor Portlet	140
Resource Management	143
Introduction	143
Authentication	143
Container Manager	146
Container Manager Expanded	146
Container View	147
Container Editor	148
Map Context	151
Resource Discovery	152
Discovery Profiles	153
Discovery Profile Editor	154
Discovery Profiles Expanded	161
Managed Resource Groups	162
Static Group	164
Dynamic Group	165
Managed Resources	166
Managed Resources Expanded	173
New Link	175
Link Discovery	176
Link Discovery Prerequisites	177
Equipment Details	178
Performance Indicators	179
Interfaces	180
Interfaces > Details	180
Alarms	181
Ports	181
Ports > Links	182
Ports > Details	183
Details	185
Direct Access	188
MIB Browser	188
Terminal	190
Ping (ICMP)	191
HTTP / HTTPS	191
Ports	191
Ports Expanded	193
Port Editor	194
Report Templates	195
Report Template Editors	196
General	197
Inventory	198
Layout	199
Reports	200
Report Editor	204
General	205
Filter	205
Branding Reports	206
Visualize	207
Visualize My Network	207
Configuring Views	208
Actions	209
Control and Styles	210
ZOOM	210
DISPLAYED LEVELS	210
STYLE OPTIONS	211
VIEW DETAILS	213
Data / Node Finder	213
Layout	216
OVERVIEW	219
Alarms in Visualizations / Topologies	219
Links in Visualization	220
File Server / File Management	221
File Servers	221
File Server Editor	222
File Management	223
Configuration Files	229
Configuration File Editor	231
Image Repository	233
Firmware Image Editor	235
Configuration Image Editor	236
General Parameters	236
Configuration	237
Deploy Firmware	238
Deploy Configuration	240
Monitoring	243
How to’s	243
OpenManage Network Manager Server Statistics	244
Resource Monitors	245
Retention Policies	248
Monitor Editor	251
General	251
Monitor Options	254
Calculated Metrics	254
Thresholds	256
Inventory Mappings	259
Conditions	260
Monitor Options Type-Specific Panels	266
ICMP	267
Key Metrics	268
Proscan	269
SNMP	270
SNMP Interfaces	273
SNMP Table Monitor	274
Scheduling Refresh Monitor Targets	276
Top [Asset] Monitors	276
Top Configuration Backups	277
Dashboard Views	277
Performance Dashboard	279
Dashboard View Selection	280
Dashboard Editor	281
Convert Simple Dashboards to Custom Dashboards	286
Show Performance Templates	286
Key Metric Editor	289
Traffic Flow Analyzer	293
How does it work?	294
Setup	294
Exporter Registration	296
Traffic Flow Portlet	296
Drill Down	299
Search	301
Traffic Flow Analyzer - Example	301
Change Management / ProScan	303
Introducing ProScan and Change Management	303
ProScan Portlet	306
Compliance Policy Summary	308
Creating or Modifying a ProScan Policy	310
General	310
Targets	312
Criteria	313
Regular Expressions	320
Perl / Java (Groovy) Language Policies	323
Compliance Policy Job Status	325
Creating or Modifying ProScan Policy Groups	326
Change Determination Process	327
Change Determination Process Workflow	328
Change Determination Defaults	330
Compliance and Change Reporting	330
Actions and Adaptive CLI	335
Introducing Actions and Adaptive CLI	335
Using Adaptive CLI	336
Using Perl in Adaptive CLI	336
Actions Portlet	337
Adaptive CLI Editor	342
General	343
Attributes	344
Do not use Parameter Schema	344
Create a new Parameter Schema	345
Use an existing Parameter Schema for this Adaptive CLI	348
Validating IP Address Variables	349
Scripts	350
Script Settings	351
Attribute Appearance and Validation	354
Comparison	355
External Commands	355
Seeded Scripts	357
Adaptive CLI Script Language Syntax	361
Attributes	361
Conditional Blocks	362
Perl Scripts	363
Perl Example	364
Scheduling Actions	365
General	366
Parameters	367
Schedule	367
Active Performance Monitor Support	367
Adaptive CLI Records Archiving Policy	369

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Actions and Adaptive CLI

Introducing Actions and Adaptive CLI

The Actions Manager lets you manage actions like enabling monitors, file backups, resyncs and so

on. These actions are typically limited in scope, and not that complex. On the other hand, it also

manages Adaptive CLI (command-line interface) commands to run against devices which can be

complex.

These commands amount to “mini-scripts” to query and configure those devices. In it, you can

create commands to run against devices after the device driver has opened a connection to the

devices. The driver handles logins, and general connection management. You can even initiate

these actions with the application’s optional group operations—although if you delete a target

group, the operation will not work. Many drivers seed pre-configured command that appear listed

when you first open this manager. For a brief overview of creating and using these, see How to:

Create Adaptive CLI Example on page 365.

Adaptive CLI’s Attributes capabilities let you insert variables in scripts. See Attributes on page 344

for the details. You can also assemble configurations made here as component Tasks to execute

with other component Tasks. You can even use this capability to include Perls scripts within

OpenManage Network Manager. See Perl Scripts on page 363.

Tip

You can have Actions maintain lists like ACLs, and when these change, in the Adaptive CLI script, push

the updated list out to the appropriate devices.

Adaptive CLI commands let you map several vendor-specific commands to a single action, so you

could, for example, query two types of devices throughout the network for their MAC addresses

with a single action. Adaptive CLI actions can also help you debug more complex scripts that either

query or configure devices.

The Adaptive CLI manager displays a list of

Configure

and

Show

commands (the

Command Type

)

with a

Name, Description

and the

Last Run Date

. You can filter what appears in this manager with

the fields at its top.

NOTE:

The contents of the Action Portlet vary, depending on the various options you have installed.