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WBEM Prerequisites The following are common prerequisites: Credentials-WBEM credentials have a role in discovering the device. Your system must have access to the computer using Administrative only credentials. These are the same credentials as the user installing WBEM on the device. Telnet / SSH credentials are necessary for other supported applications. For full functionality, this WBEM device driver requires administrative (root) access. Many devices may only allow root logins on a local console. In such cases, configure the Telnet/SSH authentication for these devices to login as a nonroot user-and, in Authentication Manager, enter su in the Enable User ID field and enter the root user's password in Enable User Password in that same authentication. This enables full device management functionality with root access. NOTE: Credentials for Telnet / SSH should have a privilege level sufficient to stop services and to restart the computer system. Firewall- Some firewalls installed on the computer may block Web-Based Enterprise Management requests. Allow those you want to manage. License-Make sure you have the correct WBEM driver license installed. Licenses come in the following types: • Major Vendor by Name - Such as Dell, Compaq, HP, Gateway. • Server/Desktop individual license support. • Generic computers - non-major vendors. • ALL - this gives the driver all capabilities for any computer system. CAUTION: If you discover an Amigopod host that does not have its SNMP agent turned on, Dell OpenManage Network Manager labels it a WMI or WBEM host rather than an Amigopod host. Getting Started The following section outlines the steps in a typical installation and subsequent first use. Because the software described here is both flexible and powerful, this section does not exhaustively describe all the details of available installations. Instead, this Guide refers to those descriptions elsewhere in the OpenManage Network Manager User Guide or online help. A typical installation means doing the following: Getting Started | Getting Started with Dell OpenManage Network Manager 27

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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Getting Started | Getting Started with Dell OpenManage Network Manager

WBEM Prerequisites

The following are common prerequisites:

Credentials

—WBEM credentials have a role in discovering the device. Your system must have

access to the computer using Administrative only credentials. These are the same credentials

as the user installing WBEM on the device.

Telnet / SSH credentials are necessary for other supported applications.

For full functionality, this WBEM device driver requires administrative (root) access. Many

devices may only allow root logins on a local console.

In such cases, configure the Telnet/SSH authentication for these devices to login as a non-

root user—and, in Authentication Manager, enter

in the

Enable User ID

field and enter

the root user’s password in

Enable User Password

in that same authentication. This enables

full device management functionality with root access.

NOTE:

Credentials for Telnet / SSH should have a privilege level sufficient to stop services and to restart the

computer system.

Firewall

— Some firewalls installed on the computer may block Web-Based Enterprise

Management requests. Allow those you want to manage.

License

—Make sure you have the correct WBEM driver license installed. Licenses come in the

following types:

• Major Vendor by Name - Such as Dell, Compaq, HP, Gateway.

• Server/Desktop individual license support.

• Generic computers - non-major vendors.

• ALL - this gives the driver all capabilities for any computer system.

CAUTION:

If you discover an Amigopod host that does not have its SNMP agent turned on, Dell OpenManage

Network Manager labels it a WMI or WBEM host rather than an Amigopod host.

Getting Started

The following section outlines the steps in a typical installation and subsequent first use. Because

the software described here is both flexible and powerful, this section does not exhaustively

describe all the details of available installations. Instead, this Guide refers to those descriptions

elsewhere in the OpenManage Network Manager

User Guide

or online help.

A typical installation means doing the following: