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How To: Do Change Management (Example) The following describes an example use of Change Manager. This backs up a configuration file, modifies it, then scans the file for the modified text, and acts according to the result. The following steps describe how to do this: 1 Back up a device configuration. Select a device and click the File Management > Backup right-click menu in Managed Resources portlet. 2 Right click, and Export this backup to a file in the Configuration Files portlet. 3 Edit this config file, adding the word "MyTestContact" somewhere in its text that has no impact. For example, the snmp-server contact, or in comments. Tip Some devices let you create descriptions within their configurations so you can enter a word without impact there. 4 Now import this edited file from the Managed Resources portlet after you have right-clicked on the same device from which you exported it. Renaming it something distinctive is helpful. 5 Right-click this file and Restore to the device. Since the name is a comment or description, it should not interfere with the device's operations. 6 Right-click the device and select File Management > Backup. This makes the MyTestContact file label Current. Tip To confirm MyTestContact is labeled Current, you can use an Advanced filter in the expanded Configuration Files portlet to view only Current labels. 7 Now, create a ProScan policy by right-clicking in the ProScan portlet, selecting New > Policy. 8 In the General tab, name this policy MyTestContactScan, and as an input, select the Configuration Label > Current label as the Input Source. 9 In the Targets tab, select the equipment from which you exported the config file. 10 In the Criteria tab, click Add Criteria enter contains MyTestContact as the Match All of the following criteria. 11 Click Save. 12 Right-click the new policy and select Execute Compliance. 13 The audit screen that appears should indicate Success. 14 Right-click and Open the MyTestContactScan policy, and change the Criteria to "does not contain" MyTestContact. 15 Save | Change Management - ProScan 305

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
Uninstalling	32
SNMP in Multi-Homed Environment	32
Perl	32
Starting Web Client	33
Changing the Session Timeout Period	33
Control Panel	34
Search Indexes	34
[My Account]	35
RCSynergy / [Domain]	35
Portal > Users and Organizations	36
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	46
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
Database Backup	61
Restoring Databases	61
Portal Database Backup / Restore	62
Quick Navigation	62
License Viewer	63
Discovery Profiles	65
Discovery Profile Editor	65
Managed Resources	68
Common Setup Tasks	68
SMTP Configuration	69
Netrestore File Servers	70
Portal Conventions	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
Alarms	99
Expanded Alarm Portlet	101
Alarm Email	104
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
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 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 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
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	322
Compliance Policy Job Status	324
Creating or Modifying ProScan Policy Groups	325
Change Determination Process	326
Change Determination Process Workflow	327
Change Determination Defaults	329
Compliance and Change Reporting	329
Storage Arrays	333
Introducing Storage Arrays	333
Storage Array Portlet	333
Storage Array Portlet Expanded	334
General	337
Actions and Adaptive CLI	341
Using Adaptive CLI	341
Using Perl in Adaptive CLI	342
Actions Portlet	343
Adaptive CLI Editor	348
General	349
Attributes	350
Do not use Parameter Schema	350
Create a new Parameter Schema	350
Use an existing Parameter Schema for this Adaptive CLI	354
Validating IP Address Variables	354
Scripts	355
Script Settings	356
Attribute Appearance and Validation	359
Comparison	360
External Commands	360
Seeded Scripts	362
Adaptive CLI Script Language Syntax	366
Attributes	366
Conditional Blocks	367
Perl Scripts	368
Scheduling Actions	369
General	370
Parameters	371
Schedule	371
Active Performance Monitor Support	371
Adaptive CLI Records Archiving Policy	373

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How To:

Do Change Management (Example)

The following describes an example use of Change Manager. This backs up a configuration file,

modifies it, then scans the file for the modified text, and acts according to the result. The following

steps describe how to do this:

Back up a device configuration. Select a device and click the

File Management > Backup

right-click menu in Managed Resources portlet.

Right click, and Export this backup to a file in the Configuration Files portlet.

Edit this config file, adding the word “MyTestContact” somewhere in its text that has no

impact. For example, the snmp-server contact, or in comments.

Tip

Some devices let you create descriptions within their configurations so you can enter a word without

impact there.

Now import this edited file from the Managed Resources portlet after you have right-clicked

on the same device from which you exported it. Renaming it something distinctive is helpful.

Right-click this file and

Restore

to the device. Since the name is a comment or description, it

should not interfere with the device’s operations.

Right-click the device and select

File Management > Backup

. This makes the

MyTestContact file label Current.

Tip

To confirm MyTestContact is labeled Current, you can use an Advanced filter in the expanded

Configuration Files portlet to view only Current labels.

Now, create a ProScan policy by right-clicking in the ProScan portlet, selecting

New > Policy.

In the General tab, name this policy MyTestContactScan, and as an input, select the

Configuration Label > Current

label as the Input Source.

In the Targets tab, select the equipment from which you exported the config file.

In the Criteria tab, click

Add Criteria

enter

contains

MyTestContact as the

Match All of the

following criteria

Click

Save.

Right-click the new policy and select

Execute Compliance

The audit screen that appears should indicate

Success.

Right-click and

Open

the MyTestContactScan policy, and change the Criteria to “does not

contain” MyTestContact.

Save