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The Execution History snap panel displays history by device. Right-click to see the details of what occurred when the selected action ran against a particular device (Execution Details). The Execution Details panel displays tabs showing the Results of running an Adaptive CLI, and the Sent Commands. You can also View Job to see a screen like the Audit Trail / Jobs Screen on page 91, or Delete to remove a listed Action record from the list. Right-click menus on the Actions portlet can include the following items (these vary, depending on the Action's family): New / Edit - Lets you create or modify a selected action in the Adaptive CLI Editor, described below. Execute-Execute the selected Action. This typically displays a target equipment selector screen, and a screen where you can configure any parameters necessary for execution, then a screen like the Audit Trail / Jobs Screen on page 91. Dell OpenManage Network Manager validates the parameters before executing the Adaptive CLI. If a parameter is invalid, for example a blank community name in the Dell PCT Set SNMP Community Settings Adaptive CLI, Dell OpenManage Network Manager logs a validation error to the audit trail. In this case the Adaptive CLI is not executed and leaves behind no history record. Some Adaptive CLI scripts also let you Preview what is sent the device in a subsequent screen. This does not appear in the execution of Targetless, and Multi-target Adaptive CLIs. Details- Opens a screen displaying the Reference Tree, Execution History, and Action Details for the selected Action. Web Services-You can elect to Deploy / Undeploy or Export WSDL to create a web service from the selected Action. Deploy / Undeploy Web Service-Deploy or undeploy the selected activity as a web service. Export WSDL-This exports the WSDL for the selected activity. You must select the file name and location. Web Services Description Language (WSDL) is an XML format for the description of network services as a set of endpoints operating on messages containing either document-oriented or procedure-oriented information. Actions Portlet | Actions and Adaptive CLI 345

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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345

The Execution History snap

panel displays history by

device. Right-click to see the

details of what occurred when

the selected action ran against

a particular device (

Execution

Details).

The Execution Details panel

displays tabs showing the

Results

of running an Adaptive

CLI, and the

Sent Commands

You can also

View Job

to see a

screen like

the Audit Trail /

Jobs Screen on page 91,

Delete

to remove a listed Action record from the list.

Right-click menus on the Actions portlet can include the following items (these vary, depending on

the Action’s family):

New / Edit

—Lets you create or modify a selected action in the Adaptive CLI Editor, described

below.

Execute

—Execute the selected Action. This typically displays a target equipment selector screen,

and a screen where you can configure any parameters necessary for execution, then a screen

like the

Audit Trail / Jobs Screen on page 91

. Dell OpenManage Network Manager validates

the parameters before executing the Adaptive CLI. If a parameter is invalid, for example a

blank community name in the Dell PCT Set SNMP Community Settings Adaptive CLI, Dell

OpenManage Network Manager logs a validation error to the audit trail. In this case the

Adaptive CLI is not executed and leaves behind no history record.

Some Adaptive CLI scripts also let you

Preview

what is sent the device in a subsequent screen.

This does not appear in the execution of Targetless, and Multi-target Adaptive CLIs.

Details

—Opens a screen displaying the Reference Tree, Execution History, and Action Details for

the selected Action.

Web Services

—You can elect to

Deploy / Undeploy

Export WSDL

to create a web service from

the selected Action.

Deploy / Undeploy Web Service

–Deploy or undeploy the selected activity as a web service.

Export WSDL

–This exports the WSDL for the selected activity. You must select the file

name and location. Web Services Description Language (WSDL) is an XML format for the

description of network services as a set of endpoints operating on messages containing either

document-oriented or procedure-oriented information.