Dell OpenManage Network Manager Schnellstart Anleitung

Dell OpenManage Network ManagerQuick Reference Guide

10 Quick Start Managing Multiple ScreensThe content of the Main Panel is referred to as a window. Just as you can open several documents in your word

Quick Start 11Screen LayoutsWhen you select Resources in the Navigation Panel, for example, the default view looks like Figure 1:4. Figure 1:4. Defau

12 Quick Start You can also set up users, device access passwords, and groups for both users and devices, as you begin to use it. For example, use Gro

Quick Start 137.View the final confirmation of components to install. Click Next.Observe the progress bar as files are copied for installation. 8.The

14 Quick Start Starting the ClientAfter you verify that the application server is started (in Windows, the monitor icon in the system tray turns green

Quick Start 15A login screen appears. The default login user is admin, with a blank password. After logging in as admin, you are prompted to change t

16 Quick Start HTTPSTo limit connections to the application server to HTTPS (secure) only, you can use the -e option when starting the application ser

Quick Start 17and click Apply. Then click Add to add the address(es) to the processing queue, or click Remove to delete a previously created range yo

18 Quick Start 5. Select Discovery Activities (Listed in Execution Order)—The lower portion of the screen lists activities to perform after discovery.

Quick Start 19Auth(s) (validated authentication credentials), and the Auth Status that lets you know whether a device is ready to discover, or has mi

Notes and Cautions A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your software. A CAUTION indicates potential damage to h

20 Quick Start 11.When discovery is done for the user admin, and you click Close, the following Layout screen appears by default.This screen displays

Quick Start 21Scheduling DiscoveryWhen you first discover devices, you typically use a Discovery Profile that includes the discovery parameters (IP a

22 Quick Start Alternatively, open the Links manager, and click action -> Discover Links. In the next screens, Add the devices, or Add Groups of de

Quick Start 23Interface MonitorThis monitor collects bandwidth utilization and error counts for interfacesFigure 1:8. Default Interface MonitorThe in

24 Quick Start ICMP MonitorThe default ICMP Monitor reports on ping response times for all devices.Figure 1:9. Default ICMP MonitorThe default sends t

Quick Start 254.Select the interfaces you want to monitor by clicking Add in the top right corner of the screen. A selection screen appears, when you

26 Quick Start If you multi-select several devices, each component displays the top five metrics for each attribute. If you select only one top-level

Quick Start 278.Notice that our simple example does not exploit all possibilities for these views. For example, you can have several components withi

28 Quick Start Figure 1:10. Monitor ReportsYou can modify these reports, but by default, they include the monitored attributes and/or devices. The rep

Quick Start 29Figure 1:11. Resource ViewYou can view all discovered resources from this screen. Selecting a resource in the upper panel lets you view

Contents 3Contents1 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Introducing OpenManage Networ

30 Quick Start Alarm Severity & CountThis panel displays the count of events by severity, and totals them on the right.Figure 1:12. Event Severity

Quick Start 31The Action Button or right-click menu displays the following items (some installations conceal some of these):Open -> Entity—This op

32 Quick Start Map—Opens a topology view displaying the equipment from which the selected alarm(s) came. See Mapping Equipment , the User Guide or onl

Common Tasks 332Common TasksManaging LayoutsWhen you select a manager, or view in the Navigation Panel a view appears (like Figure 2-1). A configurabl

34 Common TasksCreating and Selecting Screen LayoutsYou can customize the layout of the Device view by adding, removing, or reordering the sub panels.

Common Tasks 35Figure 2-3. Customized LayoutOnce you configure a customized layout, it remains configured for you as a user no matter what client mach

36 Common TasksMinimizing sub-panelsThe borders of sub-panels display triangles that are minimize buttons for the individual panels. Clicking this but

Common Tasks 37Users and User GroupsThe application’s User Manager lets you associate information with users like passwords, group membership, and con

38 Common TasksUser GroupsThe User Group Manager lets you create user groups just as you create or edit users. The detail panels display the name, des

Common Tasks 39Permissions This panel appears in editors for both groups and individual users. It lets you configure permissions (also known as “funct

Contents 4Managing Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Alarm Panels . . . . . . . . . .

40 Common TasksThe functional permissions that use these actions appear in this screen. Select a permission, and in the Group editor, the description

Common Tasks 41Scheduling OperationsYou can schedule many of this software’s actions. Open the Schedules screen either from File -> Open -> Syst

42 Common TasksCreate a group—Groups let you change settings on multiple devices. From Resources, select listed devices (Ctrl+click to select several)

Common Tasks 435In the next screen, select the inventory that you want to map. You can Ctrl+Click to select multiple items.6Click Select.7The equipmen

44 Common Tasks

Backup / Restore / Deploy 453Backup / Restore / Deploy File Management: Backup / Restore / DeployOnce you discover devices on your network, you can us

46 Backup / Restore / Deploy• If you select two backed-up devices, you can select Compare to view a side-by-side comparison of the two devices’ config

Troubleshooting 474TroubleshootingTroubleshooting TipsThe following answer common questions that arise when managing your equipment. For more details,

48 TroubleshootingEquipment values are not configurable:• Ensure the login credentials are correct (consult your network administrator)Deploying firmw

Dell Quick Reference Guide 49IndexAActive Performance Monitor, 22Administering the Application, 36Alarm Manager, 30anti-virus software., 12Authenticat

Quick Start 51Quick Start Introducing OpenManage Network Manager We created this Quick Start Guide to get you started using your OpenManage Network M

5050 Dell Quick Reference GuideSScheduling Operations, 41Screen Layouts, 11Setting Up FTP / TFTP, 45Shared drive unsupported, 8Starting the Client, 14

6 Quick Start System BasicsSystem requirements vary depending how you use the application and the operational environment. Because we do not know your

Quick Start 7Hardware RecommendationsOpenManage Network Manager contains an Application Server that runs continuously in the background, and a Client

8 Quick Start AuthenticationFor successful discovery of the resources on your network, this software requires authenticated management access to the d

Quick Start 9Updating Your LicenseIf you have a limited license — for example OpenManage Network Manager by default limits discovery to ten devices —