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Devices — Reference

This page provides the following information:

• List of devices based on the device type, for example, HA clusters, servers, and so on.

• Summary of devices and alerts.

• Alerts generated for a particular device.

• Health of devices based on the Normal, Critical, Unknown, and Warning types.

NOTE: For Dell EMC 12th Generation PowerEdge servers [denoted as

M (modular), R (rack), or T (tower) and

x yx

2

x

, where

y

denotes alphabets, for example

denotes numbers] discovered by using WMI and SNMP protocols, the

DRAC health status is displayed (under Servers) even if OpenManage Server Administrator is not installed on the server.

NOTE: Based on the severity of the agents of a discovered device, the overall health is the most critical of the severity. For example, in the device tree, for server types, if there are two servers with status Warning and Critical, then the parent Server’s status is set to Critical.

• Connection status of devices — When both server (in-band) and DRAC/iDRAC (out-of-band) are discovered and correlated, the Connection Status under Device Summary displays the connection status of the server. The RAC Connection Status under RAC Device Information displays the DRAC/iDRAC connection status. When only DRAC/iDRAC (out-of-band) is discovered (server is not discovered), the Connection Status and the RAC Connection Status display the same information.

When only server (in-band) is discovered (DRAC/iDRAC is not discovered), the Connection Status displays the connection status of the server. The RAC Connection Status is set to Off .

• Inventory information for devices.

• View hardware logs for servers.

• Filtering capabilities of the grid:

– The grouping bar

– Filter icon options

– Sorting by clicking on the column

– Re-ordering the columns

NOTE: None of these are saved if the console is closed and restarted.

Related links

Viewing devices

Viewing device inventory

Creating a New Group

Adding Devices to an Existing Group

Hiding a Group

Using Map View

Viewing Inventory

To view inventory, from All Devices , traverse to the device and click the device.

The device details and the alerts link are displayed.

Viewing Alerts

To view alerts, from the inventory details page, click Alerts .

Alert Details

Table 45. Alert Details

Field

Severity

Acknowledged

Time

Device

Details

Category

Source

Description

Alert severity based on Normal, Critical, Warning, and Unknown.

Flagged status for an alert.

Time at which the alert was generated in date and time format.

IP address of the device.

Lists the alert information. For example, System is down:<IP

Address of the device>

Lists the alert category type, for example System Events.

Lists the alert source name.

Viewing Hardware Logs

You can view hardware logs for servers. To view hardware logs, from the inventory details page, click Hardware Logs .

Hardware Log Details

Table 46. Hardware Log Details

Field

Severity

Time

Details

Description

Alert severity based on Normal, Critical, Warning, and Unknown.

The system time at which this alert was generated in date and time format on the managed node.

Lists the details of the hardware log.

For example, power supply redundancy is lost.

VLAN Configuration

The VLAN Configuration tab allows you to view and manage the VLAN settings of the IOAs within the PowerEdge M1000e and

PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis.

The following are the fields displayed in the VLAN Configuration tab:

Table 47. VLAN Configuration

Field

Last Inventory Time

Grouped by: Fabric

Total

Modified

Chassis Blade

Description

Displays the last VLAN inventory time.

Displays the attribute by which the currently displayed data is grouped. By default, the VLAN configuration inventory is grouped by Fabric .

Displays the total number of attributes.

Displays the number of attributes that you have modified.

Modified

Server Name

Displays details of the blade servers that are installed in the chassis.

Displays if you have modified the VLAN ID.

Displays the host name of the blade server.

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Field

Service Tag

Model

Slot

Subslot

NIC

NIC Port

Chassis IOA

IOA Name

IOA Model

Fabric

Port

Tagged VLAN(s)

Untagged VLAN

Set to default value

Reset All

Apply

Description

Displays the Service Tag of the blade server.

Displays the model name of the blade server. If this field is blank, the server is not present.

Displays the slot where the blade server is installed.

Displays the subslot of the blade server node.

Displays the Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD) of the

NIC.

Displays the NIC port to which the blade server is connected.

Displays details of the IOAs that are installed in the chassis.

Displays the name of the IOA.

Displays the model name of the IOA.

Displays the fabric associated with a specific slot of the chassis.

The fabric is identified by a combination of the group name (A,

B, or C) and slot number (1 or 2).

Displays the port assigned to the IOA.

Displays the tagged VLAN IDs of the IOAs.

Displays the untagged VLAN IDs of the IOAs.

Click to set the VLAN IDs to the default values.

Click to revert all changes that you had made.

Click to apply the changes to the VLAN settings.

VLAN Configuration Task

The VLAN Configuration Task window is displayed when you click Apply to assign VLAN IDs. The following are the fields that are displayed in the VLAN Configuration Task window:

Table 48. VLAN Configuration Task

Field

Task Name

Selected IO Module Ports

Grouped by: Fabric

Description

Displays the name of the VLAN configuration task.

Displays the IOA ports that you have selected to apply changes.

Chassis Blade

Server Name

Service Tag

Model

Slot

Subslot

Displays the attribute by which the currently displayed data is grouped. By default, the VLAN configuration inventory is grouped by Fabric .

Displays details of the blade servers that are installed in the chassis.

Displays host name of the blade server.

Displays the unique identifier assigned to the blade server.

Displays the model name of the blade server.

Displays the slot where the server is installed.

Displays the subslot of the server node.

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Field

NIC

NIC Port

Chassis IOA

IOA Name

IOA Model

Fabric

Description

Displays the Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD) of the

NIC.

Displays the NIC port to which the server is connected.

Displays details of the IOAs that are installed in the chassis.

Displays the name of the selected IOA.

Displays the model name of the selected IOA.

Displays the fabric associated with a specific slot of the chassis.

The fabric is identified by a combination of the group name (A,

B, or C) and slot number (1 or 2).

Displays the port assigned to the IOA.

Displays the list of tagged VLANs for the selected IOA.

Displays the untagged VLAN for the selected IOA.

Port

Tagged VLAN(s)

Untagged VLAN

Set the Task Schedule

Run now

Set Schedule

Enter IOA Credentials for the task execution

User Name

Select to run the configuration task immediately.

Select to schedule a task at a required date and time.

Password

Help

Cancel

Finish

Provide the fabric administrator user name required to run the task.

Provide the fabric administrator password required to run the task.

Click to open the online help.

Click to cancel the task.

Click to run the task at the defined schedule.

Task Results

The Task Results tab displays the status of tasks.

The following table describes the fields that are displayed in the Task Results tab.

Table 49. Task Results

Field

Status

Description

Displays an icon representing the task status:

— Running or pending

— Complete

— Stopped

— Failed

Task Name

Start Time

— Warning

Displays the name of the task.

Displays the start time of the task.

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Field

% Completed

Task State

End Time

Executed by User

Description

Displays the progress information of the task.

Displays the state of the task:

• Running

• Complete

• Stopped

• Failed

• Warning

Displays the end time of the task.

Displays the name of the user who executed the task.

Alert Filters

You can apply these filters to Alerts. Select Continuous Updates to enable the user interface to update automatically when new alerts are received.

Table 50. Alert Filters

Field

Severity

Acknowledged

Time

Device

Details

Category

Source

Description

Select from these alerts: All, Normal, Critical, Warning, and

Unknown .

Flagged status for an alert.

Time at which this alert was generated in date and time format.

The IP address or host name of this device.

The alert information. For example, System is down: <IP address of the device>.

The alert category type, for example System Events.

The Alert Source.

Viewing noncompliant systems—Devices

To view noncompliant systems associated with

• A catalog baseline, click the Non-Compliant Firmware & Drivers tab.

• A configuration baseline, click the Non-Compliant Configurations tab.

NOTE: Non-compliant systems are only available for device groups such as servers, RAC, and custom groups. It is not available for individual devices.

Non-Compliant Firmware and Drivers

The Non-Compliant Firmware & Drivers tab provides the following information:

Table 51. Non-Compliant Firmware & Drivers

Field

System Name

Group Name

Description

Domain name of the system.

Displays the name of device groups.

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Field

Baseline Name

Model Type

Operating System

Service Tag

Update Method

Discovered Time

Inventory Time

Description

Displays the name of catalog baseline associated with a device group.

The systems model name. For example, PowerEdge.

The operating system that is installed on the system.

A unique identifier, that provides the service lifecycle information.

Displays the update methods such as OpenManage Server

Administrator and iDRAC.

Time and date of discovery.

Time and date of inventory.

Select noncompliant systems, and select the updates in the Select Updates to Apply pane. Click Apply Selected Updates .

Table 52. Apply Selected Updates

Field

System Name

Importance

Update Method

Component

Type

Installed Version

Upgrade/Downgrade

Available Version

Package Name

Reboot Required

Description

System’s domain name.

The requirement of this software update for the system.

Displays the update methods such as OpenManage Server

Administrator and iDRAC.

The software information.

The type of software update.

The installed version number.

A green arrow indicates an upgrade.

The available version number.

The name of the software update.

Specifies whether the update requires a system reboot.

Related link

System Update

Non-Compliant Configurations

Table 53. Non-Compliant Configurations

Field

Device Name

Service Tag

Model

Compliance Baseline

Inventory Last Run

Description

Displays the name of the device.

A unique identifier, that provides the service lifecycle information.

The model name of the system. For example, PowerEdge.

The configuration baseline associated with the device.

Time and date of inventory.

Device Search

The search options available are:

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• Run an existing query

• Create a new query

• Delete a query

Table 54. Device Search

Field

Run Existing Query

Delete Query

Create New Query

Query logic

Run Query

Save Query

Related link

Query Results

Query Results

The device search lists these options:

Table 55. Query Results

Field

Health Status

Connection Status

Name

OS Name

OS Revision

Service Tag

Asset Tag

Device Model

Device type

System Revision Number

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Description

Select this option and then select a query from the drop-down list.

Select to delete a query after you complete the following action.

Select the Run Existing Query option, then from the drop down list select the query that you want to delete.

Select this option to create a query and then enter a name for the query in the adjoining field.

Select from the query logic options to create multiple query options. Select the check box to enable and include an argument.

Runs the selected query.

Saves the selected query.

Description

Displays the health status of the device. The status options are

Normal, Warning, Critical, and Unknown .

Displays the connection status of the device. The connection status are On or Off .

Displays the name of the device.

Displays the operating system installed on the device.

Displays the version of the operating system installed on the device.

Displays a unique identifier, that provides the service lifecycle information.

Displays the defined asset tag for the device.

Displays the system’s model name. For example, PowerEdge

R710.

Displays the type of device. For example, for the Device Model

PowerEdge R710, the Device Type value is Server.

Displays the revision history of the device.

Device Group Configuration

Table 56. Device Group Configuration

Field

Name

Parent

Description

Description

Provide name of the new group.

The device under which this group is created.

Provide description for the device group.

Device Selection

You can select predefined groups (device types), custom groups, specific devices, or a device query.

To use device query, select a query from the list.

Click New to create a new device query to search and assign the devices to the alert action.

Click Edit to change the query logic.

Select groups or devices from the tree, you can use the query option to create very specific criteria for the selection.

Device Selection Options

Table 57. Device Selection Options

Field

All Devices

Citrix XenServers

Clients

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

HA Clusters

KVM

Microsoft Virtualization Servers

Modular Systems

Network Devices

OOB Unclassified Devices

Power Devices

PowerEdge C Servers

Printers

RAC

Servers

Storage Devices

Unknown

VMware ESX Servers

Description

Select to include all the devices that are managed in

OpenManage Essentials.

Select to include Citrix XenServers.

Select to include client devices, such as desktops, portables, and workstations.

Select to include VxRail and XC Series devices.

Select to include High Availability server clusters.

Select to include keyboard video mouse devices.

Select to include Microsoft virtualization servers.

Select to include modular systems.

Select to include network devices.

Select to include out of band Unclassified Devices like Lifecycle

Controller enabled devices.

Select to include PDUs and UPS.

Select to include PowerEdge C servers.

Select to include printers.

Select to include devices with remote access controllers.

Select to include servers.

Select to include storage devices.

Select to include unknown devices.

Select to include VMware ESX servers.

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Field

VxFlex Ready Nodes

Description

Select to include VxFlex Ready Nodes and ScaleIO Ready

Nodes.

Summary — Group Configuration

View and edit selections.

Map View Interface—Devices Tab

The following are the items displayed in the Map View and their descriptions.

Table 58. Map View (Devices) Tab Interface

Item

Search bar

Internet connection warning

NOTE: The Internet connection warning is displayed only if the Show internet connection warning when unable to connect to the internet option is selected in

Map Settings.

Description

Enables you to search for locations on the map.

Indicates if the system is not connected to the Internet.

Overlays menu

Actions menu

Enables you to overlay the health or connection status of the device on the pin. The options available are:

• Health

• Connectivity

A tick mark is displayed beside the option that is selected.

Enables you to select a list of actions that can be performed.

The available actions are:

• Show All Map Locations

• Go to Home View

• Save Current View as Home View

• Add Licensed Device

• Import Licensed Devices

• Remove All Map Locations

• Export

• Settings

• Edit Location Details

• Remove Location

• Zoom to Street Level

NOTE: The Zoom to Street Level option is displayed only when a device is selected on the map.

NOTE: The Edit Location Details, Remove Location, and

Zoom to Street Level options in the Actions menu are device-specific. These options must be used after selecting a device on the map.

Navigation toolbar Enables you to move the map, zoom in or zoom out, and select a map service provider. The options available map providers are:

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Item

Scale

Description

• MapQuest Provider (Licensed)

• Bing Road Provider (Licensed)

• Bing Satellite Provider (Licensed)

Displays the current zoom level of the map in meters or kilometers.

Devices at this location

The Device at this location window is displayed when you double-click or right-click a multi-pin group and then select Details . The following are the fields displayed in the Devices at this location window:

Table 59. Devices at this location

Field

Health Status

Connection Status

Description

Displays the health status of the device. The status options are

Normal, Warning, Critical, and Unknown .

Displays the connection status of the device. The connection statuses are On or Off .

Device Name

Service Tag

Asset Tag

Model

Displays the name of the device.

Displays a unique identifier, that provides the service lifecycle information.

Displays the defined asset tag for the device.

Displays the model name of the system. For example,

PowerEdge R710.

Description

Address

Contact

Displays the description of the device.

Displays the location information of the device.

Displays the contact information of the device.

Map Settings

The following table provides information about the fields displayed in the Map Settings dialog box.

Table 60. Map Settings

Field

Update map view on any device or device group selection

Description

Select to configure the map to display only the pin or pins that correspond to the device or device group selected in the device tree.

Show internet connection warning when unable to connect to the internet

Select to display a message on the map when an Internet connection is not available.

Bing Key Select to provide a valid Bing key required by the Bing map provider.

MapQuest Key

Key

Cancel

Select to provide a valid MapQuest key required by the

MapQuest map provider.

Allows you to enter a valid Bing key or MapQuest key for rendering the Map View.

Click to close the Map Settings dialog box.

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Field

Apply

Related link

Using Map View

Description

Click to save the updates in the Map Settings dialog box.

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