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Configuration – Reference

You can access the following from the Manage → Configuration page:

• Device Configuration Compliance Portal

– Getting Started for Compliance — Displays the information required to setup, use, and get started with the device configuration compliance features.

– Device Compliance Portal — Displays the default view of the Device Compliance Portal .

• Common Tasks — Displays the configuration compliance setup tasks and other tasks that you can create.

– Create Baseline

– Associate Devices to a Baseline

– Make Device(s) Compliant

– Configuration Inventory Schedule

– File Share Settings

– Replace Server

• Compliance by Baseline — Displays the sample device configuration baselines and the baselines that you have created or cloned.

– Server Baselines

◦ Samples

– Chassis Baselines

◦ Samples

– MX Chassis Baselines

◦ Samples

• Configuration Backup — Displays the backed-up devices which can be replaced with the target device.

– Backed-Up Devices

• Tasks — Displays the tasks of the selected category in the Tasks tab in the right pane.

– Configuration Tasks

◦ MX Chassis Baseline Configuration Import — Create Baseline tasks you have created for MX7000 chassis.

◦ Remediate Device Configuration — Remediation tasks of the non-complaint devices.

◦ Replace Server Configuration From Backup — Replace Server tasks you have created for target devices.

◦ Chassis Baseline Configuration Import — Create Baseline tasks you have created for chassis.

◦ Device Baseline Configuration Import — Create Baseline tasks you have created for servers.

NOTE: For information on the sample device configuration templates, see the iDRAC documentation at Dell.com/ support .

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Related links

Device Compliance

Tasks

Task Execution History

Associate Devices To a Baseline Wizard

Configuration Inventory Schedule Wizard

Backed-Up Devices

Device Compliance

The Device Compliance graph and table enable you to view the compliance status of the devices.

Device Compliance Graph

The device compliance graph provides a pie chart distribution of the compliance status. Click a segment of the pie chart to view more information on the systems. The pie chart displays the following segments to indicate the device compliance status:

• Compliant — Devices that are compliant to the associated configuration baseline.

• Non Compliant — Devices that are not compliant to the associated configuration baseline.

• Non Inventoried — Devices on which configuration inventory is not completed.

• Non Associated — Devices that are not associated to a configuration baseline.

• Non Licensed — Devices that do not have the Server Configuration Management license installed.

Device Compliance Table

The fields displayed in the Device Compliance table of the Device Compliance portal are described in the following table.

Table 141. Device Compliance Table

Field

Compliance Status

Description

Displays an icon that indicates the compliance status of the device to the associated configuration baseline.

Device Name

Service Tag

Model

Compliance Template

Inventory Last Ran

Displays the unique name of the system that identifies it on the network.

Displays the unique identifier assigned to the system.

Displays the model name of the system. For example,

PowerEdge R710.

Displays the device configuration template that is associated to the device.

Displays the date and time the last device configuration inventory was completed.

Tasks

The Tasks tab displays all the tasks that have been created.

The fields displayed in the Tasks tab of the Device Compliance portal are described in the following table.

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Table 142. Tasks

Field

Schedule

Task Name

Type

Description

Updated on

Updated by

Created on

Created by

Description

Displays if the task schedule is active or inactive.

Displays the name of the task.

Displays the type of task.

Displays a brief description about the task.

Displays the date and time the task was updated.

Displays the name of the user who updated the task.

Displays the date and time the task was created.

Displays the name of the user who created the task.

Related link

Viewing compliance tasks

Task Execution History

The Task Execution History tab displays the status of tasks.

The fields displayed in the Task Execution History tab are described in the following table.

Table 143. Task Execution History

Field

Status

Description

Displays an icon representing the task status:

— Running or pending

— Complete

— Stopped

— Failed

Task Name

Start Time

% Completed

Task State

— Warning

Displays the name of the task.

Displays the start time of the task.

Displays the progress information of the task.

Displays the state of the task:

• Running

• Complete

• Stopped

• Failed

• Warning

End Time

Executed by User

Displays the end time of the task.

Displays the name of the user who executed the task.

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Associate Devices To a Baseline Wizard

The Associate Devices to a Baseline Wizard enables you to associate devices to a baseline. The fields displayed in the Associate

Devices to a Baseline Wizard are described in the following sections.

Related links

Select Baseline

Select Devices

Associating target devices with a baseline

Select Baseline

The Select Baseline page enables you to select the baseline you want to associate to target devices.

The fields displayed in the Select Baseline page are described in the following table.

Table 144. Select Baseline

Field

Server Baselines

Chassis Baselines

Description

Displays the server configuration baselines that you have either created or cloned.

Displays the chassis configuration baselines that you have either created or cloned.

MX Chassis Baselines Displays the MX chassis configuration baselines that you have either created or cloned.

Select Devices

The Select Devices page enables you to select target devices to verify configuration compliance.

The Select Devices page displays the All Applicable Devices tree-view that includes the target devices. You can associate one or more target devices to a device configuration baseline.

Make Devices Compliant

The Make Devices Compliant Wizard enables you to remediate the non-compliant devices. The fields displayed in the Make

Devices Compliant Wizard are described in the following sections.

Name

Table 145. Name

Field

Name

Description

Displays the name of the remediation task.

Select Devices

Table 146. Select Devices

Field

Checkbox

Device Name

Service Tag

Description

Select a device or all the devices from the list of non-compliant devices.

Displays the name of the device.

Displays the unique identifier assigned to the system.

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Field

Model

Compliance Template

Inventory Last Run

Non-Compliant Results

Device Name

Compliance Result

Component Name

Attribute Name

Template Value

Inventory Value

Options

Table 147. Options

Field

Manual Server Reboot

Automatic Server Reboot

Set Schedule

Table 148. Set Schedule

Field

Run now

Run at

Execution Credentials

User Name

Password

Description

Displays the model name of the system. For example,

PowerEdge R710.

Displays the device configuration template that is associated to the device.

Displays the date and time the last device configuration inventory was completed.

Displays the count of missing and non-compliant attributes.

Displays the name of the device.

Displays the compliance result of the device to the associated configuration baseline.

Displays the name of the component that the attribute belongs to.

Displays the name of the attribute.

Displays the template value of the attribute.

Displays the inventory value of the attribute.

Description

Select to manually reboot the server during the maintenance period. The baselines associated with the chassis are deployed and the configuration changes are applied immediately.

NOTE: The configuration changes on the chassis will not result in the reboot of the servers associated with the particular chassis.

Select to deploy the baselines associated with the devices immediately. If the configuration changes require the server to be rebooted, then a graceful shutdown is attempted first. If the graceful shutdown fails, then a force shutdown is carried out.

NOTE: The configuration changes on the chassis will not result in the reboot of the servers associated with the particular chassis.

Description

Select to run the remediation task immediately.

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

Provide the user name configured on the device to run the task.

Provide the password required to run the task.

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Summary

Table 149. Summary

Field

Name

Non-Compliant Devices

Reboot Option

Schedule

Description

Displays the name of the remediation task.

Displays the selected non-compliant device name.

Displays the selected reboot option.

Displays the selected schedule to run the remediation task.

Configuration Inventory Schedule Wizard

The Configuration Inventory Schedule wizard enables you to associate the credentials to discovered devices and set the schedule for configuration inventory. The fields displayed in the pages of the wizard are described in the following sections.

Related links

Inventory Credentials

Schedule

Configuring the credentials and device configuration inventory schedule

Inventory Credentials

The Inventory Credentials page enables you to add credentials and associate credentials to target devices. The fields that are displayed in the Inventory Credentials page are described in the following table.

Credentials

The Credentials section displays a table that includes credentials that you have configured for the configuration inventory task.

Table 150. Credentials

Field

Add New Credentials

Description

Username

Password

Is Default

Update

Delete

Created By

Description

Click to open the Add Credentials window that enables you to provide credentials for target devices.

Displays the description that is provided for the credentials.

Displays the username.

Displays the password in a masked format.

Displays a check box that you can select to associate the credentials to all new target devices.

Displays an icon that you can click to edit the credentials.

Displays an icon that you can click to delete the credentials.

Displays the name of the user who provided the credentials.

Devices

The Devices section displays a table that includes the target devices for configuration compliance tasks.

Table 151. Devices

Field

Device Name

Device Model

Description

Displays the Service Tag of the device.

Displays the model name of the system, if available.

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Field

Execution Credentials

Description

Displays the credentials that have been assigned to the device for running the configuration inventory task. You can use this field to assign the credentials that are required for running the configuration inventory task on the device.

Schedule

The Schedule page enables you to configure the schedule for the configuration inventory.

The fields displayed in the Schedule page are described in the following table.

Table 152. Schedule

Field

Enable Configuration Inventory

Run Inventory on Finish

Description

Select to schedule configuration inventory.

Configure Global Inventory Polling Interval

Select to run the configuration inventory after the inventory configuration is completed.

Set the frequency of the inventory in weekly or daily intervals.

NOTE: OpenManage Essentials performs configuration inventory only on devices that have already been discovered.

• Every Week On — Specify the day or days of the week that you want to schedule the inventory and the time that you want it to begin.

• Every <n> Days <n> Hours interval — Specify the intervals between inventory cycles. The maximum discovery interval is 365 days and 23 hours.

Inventory Polling Speed Set the amount of resources available for accelerating the inventory poll speed. The faster you set the inventory poll speed, the more resources are required, but less time is required to perform the inventory.

After changing the speed, OpenManage Essentials may take several minutes to adjust to the new speed.

Backed-Up Devices

The Backed-Up Devices windows displays the devices that are backed-up. The tables displayed in the Backed-Up Devices window are described in the following sections.

Devices Table

The fields displayed in the Devices table of the Backed-Up Devices portal are described in the following table.

Table 153. Devices Table

Field

Connection Status

Description

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

Health Status

Device Name

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

Normal , Warning , Critical , and Unknown .

Displays the unique name of the device that identifies it on the network.

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Field

Service Tag

Model

Last Backup Result

Last Successful Backup Time

Description

Displays the unique identifier assigned to the device.

Displays the model name of the device. For example,

PowerEdge R730.

Displays the result of the last backup operation of the device.

Displays the last successful backup time of the device.

Attributes Table

The fields displayed in the Attributes table of the Backed-Up Devices portal are described in the following table. The Grouped By filter can be used to display the table contents based on the filter option that is selected.

Table 154. Attributes Table

Field

Section

Description

Displays the component that the attribute belongs to. For example, iDRAC, BIOS, NIC, and so on.

Instance

Attribute Name

Value

Dependencies

Displays the instance of the component that the attribute belongs to.

Displays the name of the attribute.

Displays the value of the attribute.

Displays if the attribute is dependent on any other attributes. To edit a dependent attribute, you must first set the primary attribute.

Destructive

Group

Displays if deploying the attribute may result in destructive changes to the device configuration including performance, connectivity, and ability to boot the device.

Displays the group the attribute belongs to.

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