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Dell Management Console

User Interface

This chapter describes the user interface (UI) — the look and feel — of

Dell™ Management Console.

The underlying framework of the Symantec™ Notification Server ® a dynamic user interface with rich controls.

provides

Dell Management Console is located under C:\Program

Files\Dell\Sysmgt\dmc . The launch icon is available under Start button 

Programs  Dell OpenManage Applications  Dell Management Console 

Dell Management Console .

NOTE: If Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is enabled for Dell Management Console, then edit the shortcut on the desktop and the Start menu to point to the new SSL location. For example: https://localhost/Dell/console.

Dell Management Console is menu-driven and consists of six main menus:

• Home

• Manage

• Actions

• Reports

• Settings

• Help

Based on their functionality, the sub-menus are grouped under each menu.

Examples of Dell Management Console sub-menus are as follows:

• The Home menu consists of the Dell Management Console portal submenu. As you install plug-ins, the respective portals are available under this menu.

• The Manage menu consists of all components that you can manage — from computers, user, resources to tasks and events.

• The Actions menu consists of the actions you can perform on the network devices, such as discovery, inventory, monitoring, and deploying agents.

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• The Reports menu consists of all reports available in Dell Management

Console.

• The Settings menu consists of sub-menus for configuring security,

Symantec Notification Server, and Dell Management Console.

• Help menu provides you access to the online help and other documentation links. You can find information about all features from this menu.

Selecting a sub-menu displays a page in which you can navigate through a tree structure on the left side. The right side consists of various Web parts, which are a graphical representation of data. For example, in the Jobs and

Tasks portal page, the left hand pane displays a tree structure. The right hand pane displays the Quick Start - Jobs and Tasks , Task Servers , and Task

Computer and Devices Web parts.

Home Menu—Dell Management Console

Portal Page

The Dell Management Console has a portal page that provides quick access to dashboards and tasks that are specific to managing and monitoring Dell devices on the network. You can access this page from Home  Dell

Management Console Portal .

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The portal page consists of Web parts for device health, status of tasks, alerts, and so on.

To get started with Dell Management Console, select the Dell Enterprise

Management Quick Start Web part. The various tabs available on this

Web part enable you to configure Dell Management Console.

From the Dell Enterprise Management Quick Start Web part, you can do the following:

• Migrating discovery ranges from Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant.

• Discovering devices on the network and monitoring them.

• Inventorying discovered devices and applying updates.

• Using Dell-specific reports or creating new reports.

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Modifying the Dell Management Console Portal Page

You can add or remove Web parts from the portal pages.

1 On the top right hand corner of the Dell Management Console Portal page, select Edit .

NOTE: The Edit button is displayed on this page only when you register the Dell

Management Console on the Dell website at dell.com/openmanage/register.

2 In select web part , choose the Web part you want to display on the portal page and click Add .

The Web part is added to the portal page. You can drag and drop the

Web part on the portal page to a position of your choice.

3 Click Apply .

Launching Applications

You can launch other applications from Dell Management Console.

Depending on the type of discovered device, Dell Management Console provides a consolidated launch point for systems management applications for a device.

To launch applications for a device, select from the following options:

• Manage menu

• Resource Manager

• Settings menu

• Dell OpenManage Network Manager

• Dell OpenManage RAC Console

Manage menu

1 From Dell Management Console, select Manage  All Devices .

2 On the All Devices page, open a device, for example a server, right-click and select Management Applications .

The systems management application options are displayed; such as Dell

OpenManage Server Administrator , SOL Proxy , and Telnet .

You can launch these application and perform appropriate actions.

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Depending on the connection profile, the options available for a device may vary. For example, if you discover a device using the SNMP protocol, the following options are available:

• Dell Open Manage Server Administrator

• RAC Console for systems that have the Dell Remote Access Controller

(DRAC) present

• RAC Telnet for systems that have the DRAC present

• Remote Desktop (for Microsoft

®

Windows

®

systems only)

• SOL Proxy

• Telnet

• EqualLogic

However, if you discover a device with the WMI protocol, the following options are available:

• Dell Open Manage Server Administrator

• Remote Desktop

• SOL Proxy

• Telnet

With IPMI, the following options are available:

• SOL Proxy

• Telnet

For more information on the Connection Profiles, see “Creating a New

Connection Profile”and “Editing the Default Connection Profile.”

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Resource Manager

1 Click Manage  All Devices .

2 On the All Devices page, right-click a device, for example a server, and select Resource Manager .

You can also double-click on the device name to access the Resource

Manager.

3 The Resource Manager page displays complete information about the device including summaries of hardware, filter, and polices, the calendar of tasks scheduled for this device, and so on.

On the left pane of the Resource Manager page, under the Right-click actions , the systems management application for the device are displayed.

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Settings Menu — Dell OpenManage Network Manager

1 From Dell Management Console, select Settings  Console  Right-click

Actions .

2 On the left pane of the Management Applications page, click an application, for example Dell OpenManage Network Manager .

The Dell OpenManage Network Manager page is displayed.

NOTE: This application is a right-click option for an infrastructure device, hence the Resource Type is displayed as Dell Infrastructure Device.

The Resource Type for network devices is described in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. Resource Type for Dell Devices

Dell Device

Dell PowerEdge™ system

Printer

Dell|EMC

Tape

Resource Type

Dell Computer

Dell Printer

Dell Network Storage Device

Dell Network Backup Device

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Table 4-1. Resource Type for Dell Devices (continued)

Dell Device

Dell PowerConnect™/KVM/Fibre

Channel switch

Dell Remote Access Controller

Resource Type

Dell Infrastructure Device

Dell PowerVault™ MD Arrays

Dell|EqualLogic Groups

Dell OOB (out-of-band)

Management Device

Dell Network Storage Device

NOTE: It is recommended that you do not change the Resource Type for a device.

3 This application is of command line type, and the default location for this application is displayed on Command Line .

NOTE: If you install this application at a location other than the default, ensure that you edit the location displayed on Command Line.

Settings Menu — Dell OpenManage RAC Console

1 From Dell Management Console, select Settings  Console  Right-click

Actions .

2 On the left pane of the Management Applications page, click an application, for example RAC Console.

The Dell OpenManage RAC Console page is displayed.

3 This application is a right-click option for a Dell out-of-band (OOB) device, hence the Resource Type is displayed as Dell OOB Management

Device .

NOTE: It is highly recommended that you do not change the Resource Type for a device.

4 This application is of URL type, and the default location for this application is displayed on Base URL .

NOTE: If your URL is different from the default or if you have enabled SSL, ensure that you edit the URL for Application Launch to work correctly.

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