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Dell Open Manage Mobile Version 1.4 User’s Guide (i OS)
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of ...
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Contents 1 About Open Manage Mobile................................................................................ What is new in this release............................................................
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Editing connection details of an i DRAC............................................................................................. Deleting an i DRAC....................................................
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About Open Manage Mobile Open Manage Mobile is a systems management application that enables you to monitor your datacenter from an i OS mobile device. Open Manage Mobile enables you to add one or mor...
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Setting up Open Manage Mobile This chapter provides information about installing and starting Open Manage Mobile. Installing Open Manage Mobile Prerequisites to install Open Manage Mobile: Ensure that...
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Figure 1. Analytics and Usage 3. Complete one of the following based on your preference: Share with app developers: Your use data will be aggregated with data from other users. Dell will improve futur...
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Figure 2. Home screen NOTE: To add an Open Manage Essentials console, see Adding OME NOTE: To add an i DRAC, see Adding i DRAC Navigation menu The navigation menu allows you to quickly navigate to var...
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Figure 3. Navigation menu Home — Navigates to the Open Manage Mobile home screen. Task Manager — Allows you to view the actions performed in Open Manage Mobile. Settings — Navigates to the Settings sc...
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3. In Misc Settings , turn on or turn off the Enable Demo Mode option. Configuring analytics settings The analytics settings in Open Manage Mobile collects information about the actions you perform in...
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Managing Open Manage Essentials console This section provides information you require to add, edit, or delete an Open Manage Essentials console in Open Manage Mobile. Adding an Open Manage Essentials ...
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Figure 4. Adding OME (phone view) Figure 5. Adding OME (tablet view) 6. To save the connection details, tap Add. The Open Manage Essentials SSL certificate is displayed. 7. Tap Yes to accept the certi...
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NOTE: If you do not want to receive push notifications, you can clear the enable push notifications check box. NOTE: In certain situations, there may be a delay in receiving push notifications in Open...
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NOTE: To share the information using an application available on your device, tap and select the share option. Refreshing Open Manage Mobile data for any screen To refresh the information displayed in...
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Figure 8. Device details The inventory information of the devices managed by Open Manage Essentials is displayed. 4. Tap Software Details to view the software details of the device, tap Hardware Logs ...
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On the Device Details screen, tap Support. The Dell Quick Resource Locator website is displayed in a new web browser. NOTE: An internet connection is required to access the Dell Quick Resource Locator...
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Figure 10. Alerts and Alerts Details (tablet view) You can forward, acknowledge, or delete an alert. NOTE: Alerts can be filtered using Filter option. Performing an action on multiple alerts To Perfor...
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Sharing an alert To share an alert: 1. On the Alert Details screen, tap to share an alert. 2. Select the option you want to use to share the alert details. Figure 11. Alert sharing options Deleting an...
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Figure 12. Deleting alerts 2. In the Delete Confirmation box, tap Delete Alert to confirm. The alert is deleted, and you are returned to the Alerts list screen. Editing connection details of an Open M...
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Deleting an Open Manage Essentials console To delete an Open Manage Essentials console from Open Manage Mobile: 1. On the Open Manage Mobile home screen, perform one of the following steps: Select the...
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Performing power control operations on a server managed by Open Manage Essentials Performing Power Control Operations on an i DRAC Performing power control operations on a server managed by Open Manag...
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Managing i DRAC This section provides information you require to add, edit, or delete an i DRAC in Open Manage Mobile. Adding an i DRAC Prerequisites to add an i DRAC: Ensure that you have i DRAC 7 or...
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Figure 14. Add i DRAC (phone view) Figure 15. Add i DRAC (tablet view) 7. To save the connection details, tap Add. The i DRAC SSL certificate is displayed. 8. Tap Yes to accept the certificate and sav...
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NOTE: You can add multiple i DRACs only if the username and password is the same. To add multiple i DRACs: 1. Start Open Manage Mobile. 2. If applicable, type the Open Manage Mobile password and tap L...
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Figure 16. i DRAC dashboard (phone view) Figure 17. i DRAC dashboard (tablet view) 2. Tap Hardware Log to view the hardware logs, tap Firmware Details to view the firmware details, tap Network Details...
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Viewing hardware logs of an i DRAC To view the hardware logs of an i DRAC: 1. In the i DRAC Details screen, tap Hardware Log. The Hardware Log screen is displayed. NOTE: Tap to share the list of Hardw...
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Figure 19. Firmware details Viewing network details of an i DRAC To view the network details of an i DRAC: 1. In the i DRAC Details screen, tap Network Details. The Network Details screen is displayed...
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Viewing health status of an i DRAC To view the health status of an i DRAC: In the i DRAC Details screen, tap Health Status. The Health Status screen is displayed with the Temperature and Power values....
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Generating and Sharing the i DRAC Report To generate the i DRAC report: 1. On the Open Manage Mobile home screen, tap the appropriate i DRAC console. The i DRAC dashboard is displayed. 2. Tap the menu...
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1. Tap Delete. 2. In the Delete Confirmation box, tap Delete i DRAC. Tap the i DRAC you want to remove. The i DRAC Details screen is displayed. 1. Tap . 2. Tap Edit Connection. 3. Tap Delete Device. T...
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3. The i DRAC details will be displayed in the device browser. Performing power control operations on an i DRAC To perform power control operations on an i DRAC: 1. On the Open Manage Mobile home scre...
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To activate or deactivate the system ID LED: 1. Tap the i DRAC of the server you want to activate or deactivate the system ID LED. 2. Tap . 3. Tap System ID LED. The Select Blink LED Timeout or Turn O...
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Figure 24. Blink LED options (tablet view)
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Push notifications Push notifications enable Open Manage Mobile to notify you when a subscribed Open Manage Essentials console receives alerts from a monitored device or when a task is complete in Ope...
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Using the Open Manage Mobile Password To make sure that your Open Manage Mobile is secure, you can lock Open Manage Mobile by using a secret password. You can set a secret password by selecting the En...
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NOTE: The overflow symbol differs from device to device. For example, it can be displayed as , or at the lower-left or lower-right corner of the screen next to the Home button. The Settings screen is ...
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Disabling the Open Manage Mobile password To disable the Open Manage Mobile password: 1. On the Open Manage Mobile home screen, tap the overflow menu. 2. In the menu that is displayed, tap Settings. T...
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Viewing Open Manage Mobile information This section provides information about viewing the Open Manage Mobile log, version, and End User License Agreement (EULA). Viewing the Open Manage Mobile applic...
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Viewing the Open Manage Mobile manuals and documentation To view the Open Manage Mobile manuals and documentation: 1. On the Home screen, tap . 2. Tap About. The Open Manage Mobile product information...
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Troubleshooting Open Manage Mobile Unable to add Open Manage Essentials to Open Manage Mobile If you are unable to add an Open Manage Essentials to Open Manage Mobile, you can try the following workar...