Open Management Enterprise - Devices Script Flashcards
Devices->Discovery…What does a Discovery do.
This is probably the topic that we will spend the most time on due to it’s significance. A device that is discovered can be monitored, maintained, updated, etc. Today, we are going to simulate an iDRAC device. Does anybody know which type of protocol would be used.
Devices->Refresh Health? or Run inventory? What is the difference? Why would you choose one over the other?
Refresh Health is precisely just for refreshing the health status of the device. I am not certain how important the ‘Refresh Health’ option is but we won’t spend a lot of time on it.
Devices->What can be created in the ‘Group Actions’ category
Static Groups and Query Groups.We will now briefly explain what a Query group is by showing an example of Query group. You can see that you have the option of running a query against the group. You can search for a service tag number.
Devices->What is Inventory. (Very briefly explain inventory in :30)
“This is collected every time a discovery job automatically runs. It provides you with the hardware specs, firmware, BIOS, LCC revision. You can schedule inventory jobs on 12 gen and later.”
What does Devices->More actions show
Will show a Report in CSV format. However, what happens when you select a number of devices and then select ‘More Actions’
What is the Devices -> Static Group designed for
It is a custom group. Not a built in Group. Defined as a static list of devices. Membership is explicitly defined and is not affected by future events such as newly discovered devices.
What are the Devices - Built in Devices groups
These are the devices that are discovered and automatically placed in a built in group. For example, modular, hci, hyper, switche, 3rd party devices
During the Discovery process…what are the two options that you never want to leave out, especially notwithstanding the iDRAC.
You want to enable the SNMP traps and you want to enable the community. If you don’t enable it then you must at some point go to each iDRAC device later on and set it, individually.
