Dell OpenManage Network Manager, Client Manual

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Why Dell OpenManage Network Manager? | Preface
Automate and Schedule Device Discovery
Device discovery populates Dell OpenManage Network Manager’s database and begins network
analysis. You can also create network discovery schedules to automatically run Discovery whenever
you need them.
Dell OpenManage Network Manager Administration
You can now conduct administrative tasks—adding devices, user accounts, and web portal
displays—from a secure console on your network.
Open Integration
Dell OpenManage Network Manager supports industry standards. It comes with an open-source
MySQL database. It also uses industry-standard MIBs and protocols, and even lets you install open-
source screen elements like Google gadgets to the web portal.
Topology
The OpenManage Network Manager topology screen lets you create multi-layered, fully
customizable, web-based maps of your network to track devices wherever they are in your network.
Alarms
You can configure custom alarms to respond to hundreds of possible network scenarios, including
multiple condition checks. Dell OpenManage Network Manager’s alarms help you recognize issues
before your network users experience productivity losses. Alarms can also trigger actions like email,
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scripts, paging, SNMP traps, Syslog messaging, and external application execution.
Traps and Syslog
Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you investigate network issues with traps and Syslog
messages. You can use Dell OpenManage Network Manager to set up events / alarms and then
receive, process, forward, and send syslog and trap messages.
Reports and Graphs
Dell OpenManage Network Manager comes with many pre-configured reports and graphs to
display data from its database. You can archive and compare reports, or automate creating them
with Dell OpenManage Network Manager’s scheduler.
Modularity
With additional modules, Dell OpenManage Network Manager can analyze network traffic,
manage services and IP address and subnet allocations. OpenManage Network Manager modules
save time adding to existing Dell OpenManage Network Manager deployments to add feature
functionality without requiring additional standalone software.