
Protocol Support Matrix for System Update
The following table provides information about the supported protocols for system update tasks. The recommended
protocol is indicated by the text in
italics
.
Device/Operating
System
Protocols
Simple Network
Management
Protocol (SNMP)
Web Services-
Management
(WS-Man)
Windows
Management
Instrumentation
(WMI)
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface (IPMI)
Secure Shell
(SSH)
iDRAC6 or
iDRAC7
Not supported
Supported
N/A N/A N/A
Linux
Supported with
OpenManage
Server
Administrator
(OMSA) installed
N/A N/A N/A Not supported
Windows
Supported with
OMSA installed
N/A Supported with
OMSA installed
N/A N/A
ESXi Not supported
Supported with
iDRAC6/7
N/A N/A N/A
Citrix XenServer Not supported N/A N/A N/A N/A
PowerEdge
M1000e (CMC)
Supported;
requires the
RACADM tool
N/A N/A N/A N/A
PowerEdge VRTX
(CMC)
Not supported
Supported;
requires the
RACADM tool
N/A N/A N/A
Configuring a Discovery and Inventory Task
1. From OpenManage Essentials, either click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Add
Discovery Range or click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Add Discovery Range Group.
2. In Discovery Range Configuration:
a) Provide the group name if you selected Add Discovery Range Group.
b) Provide the IP address/range or the host name and subnet mask. Click Add.
NOTE: You can add multiple IP addresses, ranges, or host names. You can add multiple host names
separated by a comma delimiter. For example, hostname1, hostname2, hostname3, and so on.
c) To import host names and IP addresses, click Import. You can import host names and IP addresses included as
line items in a file that is in CSV format. Using Microsoft Excel, you can create a .CSV file containing host names
or IP addresses.
d) Click Next.
3. After you have provided at least one IP address, IP range, host name, or a combination thereof, continue to
customize the discovery and inventory options or complete the configuration using the default options. Clicking
Finish without setting any further configurations immediately runs the discovery and inventory tasks using the
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