General Settings Overview
General settings are used to:
- Define the OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) URL.
- Enable Proactive Systems Management software.
- Enable or Disable Warranty Expiration Notification.
The OMSA software can be used to:
- Manage vCenter elements (detailed sensor, component-level health information).
- Clear command logs and system event logs (SELs).
- Obtain NIC statistics.
- Make sure that the Dell Management Plug-in captures events from a selected host.
Proactive Systems Management is a free remote-support software that is used to:
- Monitor potential hardware failures
- Alert you of potential problems within five minutes of detection.
- Help you uncover and analyze problems with automated diagnostics.
- Provide proactive dispatch of qualified parts, direct from Dell.
- Help accelerate resolution by automatically generating a support case when a hardware fault is detected.
- Provide advance notification of upcoming service contract expirations.
- Provide a consolidate view of the IT environment.
- Allow corrective action to be taken to minimize downtime.
Warranty Expiration Notification can be used to:
- Monitor the warranty expiration date.
- Set a minimum number of warranty days left threshold beyond which either a warning or critical alert is generated. The alert appears as an icon on the host's Dell Server Management tab.
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