General Settings Overview
General settings are used to:
- Define the OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) URL.
- Enable or Disable Warranty Expiration Notification.
The OMSA software can be used to:
NOTE: OMSA software is only
required on Dell servers prior to Dell PowerEdge 12th generation
servers.
- Manage vCenter elements (detailed sensor, component-level health information).
- Clear command logs and system event logs (SELs).
- Obtain NIC statistics.
- Make sure that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter captures events from a selected host.
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 OpenManage Integration tab.
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