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OpenManage Enterprise 4.0.x User's Guide

Create a remote command job for managing devices

Create a job to remotely run a command and control devices.

About this task

Use the Command Line Job wizard to create command jobs to manage target devices remotely.
NOTE: After job submission, the console verifies the service tag of the target to ensure that the operation is performed on the correct system. If the verification fails, the job completes with errors, and the task execution history detail logs the following: Running Verifying if the device Service Tag is valid. The device Service Tag could not be verified. Task Failed. Completed With Errors. Please check the system to ensure the IP address has not changed since the last discovery was completed. Remediate by discovering the system with the updated IP address, and retrying the operation.

Steps

  1. Click Create > Remote Command on Devices.
  2. In the Command Line Job wizard dialog box, in the Options section:
    1. Enter the job name in Job Name.
    2. From the Interface drop-down menu, select one of the interfaces depending on the target devices you want to manage:
      • IPMI CLI is used for iDRACs and non-Dell servers.
      • RACADM CLI is used for iDRACs discovered using the WSMAN protocol.
      • SSH CLI is used for Linux servers discovered using the SSH protocol.
    3. In the Arguments box, enter the command. Up to 100 commands can be typed with each command that is required to be on a new line.
      NOTE:The commands in the Arguments box are run one at a time.
    4. Click Next.
      A green tick mark next to Options indicates that the necessary data is provided.
  3. In the Target section, select the target devices and click Next. See Select target devices and device groups.
  4. In the Schedule section, run the job immediately or schedule for a later time. See Schedule job field definitions.
  5. Click Finish.

Results

The job is created and listed in the jobs list and identified by an appropriate status in the Job Status column.

If the job is scheduled for a later point, but you want to run the job immediately:

  1. On the Jobs screen, select the check box corresponding to the Scheduled job.
  2. Click Run Now. The job is run, and the status is updated.
  3. To view the job data, click View Details in the right pane. See View job details.

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