Users Guide
Rack management
Manage the physical groups hierarchy, and perform rack utilization for space and power using rack management feature.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
● The devices have the required management console license. For more information, see the License requirements section.
● Servers have an OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license. For information about adding the license, see OpenManage
Enterprise User's Guide.
● Devices are discovered in OpenManage Enterprise. For information about discovering devices, see OpenManage Enterprise
User's Guide.
● The modular server is not in a Proxied state in OpenManage Enterprise.
About this task
To monitor and manage racks in your data center, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Create physical group hierarchies in OpenManage Enterprise to replicate the structure of a data center. For more
information, see Creating physical groups.
2. Add the unmonitored devices in Power Manager. For more information, see Adding unmonitored devices.
3. Add the individual devices and unmonitored devices in physical groups. For more information, see Adding devices in physical
groups.
4. To view the space and power headroom, click a physical group and click Group Details. For more details, see Viewing power
and space headroom.
Topics:
• Unmonitored Devices
• Physical groups
Unmonitored Devices
To replicate the physical group hierarchy in Power Manager and view the accurate rack utilization details, add the details of the
unsupported and non-Dell EMC devices on the Power Manager page.
NOTE:
The devices added on this page are not monitored for any Power Manager capabilities such as power, thermal
monitoring, power policy and EPR, and alert thresholds.
Adding Unmonitored Devices
About this task
To add the devices in Power Manager, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Launch OpenManage Enterprise.
2. If you are using OpenManage Enterprise version 3.4 or earlier, in Power Management, click Unmonitored Devices.
If you are using OpenManage Enterprise version 3.5, click Plugins, Power Management, and then click Unmonitored
Devices.
The Unmonitored Devices tab is displayed.
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