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Types of Report
7 Usage of Reports in Data Center through Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
2 Types of Report
There are mainly below two types of reports:
• Built-In Report
• Custom Report
2.1 Built-In Report
These reports are by default displayed after installing the Power Manager. This report contains predefined
parameters that give data over a certain time interval. Below are the types of Power Manager built-in reports:
• Power Manager: Power and Thermal Report of Devices
• Power Manager: Power and Thermal Report of Groups
• Power Manager: Metric Thresholds Report for Devices
• Power Manager: Metric Thresholds Report for Groups
• Power Manager: Policies Report of Groups
• Power Manager: Power Headroom Report for Physical Groups
• Power Manager: Space Headroom Report for Physical Groups
2.1.1 Power Manager: Power and Thermal Report of Devices
• Type: Built-in
• Description: This report captures the power and thermal data of all devices those are monitored by
Power Manager over a certain time period.
• Advantages: The benefit of this report is that you can find the complete power and thermal data that
is being consumed by all devices those are monitored by Power Manager over a time period. Based
on this report you can take proper action to reduce the power consumption of different devices and
take necessary actions for cooling the infrastructure.
Below is a sample report:
Built-in power and thermal report for device
2.1.2 Power Manager: Power and Thermal Report of Groups
• Type: Built-in
• Description: This report captures the power and thermal data of all groups those are monitored by
Power Manager over a certain time period. The groups contain different types of devices as per your
preferences.
• Advantages: The benefit of this is that you get a consolidated report of the power and thermal data of
all devices being monitored in Power Manager based on your selections of Report duration and