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Table Of Contents

Rev. A01

June 2021

Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power

Manager Version 2.0 Release Notes

Topics:

• Priority and recommendations

• Compatibility

• What is new in this release

• Revision history

• Fixes

• Known issues

• Limitations

• Installation instructions

• Upgrade instructions

• Deprecated options

• Disclaimer

• Contacting Dell

• Copyright

Current Version

2.0

Previous Version

1.2

Release summary

Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager is a plugin to the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise (OME) console and uses

fine-grained instrumentation to provide increased visibility to power consumption, system anomalies, and resource utilization on

Dell EMC servers. Also, Power Manager supports virtual machine monitoring, and alerts and reports about power and thermal

events in servers, chassis, and custom groups consisting of servers and chassis. This reporting enables increased control, faster

response times, greater accuracy, and broader decision-making intelligence than is otherwise possible.

When used with PowerEdge servers, modular systems with an iDRAC Enterprise or iDRAC Datacenter license, or supported

chassis and OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license, Power Manager leverages information from the OME console to deliver

platform-level power reporting. Power Manager then communicates with Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) or

Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on each managed device to provide power-management data and execution of control

policy—making it easy for administrators to identify areas in which they can gain efficiencies and cut wasteful costs. Also,

Power Manager supports monitoring and managing power load on Power Distribution Units (PDUs) by communicating with the

PDU firmware.

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Rev. A01 June 2021 Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager Version 2.0 Release Notes Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • Priority and recommendations Compatibility What is new in this release Revision history Fixes Known issues Limitations Installation instructions Upgrade instructions Deprecated options Disclaimer Contacting Dell Copyright Current Version 2.0 Previous Version 1.
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Priority and recommendations Dell EMC recommends the customer to review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment. Compatibility For the complete list about supported devices, protocols, hardware, and web browsers, see Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager User's Guide.
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○ If the device is a server, then iDRAC Enterprise license is applied. ○ If the device is PowerEdge M1000e or PowerEdge MX7000 chassis. ● Shutdown option is applicable only for servers. Issue 2 Description: After rebooting OpenManage Enterprise appliance, if you try to perform any plugin lifecycle-related actions for Power Manager, the job is initiated in the back-end but you still see the Console and Plugins page.
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Add the devices in Power Manager after the discovery or inventory job is completed. Issue 9 Description: After creating a physical group, you may not see Create New Physical Group, Edit Group, Manage Rack, Delete Group, or Attributes options when you right-click any group. Resolution: As a workaround, wait for some time or refresh the page, and then right-click the group. All the relevant options are displayed.
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Resolution: To create all the groups successfully through a CSV file, ensure that you perform one of the following actions: 1. Re-import the CSV file. OR 1. Create a CSV file specifying group details and import this file. 2. Ensure that the import job is successful. For more details, view the Physical Group CSV Import Task job. 3. Create another CSV file specifying device association to those groups, and then import the CSV file.
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Limitations ● Data that are retrieved through WS-Man and Redfish protocols differ slightly due to the protocol designs. ● When you add a device in a Rack physical group, the minimum size you can allocate for a device is 1U. In a PowerEdge C-Series platform, you can accommodate two servers in 1U space. Hence, the space capacity calculations are not accurate when C-Series platform servers are added to a Rack physical group.
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.