Users Guide

● Servers have the iDRAC and OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license.
○ If a device is PowerEdge VRTX or PowerEdge FX2 chassis, it has a Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Enterprise
license.
About this task
To create a policy, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Launch OpenManage Enterprise.
2. If you are using OpenManage Enterprise version 3.4 or earlier, click Power Management > Policies.
If you are using OpenManage Enterprise version 3.5, click Plugins > Power Management > Policies.
The Policies tab is displayed.
3. Click Create.
The Create Policy wizard is displayed.
4. In the General section, provide the following information and click Next.
a. In Type, select the type of policy.
● ○ Static policy—Applies a cap on the power consumption of a device or group.
○ Temperature-triggered policy—Applies Emergency Power Reduction (EPR) on a group of devices when its
temperature equals or exceeds a specified value.
NOTE: After a policy is created, you cannot change the type of policy.
To activate the policy after creation, Enable option is selected by default.
b. Provide a policy name and description.
5. In the Devices/Groups section, select the required option:
● To add a device:
a. Select the Device option and click Select Device.
The Select Device page is displayed.
b. Click Advanced Filters.
The following filters are displayed:
● Health State
● Power State
● Connection State
● Name
● Service Tag
● Model
● Type
● Managed State
● Part of Group
c. Select the device, and click Add Selected.
● To add a group:
a. Select the Group option and click Select Group.
The Select Group page is displayed.
b. Click Advanced Filters.
The following filters are displayed:
● Name
● Type
c. To clear the filters, click Clear All filters.
d. Select the group, and click Add Selected.
NOTE: You can select only one device or group when creating a policy.
NOTE: After you create a policy for a device, you cannot apply the policy to a group. Similarly, after creating a policy
for a group, you cannot apply the policy to a device.
32 Policies