Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager Version 1.1 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction to Power Manager
- What's new in this release
- Compatibility matrix
- License requirements
- Scalability and performance
- Power Manager workflow
- Getting started with Power Manager
- Maintaining Power Manager
- Viewing Metrics and Monitoring History in Power Manager
- Manage data center during power reduction
- Policies
- Thresholds
- Alerts
- Widgets for Power Manager
- Adding or removing groups from OpenManage Enterprise dashboard to monitor Power Manager data
- Viewing top five energy consumers
- Viewing power and thermal history of Power Manager groups
- Viewing ratio of devices discovered in OpenManage Enterprise to devices added in Power Manager
- Viewing ratio of devices discovered in OpenManage Enterprise to devices added in Power Manager
- Viewing top ten power offenders
- Viewing top ten temperature offenders
- Reports in Power Manager
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Troubleshooting
- Other information you may need
Why is Power Manager not listed on Console and
Extensions page?
Cause: Power Manager may not be listed due to the following reasons:
● The offline share folder is not accessible.
● Power Manager extension and tar folder.s are not present in the offline share folder
● If the extension catalog file is edited, then the signature files get corrupted.
Resolution: Ensure that the offline share folder is reachable through OpenManage Enterprise with the following files:
● ome_powermanager_1.0.0.tar.gz
● plugins_catalog
● plugins_catalog.json.asc
Also, download the plugins_catalog file and replace it with the corrupt file.
Why can I not apply Policies on some devices or groups?
Cause: You can apply policy only on devices that are supported by Power Manager having valid license and that are added to
Power Manager.
You can apply policies on supported PowerEdge servers with iDRAC Enterprise, PowerEdge FX2, FX2s, and VRTX chassis with
CMC Enterprise license.
NOTE: PowerEdge M1000e and PowerEdge MX7000 chassis do not require CMC Enterprise license.
Why are some alerts not being forwarded using SNMP?
Cause: The following events are not forwarded as SNMP alerts:
● Device membership or group membership changes
● Device management such as change in license status
Alerts are generated by OpenManage Enterprise or Power Manager, that is displayed in the system health category and
metric/power configuration subcategory the SNMP trap forwarding is not supported.
Why some email alerts are not getting forwarded?
Cause: The following events are not forwarded as SNMP alerts:
● Device membership or group membership changes
● Device management such as change in license status
SNMP trap forwarding is not supported.
Why are some of the devices getting automatically removed
from Power Manager?
Cause: If the OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license has expired or is removed from a target node, then the device is
removed from Power Manager after the device capability check is run.
Why do I not see temperature metric for some devices?
Cause: Temperature metric is not visible for devices if they are powered off.
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