Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager Version 1.2 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction to Power Manager
- What is new in this release
- Compatibility matrix
- License requirements
- Scalability and performance
- Getting started with Power Manager
- Monitoring and managing Power Manager metrics
- Rack management
- Manage data center during power reduction
- Quick access to Power Manager data
- Adding or removing groups from OpenManage Enterprise dashboard to monitor Power Manager data
- View power and thermal history of Power Manager groups
- Viewing top five energy consumers
- Viewing ratio of devices discovered in OpenManage Enterprise to devices added in Power Manager
- View top ten power offenders
- View top ten temperature offenders
- View top 10 underutilized racks for power and space
- View power and space headroom
- Maintaining Power Manager
- Alerts
- Reports in Power Manager
- Updating Power Manager
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Troubleshooting
- Other information you may need
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.
● 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:
• Manage Unmonitored Devices
• Create physical groups
Manage Unmonitored Devices
Unmonitored devices are user-defined or noncompatible devices that must be considered for accurate rack utilization. The
unmonitored devices are not monitored for any Power Manager capabilities such as power, thermal monitoring, power policy and
EPR, and alert thresholds.
About this task
Add the unmonitored devices details in Power Manager to replicate the physical group hierarchy present in your data center and
manage the racks.
Steps
1. Launch OpenManage Enterprise, and then click Plugins > Power Management > Power Manager Devices > NON-
MONITORED > Unmonitored DevicesUnmonitored Devices.
The Unmonitored Devices tab is displayed.
2. To add the Unmonitored Devices, click Add.
The Add Unmonitored Devices page is displayed.
3. Provide the device details and click Finish.
For information about each field, see the following table.
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