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
Enable Power Manager
All features of Power Manager are enabled in OpenManage Enterprise. The REST APIs specific to Power Manager are also
enabled in OpenManage Enterprise.
About this task
NOTE: Enabling a plug-in in OpenManage Enterprise restarts the appliance services.
Steps
1. Launch OpenManage Enterprise, and click Application Settings > Console and Plugins.
The Console and Plugins tab is displayed.
2. In the Power Manager section, click the Enable option.
The Enable page is displayed.
3. Click Enable Plugin.
The Confirmation page is displayed.
4. In the Confirmation page, select I agree that I have captured the snapshot of the OM Enterprise appliance prior to
the upgrade, and then click Confirm Enable.
Information about the number of users using OpenManage Enterprise and details about the jobs running are displayed.
Managing individual devices and static groups
Remove existing individual devices or static groups in the Power Manager plugin.
View devices and groups added to Power Manager
About this task
To view devices or groups that are added to Power Manager, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Launch OpenManage Enterprise, and then click Plugins > Power Management > Power Manager Devices.
The Power Manager Devices tab is displayed.
2. To refresh the list of devices and groups that are added, click Refresh the list for Power Manager Capabilities.
3. To view a device or a group that is added to Power Manager, perform one of the following:
● To view a static group, click the Static Groups tab.
● To view a physical group, click the Physical Groups tab.
● To view a device, click the Individual Devices tab.
● To view all the devices added to Power Manager as individual devices and as a part of groups, click the All Monitored
Devices tab.
4. (Optional) To filter and view the data on any of the tabs:
a. Click a tab.
b. Click Advanced Filters.
c. Select a filter category.
The following filters are displayed for the Static Groups and Physical Groups tabs:
● Group Name
The following filters are displayed for the Individual Devices tab:
● Health State
● Power State
● Connection State
● Name
● Service Tag
● Model
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Maintaining Power Manager