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Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager Version 2.0 User’s Guide
Contents
Introduction to Power Manager
Revision history
What is new in this release
Compatibility matrix
- Supported devices in Power Manager
  - Supported PDU device manufacturers
  - Hardware requirements
    - Supported web browsers
- Supported protocols
- Versions of Power Manager compatible with OpenManage Enterprise
- Role and scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise
License requirements
Scalability and performance
Getting started with Power Manager
- Install Power Manager
- Set preferences
- Add devices to Power Manager
- Add static groups to Power Manager
Create a device discovery job
- Schedule job field definitions
- Create customized device discovery job protocol for SNMP devices
Monitor and manage Power Manager devices
- View metrics, and monitor devices and groups history
- Virtual machines
  - View virtual machines
- Thresholds
  - Create alert thresholds
- Policies
Rack management
- Add unmonitored device details
- Add or edit device details for Power Manager monitored devices
- Create physical groups
- Power Distribution Unit
  - Associate PDU to rack
Manage data center during power reduction
- Enable Emergency Power Reduction
- View active Emergency Power Reduction
- Disable Emergency Power Reduction
Quick access to Power Manager data
- View power and thermal history of Power Manager groups
- View top five energy consumers
- View 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 ten underutilized racks for power and space
- View power and space headroom
Maintain Power Manager
- Manage Power Manager plugin
  - Disable Power Manager
  - Enable Power Manager
- Manage individual devices and static groups
- Manage physical groups
- Maintain alert thresholds
- Maintain policies
- Managing unmonitored devices
- Manage PDU devices
  - View PDUs associated to rack in Power Manager
    - View PDUs discovered in OpenManage Enterprise
  - Remove PDU devices
- Uninstalling Power Manager
Alerts
- Create alert policy
Reports in Power Manager
- Create custom report
- View and download reports
Update Power Manager
- Configure OpenManage Enterprise for Power Manager updates
- Upgrade Power Manager
Frequently Asked Questions
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Other information you may need

Compatibility matrix

Topics:

• Supported devices in Power Manager

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Supported protocols

• Versions of Power Manager compatible with OpenManage Enterprise

• Role and scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise

Supported devices in Power Manager

Power Manager supports the following list of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and chassis.

Table 2. Supported servers and chassis models

Category Model

Server

● Dell EMC VxRail E460

● Dell EMC VxRail E460F

● Dell EMC VxRail E560

● Dell EMC VxRail E560F

● Dell EMC VxRail E560N

● Dell EMC VxRail P470

● Dell EMC VxRail P470F

● Dell EMC VxRail P570

● Dell EMC VxRail P570F

● Dell EMC VxRail P580N

● Dell EMC VxRail S470

● Dell EMC VxRail S570

● Dell EMC VxRail V470

● Dell EMC VxRail V470F

● Dell EMC VxRail V570

● Dell EMC VxRail V570F

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R320

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R330

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R340

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R420

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R430

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R440

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R520

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R530

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R530XD

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R540

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R620

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R630

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R640

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R6415

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R650

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R6525

● Dell EMC PowerEdge R720

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