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33 Static Power and Temperature-Triggered Policies with OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
Why are few devices and groups (static or physical) are not selectable in Create Policy wizard?
Description:
If the devices or groups are not compatible with Power Manager, then you cannot select them in the Create
Policy wizard.
Device linux-yb6e is greyed out in Create Policy wizard
Resolution:
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before applying a Static or Temperature-Triggered policy for a
monitored device or group:
• The devices with valid OpenManage Enterprise license with no (or expired) iDRAC Enterprise or
iDRAC Data Center License or CMC Enterprise are greyed out on the selection page.
• Empty groups or groups with no Power Manager capable devices are greyed out on the selection
page.
• While creating a Temperature-Triggered policy, the groups with already existing Temperature-
Triggered policies are not available for selection.
Are there any notifications available when a membership change has occurred on a group with active
power policy or when the configured power cap gets violated?
Description:
A warning alert related to Power Configuration with ID CPWR0012 is generated to indicate that the group
membership of monitored group is updated.
Meanwhile, a critical alert with Event ID CPWR0013 is generated to indicate that the configured power policy
for a monitored group is violated.