Users Guide

1. Click Create, and then select Power Control Devices.
2. In the Power Control Devices Wizard dialog box:
a. In the Options section:
i. Enter the job name in Job Name.
ii. From the Power Options drop-down menu, select any one of the tasks: Power on, Power off, or Power cycle.
iii. Click Next.
b. In the Target section, select the target devices and click Next. See Select target devices and device groups on page
129.
c. In the Schedule section, run the job immediately or schedule for a later point of time. See Schedule job field definitions
on page 172.
3. Click Finish.
The job is created and listed in the Jobs list and identified by an appropriate status in the JOB STATUS column.
4. If the job is scheduled for a later point of time, but you want to run the job immediately:
● On the Jobs page, select the check box corresponding to the Scheduled job.
● Click Run Now. The job is run and the status is updated.
● To view the job data, click View Details in the right pane. See View an individual job information on page 127.
Create a Remote command job for managing devices
Using the Command Line Job wizard, you can create remote command jobs to manage the target devices remotely.
1. Click Create, and then select Remote Command on Devices.
2. In the Command Line Job Wizard dialog box, in the Options section:
a. Enter the job name in Job Name.
b. From the Interface drop-down menu, select one of the interfaces depending on the target devices you want to manage:
● IPMI CLI — for iDRACs and non-Dell servers.
● RACADM CLI — for iDRACs discovered using the WSMAN protocol.
● SSH CLI — for Linux servers discovered using the SSH protocol.
c. In the Arguments box, enter the command. Up to 100 commands can be typed with each command required to be on a
new line.
NOTE: The commands in the Arguments box are run one at a time.
d. Click Next.
A green tick mark next to Options indicates that the necessary data is provided.
3. In the Target section, select the target devices and click Next. See Select target devices and device groups on page 129.
4. In the Schedule section, run the job immediately or schedule for a later time. See Schedule job field definitions on page 172.
5. Click Finish.
The job is created and listed in the Jobs list and identified by an appropriate status in the JOB STATUS column.
6. If the job is scheduled for a later point, but you want to run the job immediately:
● On the Jobs page, select the check box corresponding to the Scheduled job.
● Click Run Now. The job is run and the status is updated.
● To view the job data, click View Details in the right pane. See View an individual job information on page 127.
Create a job to change the virtual console plugin type
You can change the virtual console plugin type to HTML5 on multiple devices. Updating to HTML5 can lead to a better browser
experience. To update do the following:
1. Click OpenManage Enterprise > Monitor > Jobs
2. Click Create, and then select Change Virtual Console Plugin on Devices.
3. In the Change Virtual Console Plugin Wizard dialog box, in the Options section:
a. Enter the job name in Job Name. By default, the plugin type is displayed as HTML5.
b. Click Next.
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Using jobs for device control