Users Guide

Performing power control operations
You can perform power control operations on a server managed by OpenManage Essentials or an iDRAC.
• Performing power control operations on a server managed by OpenManage Essentials
• Performing Power Control Operations on an iDRAC
Performing power control operations on a server
managed by OpenManage Essentials
For devices managed by OpenManage Essentials, power control operations are supported only on iDRACs and servers.
To perform a power control operation:
1 On the OpenManage Mobile home screen, tap the appropriate OpenManage Essentials console.
2 In the OpenManage Essentials dashboard, tap Devices.
The All Devices screen is displayed.
3 Tap the appropriate device category (for example, RAC), and then tap to select the device you want to perform power control
operation on.
The Device Details screen is displayed.
4 Tap and then tap Reboot.
Figure 14. Power control options
The supported power control operations are displayed.
5 Select the power control operation that you want to perform.
NOTE
: The Enable All option allows you to perform a power control operation independent of the discovery protocol. Power
On operation is performed through the iDRAC and all other power control operations are performed through the server host
OS.
NOTE: For all tasks except Power On, the server needs to be discovered in addition to the iDRAC.
6 Tap Submit.
OpenManage Mobile performs the power control operation and then displays the result of the operation.
Managing OpenManage Essentials console
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