Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Power Center 4.0 User’s Guide
- Overview
- Getting started
- Using OpenManage Power Center
- Preinstallation requirement for OpenManage Power Center
- Using Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Installing OpenManage Power Center on Microsoft Windows Server
- Installed directories in Windows
- OpenManage Power Center services on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Upgrading Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Uninstalling OpenManage Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating system
- Launching OpenManage Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Configuring Enhanced Security Configuration for Internet Explorer
- Using OpenManage Power Center on Linux operating systems
- Using OpenManage Power Center through Command Line Interface
- Command Line Interface error handling
- Command Line Interface commands
- help
- add_profile
- update_profile
- add_device
- update_device
- rediscover_device
- find_device
- remove_profile
- delete_device
- add_group
- delete_group
- update_group
- add_device_to_group
- remove_device_from_group
- move_device
- move_group
- add_group_to_group
- List commands
- list_device_props
- list_devices
- list_group_props
- list_groups
- list_report_groups
- list_reports
- run_report
- discover_device
- backup_database
- restore_database
- add_ssh_server_key
- remove_ssh_server_key
- list_ssh_server_key
- Command line interface error codes
- Access control
- Task management
- Device Management
- Virtual machines
- Power Monitoring
- Temperature Monitoring
- Policies
- Analysis
- Managing reports
- Event Management
- Security
- Configuring settings
- Logs
- Troubleshooting
- Why am I being required to log in more than once by Power Center?
- Why can’t I access the Power Center management console from a Web browser, even though the Power Center server is running normally?
- Why was I automatically logged out of Power Center?
- Why did my connection to iDRAC6 devices (PowerEdge Servers) fail, when the network connection status is Connected?
- Why can’t Power Center receive events sent from devices?
- Why are previously-existing power policies (including EPR) still effective on devices when Power Center is corrupted or has been uninstalled?
- Why do I see the PostgreSQL error log "FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command" in the Windows event log?
- Why I can’t open power center login page when I access it through Firefox 31?
- Why I encounter an error, “An internal error occurred. Contact the technical support for help: subordinate error code: 0x8f0c1301”, the Home page when OpenManage Power Center server is installed on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2?
- Why do I encounter a network exception while adding a LDAP user?
- Why do I encounter a network exception while adding a chassis to a group?
- In the compare report, why is the average power value of a device different when the service is stopped for a few hours?
- Why is the “policy return to normal” event not displayed when the only device in the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) is deleted?
- After discovering the devices, incorrect device information is displayed? Why is this happening?
- I am not able to view the power headroom graph on the home screen. How do I troubleshoot?
- I am not able to manage the servers discovered by OMPC through the Redfish protocol. Events are also not logged. How do I troubleshoot and resolve the issue?
- I discovered a server through the Redfish protocol. When I tried to manage the server, the events are not logged in the event list. What do I do now?
- Upgrade failure recovery on Microsoft Windows operating system
- Upgrade failure recovery on Linux operating system
Editing a user or group account
1 In the left pane, click Settings > Users.
2 Select the check box next to the user or group account that you want to edit, then click Edit.
The Edit a User or Group Account window is displayed.
3 Make the required changes, then click Save to save your changes, or click Cancel to discard them and return to the Users tab.
Deleting a user or group account
NOTE: You cannot delete the Power Center managed user (super user) created during installation.
1 In the left pane, click Settings > Users.
2 Select the check box next to the user or group account you want to delete.
3 Click Delete.
The following message is displayed: Are you sure you want to remove the selected item(s)?
4 Click Yes to proceed or No to return to the Users tab.
Changing a user account password
Do one of the following:
• Change the password of the current user.
a In the top right hand-side of the OpenManage Power Center screen, click the user account name with which you are currently
logged in. The Current User window is displayed.
b Enter the current password in the Current Password text box.
c Enter the new password in the New Password text box.
d Enter the new password again in the Verify Password text box to conrm.
e Click Save to apply the new password or click Cancel to discard your changes.
• Change any user or group account password on the Settings > Users screen.
1 Click Settings > Users and select the check box next to the user account whose password you want to change.
2 In the task menu, click Edit.
3 Enter the new password in the Password text box.
4 Enter the new password again in the Verify Password text box to conrm.
5 Click Save to change the password, or click Cancel to discard your changes.
Viewing current user information
You can view current user information and update the current user’s password.
To view current user information, click the login user name in the upper-right corner of the OpenManage Power Center screen, or go to
Settings > Users.
To change the current user password, see Changing A User Or Group Account Password.
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