Users Guide

Re-running recent discovery tasks
1 In the left pane, click Tasks.
The Tasks window is displayed.
2 On the Discovery Tasks tab, select the discovery task by clicking on the checkbox.
3 Click Re-Run.
4 After the discovery job completes, go to the Devices screen, and make sure the correct devices are listed.
Power control tasks
Power control tasks help you to mange the power-on or power-o of devices. You can schedule the time at which the power control tasks
must be performed on the devices or device groups.
Creating power tasks
You can create power tasks using the Power Task wizard.
1 In the left pane, click Tasks > Power Control Tasks > New Task.
The Power Task wizard is displayed.
2 In the Power Task tab, enter a name for the power control task and select one of the following options:
• Power On
• Power O
• Graceful Shutdown
• Reset System (warm boot)
• Power Cycle System (cold boot)
NOTE
: Restarting a system forcefully is called warm boot while closing all the programs and shutting down a system is
called cold boot.
3 Select the Perform random power on commands check box, specify the interval (in minutes) and the number of devices to which
you want to apply the power task, and click
Next.
4 In the Associated Devices/Groups tab, select the devices in the All Devices tab or in the Groups tab, select the device groups that
you want to manage and click Next.
5 In the Schedule Task tab, select the Run Now option to start the power control task immediately.
Alternately, you can select the Set Schedule option to start at a specic interval. The possible options are:
• Run Once — Specify the date and time when you want the power control task to begin.
• Period — Specify if you want the power control task to run the power control task daily, weekly, or at a specic period.
a Select or clear the Activate check box to enable or disable the task. By default, the check box is selected. You can save a
disabled task, but cannot run it.
b Under the Range of recurrence option, select the start and end date for the task, or select the No End Date option to run the
task for an unlimited period.
c Click Next. Enter the iDRAC/IPMI user name and password of the device on which you want to run the power control task.
6 Click Finish to create the power control task and return to the Power Control Tasks tab.
Protocol prole
Power Center server uses a protocol prole to communicate with devices. The protocol prole species the connection protocol and
credential information of a device. You select a protocol prole when you discover a new device.
Task management
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