Users Guide

For unsupported devices:
• OpenManage Power Center does not communicate with unsupported devices, therefore connection protocol and credential information
is not necessary.
• Unsupported devices cannot be discovered; they can only be added manually to the system.
• OpenManage Power Center adds the unsupported device to the group structure, but cannot manage it using the available
management functions.
1 In the left pane, click Devices > All Devices > Add New.
The Add New Device window is displayed.
2 Enter the name of the device you want to add in the Device Name text box.
3 Enter a valid IP address in the IP Address text box or the hostname and device model number in the Hostname and Model text box
respectively.
4 From Additional Information (Optional) > Size of Device (U) drop-down list, select the size of the device you want to add, in rack
units (U).
5 Enter a description for the device in the Device Description text box.
6 Enter the maximum power estimate, in watts, for the device in the Estimated Max Power (W) text box.
7 Click Finish to add the device, or click Cancel to discard your changes.
The device is displayed in the All Devices tab.
Adding an existing group
You can use the Managed Groups feature to add sub-groups to an existing group. The sub-groups can be new or existing ones.
1 In the left pane, click Devices > Managed Groups.
2 Click the group to which you want to add a sub-group.
3 In the task menu, click Add New.
The Add New Device/Group window is displayed. For more information on adding a new group to an existing group, see Creating A
New Group
4 Click the Add Existing Group tab.
By default, the group in the recent hierarchy navigation is selected.
5 In the list of existing groups, select the check box next to the existing groups that you want to add, and click Save.
Adding a device from the network
You can use the Power Center management console to discover a device from the network.
NOTE
: Power Center server tries to get device names from the DNS server specied in the network conguration of the
operating system. This may cause the device name to be dierent from the actual one if the DNS server resolves the device IP
address to a dierent device name.
Before adding a device from the network, make sure the DNS server is set up correctly. Specically, make sure that:
• There is a DNS server running on the Power Center network.
• The specied DNS server has a reverse DNS zone for the network on which you are trying to discover the devices.
Viewing resource utilization history
OpenManage Power Center enables you to view a graphical representation of the utilization of resources.
1 In the left pane, click Devices > All Devices.
2 Select a device from the list of devices in the All devices tab.
The details of the selected device are displayed in the Details section.
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