Users Guide

Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 8
Key features..........................................................................................................................................................................8
New in this release.............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Topology................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
System requirements........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Hardware and software requirements for the server system........................................................................... 10
Hardware and software requirements for devices............................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2: Getting started...........................................................................................................12
Management console introduction................................................................................................................................ 12
Home page...........................................................................................................................................................................14
Common use cases............................................................................................................................................................16
Supported and unsupported devices............................................................................................................................ 16
Chapter 3: Using OpenManage Power Center.............................................................................. 20
Preinstallation requirement for OpenManage Power Center................................................................................. 20
Using Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating systems...........................................................................20
Installing OpenManage Power Center on Microsoft Windows Server...........................................................20
Installed directories in Windows............................................................................................................................... 21
OpenManage Power Center services on Microsoft Windows operating systems...................................... 22
Upgrading Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating systems............................................................ 22
Uninstalling OpenManage Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating system.................................. 23
Launching OpenManage Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating systems...................................23
Configuring Enhanced Security Configuration for Internet Explorer..............................................................23
Using OpenManage Power Center on Linux operating systems........................................................................... 24
Installing Power Center on a Linux server.............................................................................................................24
Installed directories in Linux......................................................................................................................................25
Power Center services in Linux............................................................................................................................... 25
Uninstalling Power Center in Linux......................................................................................................................... 26
Launching Power Center in Linux............................................................................................................................26
Chapter 4: Using OpenManage Power Center through Command Line Interface ..........................27
Command Line Interface error handling.......................................................................................................................27
Command Line Interface commands............................................................................................................................ 28
Command line interface error codes.............................................................................................................................37
Chapter 5: Access control........................................................................................................... 38
About authentication........................................................................................................................................................ 38
Logging in............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Logging in with a user name and password.......................................................................................................... 38
Logging in with Single Sign-on (SSO)....................................................................................................................39
Multiple domain environment................................................................................................................................... 40
Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication limitation......................................................................... 41
Logging out..........................................................................................................................................................................41
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