Users Guide

Task management
The Tasks feature enables you to perform device discovery and power control tasks such as power-on and power-off, on a
specific device or a group of devices.
In the left pane, click Tasks. The Tasks screen comprises the following tabs:
● Discovery Tasks
● Power Control Tasks
By default, the Discovery Tasks tab is displayed.
On the Tasks screen you can:
● Create new discovery and power control tasks
● Edit or delete discovery and power control tasks
● Start, stop, or re-run discovery and power control tasks
● Refresh the list of discovery or power control tasks
● View the summary of the discovery or power control tasks
NOTE: If you schedule a task at a non-existent time when the daylight saving is effective, the Web browsers align
themselves to the accurate time.
Topics:
• Discovery tasks
• Power control tasks
• Protocol profile
Discovery tasks
The Device Discovery privilege enables you to discover network devices. Users without this privilege can view the Devices
screen, but cannot make any changes.
To manage devices in OpenManage Power Center, you must have Manage Device/Group privileges, and you must first add the
devices to the OpenManage Power Center management console. OpenManage Power Center discovers devices using IP ranges
and collects basic information about each device, such as:
● Device name
● Connection status
● Device type
● Device model
● IP address
● Hostname
This information enables you to track device status and data center information. You can also manage these discovered devices
in Power Center. If there is a new or changed device in your data center, you can use the device discovery function to
rediscover the devices.
There are two ways to add a device in Power Center:
● Using a single IP address or IP ranges or host names to discover devices on the network, at the scheduled time.
● Using the OpenManage Power Center management console to specify device properties and discover devices.
NOTE: If you use a network security policy, the discovery function may not work properly.
NOTE: When you use multiple IPMI protocols to discover 13th generation PowerEdge systems, ensure that the credentials
for the protocols are correct. In case you enter an incorrect credential, use a valid credential and wait for sometime before
running the discovery task again.
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