Users Guide

Remote iDRAC hard reset
This feature allows the administrator to perform a remote iDRAC reset operation without having to shut down the server.
Using iDRAC, you can monitor the supported servers for critical system hardware, firmware, or software issues. Sometimes,
the iDRAC may become unresponsive due to various reasons. During such scenarios, you may have to turn off the server by
unplugging it from the socket, after which the iDRAC will be reset.
Using the Remote iDRAC hard reset feature, whenever iDRAC becomes unresponsive, you can perform a remote iDRAC reset
operation without the need to power off (iDRAC hard reset) the server. By default, the remote iDRAC hard reset feature is
enabled.
This feature is available for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers discovered through iSM using WMI. For more information about
this feature, see the iDRAC Service Module Installation Guide and the section Remote iDRAC Hard Reset in the iDRAC 8/7
v2.30.30.30 User’s Guide at support.dell.com.
Performing a remote iDRAC hard reset
This section explains the steps to perform a remote iDRAC hard reset for a device discovered thorugh iSM using WMI.
To reset the iDRAC remotely, you must first ensure that you have administrative privileges on the host OS.
To reset the iDRAC remotely, perform the following steps:
1. Launch the Operations Manager console and click Monitoring.
2. Click Dell > State Views > Servers (iSM).
The state details are displayed and the servers discovered though iSM using WMI are listed in the right pane.
3. Select a server for which you want to reset the iDRAC remotely.
4. From the list of Dell Server Tasks displayed in the right pane, click iDRAC Hard Reset.
The Run Task - iDRAC Hard Reset window is displayed.
5. Click Run to confirm.
The Task Status - iDRAC Hard Reset window is displayed with the status of the reset.
6. Click Close.
The iDRAC has been remotely reset successfully.
Launch Dell License Manager
The Launch Dell License Manager task allows you to launch the Dell License Manager on management systems. Dell License
Manager is a one-to-many license deployment and reporting tool for Dell iDRAC licenses.
NOTE:
If the Dell License Manager has not been installed in the default path create a new task to launch Dell License
Manager. For more information, see Creating A Launch License Manager Task.
To launch Dell License Manager:
1. In the Operations Manager console, go to a Dell EMC Diagram Views, Dell EMC State Views, or Dell EMC Alerts Views.
2. Select the desired Dell EMC PowerEdge server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Dell EMC
Alerts Views.
3. In the Task pane, select Dell Server Tasks > Launch Dell License Manager.
Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center
NOTE:
Launching OpenManage Power Center is possible only if Windows or Linux operating system and OpenManage
Server Administrator are installed on the managed node.
The Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center task allows you to launch the OpenManage Power Center console.
To launch the OpenManage Power Center:
1. In the Operations Manager console, go to a Dell EMC Diagram Views, Dell EMC State Views, or Dell EMC Alerts Views.
2. Select the desired Dell EMC PowerEdge server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Dell EMC
Alerts Views.
3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Server Tasks > Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center.
Dell EMC Server Management pack suite version 7.1.1 supported Monitoring features
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