Users Guide

Launch iDRAC using the SCOM console
By running the Launch Dell EMC Remote Access Console task, you can start the Dell iDRAC application.
Launch Remote Desktop on monolithic servers using the SCOM
console
By running the Launch Dell EMC Remote Desktop task, you can launch a Remote Desktop on Dell EMC monolithic servers.
NOTE: You can launch Dell EMC Remote Desktop only if Windows operating system is installed, and Remote Desktop is
manually enabled on the managed node.
Clear Embedded Server Management (ESM) logs
The Server Administrator Embedded Server Management (ESM) log, also referred to as the hardware log, maintains a list of all
system events that are generated by the hardware, such as Error-Correcting Code (ECC), system reset and boot, and probe
threshold changes. You can refer to this log when hardware errors appear or when the system is not functioning properly.
To run the Clear ESM Logs task, do the following:
1. In the left pane, click Monitoring.
2. Expand Dell EMC.
3. Expand either Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.
4. Select the device on which you want to run the task. A list of tasks you can run by using the monitoring feature that is used
by the device is displayed in the Tasks pane of the SCOM console.
5. In the Tasks pane, click Dell EMC Windows Server Tasks > Clear ESM Logs. The Run Tasks window is displayed.
6. Click Run. The ESM logs of the selected device is deleted.
NOTE:
When you run the Clear ESM Logs task, on the task execution screen, only the result of the task initiating is
displayed. For example, the task execution screen may show a success result even if the ESM logs are not cleared. This
means that the Clear ESM Logs task initiation was successful.
Power management-related tasks
● Check power status of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and Rack Workstations—You can run this task only on servers that
are monitored by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack using OMSA. By
running the Check Power Status task, you can check the power status and manage power control tasks by using the IPMI
Shell.
● Power off PowerEdge server shutting down the operating system—By running the Force Power Off task, you can power off
the PowerEdge server without shutting down the operating system.
● Power cycle a PowerEdge server—By running the Power Cycle task, you can power off the PowerEdge server, and then
power on again after a delay.
●
Gracefully power off a PowerEdge server—By running the Power Off Gracefully task, you can shut down the operating
system, and then power off the PowerEdge server.
● Power on a PowerEdge server—By running the Power On task, you can power on the PowerEdge server of if it is in
powered-off state.
● Reset the PowerEdge server power—By running the Power Reset task, you can power on the PowerEdge server of if it is in
powered-off state.
● Identify an OMSA−based server by enabling the identification LED—By running the Turn LED Identification On task, you can
enable the feature to identify a server by using a blinking LED. Similarly, by running the Turn LED Identification Off task, the
feature to identify a server by using a blinking LED is disabled.
NOTE:
To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path,
create a console task. For more information about creating a console task, see Identify device and device power status by
using identification LEDs.
24 Supported tasks on the SCOM console