Users Guide

Viewing devices in a chassis

Dell OpenManage Power Center allows you to view the installed devices in a chassis. Further, if you have

physically added, removed, or changed the devices in a chassis, you can update the device information in

Power Center.

1. In the left pane, click Devices → All Devices or Devices → Managed Group.

2. From the list of devices, select a chassis.

The details of the chassis are displayed in the <Device> Details → Summary tab.

Managing Racks

Dell OpenManage Power Center allows you to manage racks and the slotted and associated devices that

have been added to the Power Center system.

The Manage Rack wizard comprises of the following tabs.

• Rack Contents

• Associated Devices

In the Rack Contents tab you can configure a rack selected in the Devices screen in the following ways:

• Add devices to rack slots

• Rearrange devices within rack slots

• Remove devices from rack slots

• Edit devices

In the Associated Devices tab you can manage devices such as PDUs that are not added to a rack slot,

but are associated with the rack, in the following ways:

• Add an associated device to the rack

• Edit an associated device that has already been added to the rack

• Remove an associated device from the rack

Adding a device to a rack slot

1. In the left pane, click Devices → Managed Groups.

2. From the list of devices, select a rack device.

3. From the devices menu, click Manage Rack.

The Manage Rack window is displayed. By default, the Rack Contents tab is displayed.

4. In the Rack Contents tab, click Add to Rack Slot.

The Add to Rack Slots wizard is displayed.

5. Select the check boxes next to the devices you want to add to the rack and click Next.

6. From the Select drop-down list next to the devices you want to add to the rack, select the slots into

which you want to place the devices.

7. Click Finish to return to the Manage Rack screen and review your changes.

Adding an associated device to a rack

1. In the left pane, click Devices → Managed Groups.

2. From the list of devices select a rack device.