Owner's Manual
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Group Management
Power Center enables you to create groups for organizing devices, so that you can manage them more efficiently.
Mapping Group Structure Information
Dell OpenManage Power Center supports group structure mapping for Dell PowerEdge rack servers and tower servers.
After you create or update the group structure, Power Center automatically updates the location information in the
firmware of supported devices using the following mapping structure:
• Data Center — Data center and room information in Power Center; format: <Data Center - Room>
• Aisle — Aisle information in Power Center
• Rack — Rack information in Power Center
• Rack Slot — Rack slot information in Power Center
• Chassis — Chassis information in Power Center (if applicable)
NOTE: To view updated location information on supported device, you must make sure the device status has a
Connected
status in Power Center. It may take a few minutes for location information to update in device firmware.
Creating A New Group
A group can represent the actual structure of a data center, room, aisle, or rack. You can nest groups in parent-child
relationships to represent how the devices in your data center are physically configured.
1. Click Devices in the left navigation pane.
2. To select where in the parent-child hierarchy to add the group, do one of the following:
– To add the group at the root level, make sure no groups are selected before proceeding with the next step.
– To add a group as a child, click the parent group under which the new group should be nested.
3. On the Devices screen, click Add/Create.
4. Click the radio button beside Create New Group.
5. Select either the Root group and the already-existing group you highlighted in the Devices screen.
6. Select a Type of Datacenter, Room, Aisle, Rack, or Custom.
NOTE: The name must be unique across groups and devices under the parent group.
7. Enter a Name that you will use to identify the group for future use.
8. Enter a Description (optional) of what the group contains.
9. For racks only:
a) Select the rack Space Capacity (number of rack units). If you select Custom you will be required to specify the
Custom Space Capacity units.
b) Enter the Power Capacity that is determined by the power distribution to the rack.
10. Click Finish to add the new device entity, or click Cancel to return to the Devices screen.
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