Users Guide
Events
On the Home page, you can view a pie graph representation of events occurring in Dell OpenManage
Power Center. Move the pointer over the graph to view the number of each event type.
Events (Top 5 Groups)
On the Home page, you can view a bar graph representation of the top five device groups, that have the
highest number of events with severity as Critical, followed by the events that has the events with severity
as Warning and Information. Move the pointer over the graph to view the number of each event type for
the top-five device groups.
Devices Discovered [Total: <number>]
On the Home page, you can view a pie graph representation of the total number and type of discovered
devices.
Energy Consumers (Top 5 Groups) [kwh]
On the Home page, you can view a bar graph representation of the top five energy consuming device
groups at the root level. Click to specify the number of months for calculating the peak power
consumption. By default, the number of months is 6.
Power and Space Analysis
OMPC allows you to monitor and manage power and space in a data center. The observed monitoring
data is helpful in planning capacity expansion and placement suggestions.
Peak Power Consumed
This option enables you to select the root level groups for which you want to calculate the peak power.
Click to specify the number of months for calculating the peak power consumption. By default, the
timeframe is six months.
Top Offenders
This option enables you to view the names of the racks that exceeded the power and thermal threshold.
The Event Exceed Type, Power Capacity, Power Cap, Critical Threshold, Active Policies and Power
Policy information is also displayed. Click Actual or Percentage to arrange the devices or groups by the
actual amount or percentage by which the racks have exceeded the power and temperature thresholds
or caps.
Underutilized Racks
This option enables you to view the names of the racks in which the power capacity and rack space
remain unused. Click Actual or Percentage to arrange the racks by the actual or utilization percentage of
power and rack space.
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