Users Guide

Installed directories in Windows

By default, the OpenManage Power Center package installs to C:\Program Files\Dell

\OpenManagePowerCenter.

NOTE: You cannot install OpenManage Power Center in the root folders of the Windows volume.

You must select a non-root folder or another volume.

The OpenManage Power Center package includes the following folders:

• bin — OpenManage Power Center binaries

• conf — OpenManage Power Center configuration files

• external — Other applications installed by OpenManage Power Center

• Logs — OpenManage Power Center event logs

• Pgdata (default) — Database files

To protect data, the following files are accessible only to Network Service or Administrator users:

• OpenManagePowerCenter\conf\app.config.xml

• OpenManagePowerCenter\external\apache-tomcat\conf\server.xml

Dell OpenManage Power Center services on Microsoft Windows operating

systems

The Dell OpenManage Power Center includes the following services:

• Dell OpenManage Power Center – The Apache Tomcat server that hosts the Power Center web

application which passes action requests to the OpenManage Power Center server.

• Dell OpenManage Power Center Database Server – The PostgreSQL internal database for

OpenManage Power Center.

• Dell OpenManage Power Center SNMP Dispatcher – If the Windows SNMP trap service is installed,

then it reroutes SNMP traps to the Dell OpenManage Power Center Server service. If the Windows

SNMP trap service is not installed, this service stops automatically.

NOTE: If the Windows SNMP trap service is installed, make sure it is not disabled. Otherwise,

Power Center cannot function properly.

• Dell OpenManage Power Center Server – The Power Center server core service. It carries out all

actions including communication with devices.

To stop or start a service, select the appropriate service from the Windows Services list, and select the

action to perform.

Power Center uses the Network Service account to start all services. You can change to a normal

Windows operating system user account for security purposes.

Upgrading Power Center on Microsoft Windows operating systems

To upgrade Power Center from a previous version on a system running supported Microsoft Windows

operating systems, the system must have at least 366 MB of free space on the C: drive.

1. Install OpenManage Power Center. For more information, see Installing Power Center.