Users Guide

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Device Management
The Devices feature enables you to view and manage the network-discovered devices and devices added
manually. You can also categorize the devices into groups.
In the left pane, click Devices. The Devices screen is displayed and comprises the following tabs:
• All Devices
• Managed Groups
By default, the All Devices tab is displayed.
You can also view the details of a specific device or device group at the bottom section of the Devices
screen. The details are categorized into the following tabs:
• Summary
• Events
• Policies
• Power & Thermal
Adding a new device
The Add New Device window allows you to manually add a new device to the device list. You can add
only unsupported devices and create a group structure to build the data center.
Dell OpenManage Power Center cannot discover or manage all device types, and you must manually add
unsupported devices to complete the data center group structure. For supported devices:
• Discover and add a supported device to the system.
• Perform management functions including discovery, adding to the group structure, monitoring power
and temperature, applying power management policies, and sending events.
For unsupported devices:
• Dell OpenManage Power Center does not communicate with unsupported devices, therefore
connection protocol and credential information is not necessary.
• Unsupported devices cannot be discovered; they can only be added manually to the system.
• Dell OpenManage Power Center adds the unsupported device to the group structure, but cannot
manage it using the available management functions.
1. In the left pane, click Devices → All Devices → Add New.
The Add New Device window is displayed.
2. Enter the name of the device you want to add in the Device Name text box.
3. Enter a valid IP address in the IP Address text box or a host name for the device in the Hostname text
box.
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