User's Manual

Launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

To launch Server Administrator:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts

Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks → Launch Server Administrator.

NOTE: The Dell Server Management Pack Suite tasks launch the remote console in the Internet

Explorer.

Launch Remote Desktop

To launch remote desktop:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts

Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks → Launch Remote Desktop.

NOTE: Launching remote desktop is possible only if the remote desktop is enabled manually in

the managed node.

Launch InBand Dell Remote Access Console

To launch InBand Dell Remote Access console:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts

Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks → Launch InBand Dell Remote Access

Console.

Check Power Status

You can check the power status and allow power control tasks through the IPMI shell.

NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install Baseboard Management Controller Management

Utility (BMU) in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path, create a new console

task. For more information on creating a new console task, see

Creating Advanced Power Control

And LED Identification Tasks.

To check the power status of a system:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alert Views.

2. Select the desired Dell system in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts

Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks → Check Power Status.

Power Cycle

The Power Cycle task allows you to turn off the Dell system and turn it on again after a delay.