Users Guide

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 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 → Check Power Status.

Power Cycle

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

NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install 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 run the power cycle:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Diagram Views, State Views, or Alert 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 → Power Cycle.

Force Power Off

The Force Power Off task allows you to turn off the Dell server without shutting down the operating

system.

NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install 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 power off the system:

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

Power Off Gracefully

The Power Off Gracefully task allows you to shut down the operating system and power off the Dell

server.

NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install 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.