Users Guide

Appendix C - Enabling External Program Tasks

For tasks provided by the Dell Server Management Pack Suite that launch external programs have to be installed in the default

location. Create new tasks to launch the application if the program is not installed in the default location.

Creating Advanced Power Control and LED Identification Tasks

Advanced power control and LED identification tasks use the default BMC credentials and install path (C:\Program Files\Dell

\SysMgt\bmc).

If the systems deviate from the default BMC credentials and install path, install BMU 2.0 or later on the management server and

create new console tasks.

CAUTION: For the following steps, create a task and set the password in plaintext. If BMC is not installed on

management server, the OpsMgr Console may display an error with the entire command in a dialog box, and reveal the

password. If you export the created override management pack containing this task to a disk, you can open the exported

management pack in a common text editor or OpsMgr Authoring Console and the view the password in plain text. Create

a task only if necessary and consider the security aspects before you proceed.

To create a task:

1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Authoring.

2. In the Authoring pane, right-click Tasks under Management Pack Objects, and select Create new task.

Create Task Wizard scree is displayed.

3. In the Select a Task Type screen, select Command line under Console Tasks.

4. Select the destination management pack and click Next.

5. Enter Task name, Description, and select Dell Windows Server as the Task target and click Next.

The Command-Line screen is displayed.

6. Enter the path of the application ipmitool.exe (the path where BMU was installed on the management server) in the

Application field.

For example, C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc\ipmitool.exe. For the two LED identification tasks, the

application path is C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc\ipmish.exe (default BMU path may differ based on the

operating system language).

7. For power control tasks, in the Parameters field, enter the command-line parameters in the following format:

• Enter -I lanplus -H and then choose the Remote Access IP with IPMI capability from the drop-down menu.

• Enter -U <username> -P <password> -k <kgkey> <IPMI Task String>

• Replace <IPMI Task String> with one of the following options:

– power status (for Check Power Status task)

– power on (for Power On task)

– power soft (for Power Off Gracefully task)

– power off (for Force Power Off task)

– power cycle (for Power Cycle task)

– power reset (for Power Reset task)