User's Manual

Understanding Dell Server Management Pack Suite Operations 51
Tasks
Tasks are available in the Actions pane of the Operations Console. When you
select a device or a component in any of the Dell diagram views, the relevant
tasks appear in the Actions pane.
You can run all the tasks from the Diagram view, State view, or Alert view.
A summary of the Dell Tasks that you can perform using the
Dell Management Packs are explained in Table 3-4:
Table 3-4. Dell Tasks Using the Management Pack for SCOM 2007 SP1/R2
Dell Task Description
Dell Modular and Monolithic System Tasks
Clear ESM Logs Backs up the content of the Embedded System
Management (ESM) log and clear the ESM log file
for a selected system.
Launch Server Administrator Launches the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator.
Launch Remote Desktop Launches remote desktop of the selected system.
Check Power Status Checks the overall power status of the system.
Forced Power Off Turns off the system's power without shutting down
the operating system.
Launch InBand Dell Remote
Access Console
Launches the DRAC console for the in-band
discovered DRAC.
Power Cycle Turns off the power, and after a delay, turns it on
again.
Power Off Gracefully Shuts down the operating system first, then turns
off the system's power.
Power On Turns on the system power. This option is available
even if the system is on.
Power Reset Turns off the system's power and turns it on again.
Turn LED Identification On Turns on the Identify LED of the selected system
for 255 seconds.
Turn LED Identification Off Turns off the Identify LED of the selected system.
DRAC4/DRAC5/iDRAC Tasks
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