Users Guide

Launching Dell Consoles From Services

You can launch a console for a specific Dell Device from the Services hierarchy. The devices include Dell

Servers, Dell Chassis, Dell Remote Access Controllers, Dell Storage, and Dell Network Switches.

For more information about Dell consoles, see Table 7 and Table 8 in the Launching Dell Consoles

section.

To launch a Dell device specific console from the Services hierarchy:

1. Navigate to Services → Systems Infrastructure → Dell Hardware and expand any Dell device group.

Example:

To launch the Dell Compellent Storage Manager Console for the Dell Compellent Storage Arrays,

navigate to

Services → Systems Infrastructure → Dell Hardware → Dell Storage → Compellent

Storage Arrays.

2. Right-click the desired Dell Device for which you want to launch the console.

The Select the Tool to Execute window is displayed for that Dell device.

3. Select the respective Dell Device Console and click Launch.

The respective Dell Device Console is launched in the default browser in the system.

Launching Dell Consoles From Tools

You can launch a console for a specific Dell Device from the Tools hierarchy. The devices include Dell

Servers, Dell Chassis, Dell Remote Access Controllers, Dell Storage, and Dell Network Switches. For more

information about Dell devices, see Table 7 and Table 8 in the Launching Dell Consoles section.

For more information about Dell consoles, see Table 7 and Table 8 in the Launching Dell Consoles

section.

To launch a Dell device specific console from the Tools hierarchy:

1. Navigate to Tools → Dell Tools and expand any Dell device group.

Example:

To launch the Dell Compellent Storage Manager Console for the Dell Compellent Storage Arrays,

navigate to Tools → Dell Tools → Dell Storage → Compellent Storage Arrays.

2. In the right pane, right-click the desired Console Launch Tool for the selected Dell device group.

3. Select All Tasks → Launch Tool from the pop-up menu.

The Edit Parameters window is displayed.

4. Expand either Nodes or Services hierarchy, navigate to the respective Dell Device, and click Launch.

You can only select a single Dell device. If you select more than one Dell device, the following

message is displayed:

Tool cannot be launched on multiple nodes.

The desired Dell Device Console is launched in the default browser in the system.

NOTE: HPOM enables you to select non-Dell devices. However, you cannot launch the Dell

Device console for troubleshooting a non-Dell device.