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Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager Version 1.2 User’s Guide

Rack management

Manage the physical groups hierarchy, and perform rack utilization for space and power using rack management feature.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
  • The devices have the required management console license. For more information, see the License requirements.
  • Servers have an OpenManage Enterprise Advanced license. For information about adding the license, see OpenManage Enterprise User's Guide.
  • Devices are discovered in OpenManage Enterprise. For information about discovering devices, see OpenManage Enterprise User's Guide.
  • The modular server is not in a Proxied state in OpenManage Enterprise.

About this task

To monitor and manage racks in your data center, perform the following steps:

Steps

  1. Create physical group hierarchies in OpenManage Enterprise to replicate the structure of a data center. For more information, see Creating physical groups.
  2. Add the unmonitored devices in Power Manager. For more information, see Adding unmonitored devices.
  3. Add the individual devices and unmonitored devices in physical groups. For more information, see Adding devices in physical groups.
  4. To view the space and power headroom, click a physical group and click Group Details. For more details, see Viewing power and space headroom.

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