Creating physical groups in OpenManage Enterprise
Steps
- Launch OpenManage Enterprise.
- On the Devices page, in the left pane, expand the PLUGIN GROUPS section.
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In the
Physical Hierarchy section, click more options, and then click
Create New Physical Group.
The Create New Physical Group page is displayed.
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Provide a name and description for the group, select the
Group Hierarchy and
Parent Group with the defined power capacity.
When selecting the Group Hierarchy and Parent Group fields, ensure that you use the following hierarchy.
Table 1. Supported parent and child group hierarchy informationGroup hierarchy information Parent Group Group Hierarchy Data Center Room, Aisle, Rack Room Aisle, Rack Aisle Rack Rack NA Table 2. Physical group attributes detailsGroup attributes information Field Description Mandatory Value Range Name Provide a unique name for the physical group. Yes Combination of characters, special characters, and numbers
Limit: 1–255 characters
Description Provide brief information about the physical group. No Combination of characters, special characters, and numbers
Limit: 0–255 characters
Group Hierarchy Defines the category under Parent Group Yes - Data Center
- Room
- Aisle
- Rack
Parent Group Represents the high-level hierarchy for the physical group Yes - Physical Hierarchy
- Previously created Physical Groups
Power Capacity (W) Provide the maximum defined power consumption of the physical group. Yes, only for the Rack group. Optional for data center, room, and aisle groups.
Recommended limit: 1–629365631
Space Capacity (U-SIZE) Provide the rack capacity for rack management purpose. NOTE This option is only applicable for Racks.Yes Recommended limit: 1U – 80U
NOTE The power capacity and space capacity of the device is updated only in Power Manager and not in iDRAC or CMC consoles.