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Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager Version 2.0 User’s Guide

View metrics, and monitor devices and groups history

View the visual representation of the data that is collected for all devices and groups that are added to Power Manager.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisite is met:

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NOTE If you are logging in as a Device Manager, only the device groups and devices that are in your scope are available for viewing and management.

For example, if you are logging in as a Device Manager DM1 user, you can view the device metrics only for the groups and devices in Device Manager DM1 user scope.

To view Power Manager metrics, perform the following steps:

Steps

  1. From OpenManage Enterprise, perform one of the following steps:
    • For a device:
      1. Click the Devices tab.

        All the devices that are discovered in OpenManage Enterprise are displayed.

      2. From the list of devices, click a device name.

        The details of the device are displayed on the Overview page.

      3. To view Power Manager-related information, click the Power Management and Monitoring tab.
    • For a static group:
      1. Click Devices > Static Groups > Group name.

        All the devices that are part of the static group are displayed.

      2. To view Power Manager-related information, click Group Details.
    • For a physical group, perform one of the following steps:
      1. Click Devices > Physical Hierarchy > Group name.

        All the devices that are part of the physical group are displayed.

      2. To view Power Manager-related information, click Group Details.

      OR

      1. Launch OpenManage Enterprise, and then click Plugins > Power Management > Rack View.

        The Rack View tab is displayed.

        Optional: To filter and view the data, expand the Advanced Filters option. Following is a list of categories available:
        • Group Name
        • Health State
        • Power State
        • Connection State
        • Type

        Select the categories of your choice and view the filtered data.

      2. Click the device name or IP address.
  2. View metrics and monitoring data in the Metrics and Monitoring History tab.
    NOTE For groups, only power, thermal, and system airflow data are displayed.
    The supported metric data is displayed in a graphical format.
  3. To change the duration, expand the metric and select a duration from the Duration drop-down menu. Hover your mouse pointer over the graph to view the maximum, average, and minimum values.
    The values are displayed according to the format that you have specified in the Monitoring Units and Metric gathering interval in the Power Manager Preferences section.
    NOTE You can view only Instant temperature for PowerEdge M1000e, PowerEdge FX2, and PowerEdge FX2s chassis.
    NOTE You can view only the power, temperature, and system airflow history for PowerEdge AMD processor servers.

    Based on your selection, details of the granular information available are as follows:

    Table 1. Granularity of dataGranularity of data based on the duration selected
    Duration Granularity of data
    6 Hours or 12 Hours or 1 Day Data is displayed based on the Metric gathering interval set in the Preferences section.
    7 Days or 1 Month Data is displayed at an interval of one hour.
    3 Months or 6 Months or 1 Year Data is displayed at an interval of one day.
  4. To view the latest metrics, click the refresh icon.
    Table 2. List of Power Manager metrics and supported devicesList of Power Manager metrics and supported devices
    Metric Supported devices
    Power History (Watt)
    • 12th and later generations of PowerEdge servers
      NOTE Cabled PSU servers are not supported.
      NOTE PowerEdge Fm120 aqua is not supported.
    • PowerEdge MX7000
    • PowerEdge M1000e
    • PowerEdge VRTX
    • PowerEdge FX2
    • PowerEdge FX2s
    Energy Consumption
    • 12th and later generations of PowerEdge servers
    • PowerEdge MX7000
    • PowerEdge M1000e
    • PowerEdge VRTX
    • PowerEdge FX2
    • PowerEdge FX2s
    Thermal History (Celsius)
    • 12th and later generations of PowerEdge servers
    • PowerEdge MX7000
    • PowerEdge M1000e
    • PowerEdge VRTX
    • PowerEdge FX2
    • PowerEdge FX2s
    CPU Utilization (%)
    • 13th and later generations of PowerEdge Intel servers
    • 15th and later generations of PowerEdge AMD servers with iDRAC version 4.30.30.30 and later
    I/O Utilization (%)
    • 13th and later generations of PowerEdge servers (Intel)
    Memory Bandwidth Utilization (%)
    • 13th and later generations of PowerEdge servers (Intel)
    System Airflow History (CFM)
    • Nonmodular PowerEdge servers
      • The latest generation of AMD servers with iDRAC Data Center license and iDRAC version 4.10.10.10 and above
      NOTE 14th generation AMD servers with iDRAC version 4.10.10.10 and above.

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