Dell OpenManage Power Center - Frequently Asked Questions
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Licensing, Installation and Configuration
1. What licensing options are available with Power Center?
Power Center offers two licensing options:
Trial License. The trial license is valid for 60 days and is installed with Power Center.
This allows you to use all of Power Center’s features. However, you must import the
perpetual license within 60 days in order to continue using Power Center. At the end
of 60 days, the trial license expires, and most of the Power Center features are
disabled. You will only be able to log into Power Center and import the perpetual
license.
Perpetual License: The perpetual license enables you to use the Power Center features
after the 60-day trial license expires. You can download the perpetual license at any
time during the trial period at http://www.dell.com/powercenter.
2. Can I save the data that I have collected?
Yes, you can use the Export Database function to export the data to the .CSV file.
Discovery and Structuring of Devices into Logical and Physical Groups
1. How do I configure groups/device types/reports, and so on, in Power Center?
Power Center offers power monitoring and capping for single devices or groups of devices in
the data center. To visualize and characterize the power consumption and policies of the
devices in the data center, the IT administrator can organize the devices to the physical groups
which reflect the physical location of the devices in the data center or to the logical groups
based on their function or characteristics.
2. Both modular and monolithic servers have been discovered in the discovery process. Why don’t
I see the modular servers when adding the servers to the rack? Only the monolithic servers are
displayed.
The modular severs cannot be added directly to the rack without the chassis. You must first
discover and add the chassis to the rack. The modular servers will be automatically populated
to the chassis that they belong to. The recommended steps for adding modular servers to the
rack are:
a. Discover the chassis through the WS-MAN protocol profile
b. Discover the modular servers through the IPMI protocol profile
c. Add the chassis to the rack and the modular servers will be automatically populated to
the chassis
3. Can I select multiple protocols in the discovery process?
Yes, you can. You can select WS-MAN and IPMI protocol profiles for discovering the chassis and
the servers at the same time. However, for the optimal performance of the discovery process,
we recommend that you discover the devices with separate protocol profiles.
4. When viewing the device list, I notice that some servers are listed with “Monitor, upgradable
Upgrade” in the Power Capability. What does this mean?
This means that these servers do not have iDRAC Enterprise. Every Dell server is shipped with
either iDRAC Enterprise or iDRAC Express. Power Center offers both power monitoring and
capping functions on iDRAC Enterprise, and only power monitoring on iDRAC Express. To have
the power capping on the server, you must upgrade the server from iDRAC Express to iDRAC
Enterprise.
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