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• Dell OpenManage Power Center — Apache Tomcat server
accommodating the Power Center web application which passes action
requests to the Power Center server.
• Dell OpenManage Power Center Database Server
— The PostgreSQL
internal database for Power Center.
• Dell OpenManage Power Center SNMP Dispatcher
— If Windows SNMP
Trap service is installed, it reroutes SNMP traps to Dell OpenManage
Power Center Server service. If Windows SNMP Trap service is not
installed, this service will automatically stop.
NOTE: If Windows SNMP Trap service is installed, make sure it is not
disabled, otherwise Power Center cannot function properly.
• Dell OpenManage Power Center Server — The Power Center server core
service. It carries out all actions, including communication with devices.
To stop or start a service, select the appropriate service from the Windows
Services list and select the action to perform.
Power Center uses Network Service account to start all the services. You can
change to a normal Windows OS user account for security purpose. For more
information on how to change the account, see "Starting Services with a
Normal Windows OS User Account" in the "Security" chapter.
Uninstalling Power Center
NOTE: After uninstalling Power Center, the existing power cap value set in the
policies (including EPR) still remain effective on the devices. To avoid impacts to the
devices, remove all devices from the Power Center management console before
uninstalling Power Center. Make sure to check your data center power capacity
before removing the devices to avoid tripping the breaker because the policies will
be removed at the same time.
To uninstall Power Center:
1
Go to Start → Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs .
2 From the Add/Remove Programs dialog, select Dell Power Measurement,
Mitigation, and Management
, and click Remove .
3 Click Yes to confirm. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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