Users Guide

4. Click Run to clear the ESM logs of the device that you selected.

When you run the Clear ESM Logs task, on the task execution screen only the result of the task initiating is displayed. For example, the

task execution screen may show a success result even if the ESM logs are not cleared. This means that the Clear ESM Logs task

initiation was successful.

Launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

To launch Server Administrator:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Launch Server Administrator.

NOTE: The Dell Server Management Pack Suite tasks launch the remote console in the Internet Explorer.

Launch Remote Desktop

To launch remote desktop:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Launch Remote Desktop.

NOTE:

Launching remote desktop is possible only if the remote desktop is enabled manually in the managed node.

Launch Dell Remote Access Console

To launch Dell Remote Access console:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Launch Dell Remote Access Console.

Check Power Status

You can check the power status and allow power control tasks through the IPMI shell.

NOTE:

To enable Advanced Power Control, install Baseboard Management Controller Management Utility (BMU) in the

default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path, create a new console task. For more information on creating a

new console task, see Creating Advanced Power Control And LED Identification Tasks.

To check the power status of a system:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alert Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Check Power Status.

Power Cycle

The Power Cycle task allows you to turn off the Dell server and turn it on again after a delay.

NOTE:

To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path,

create a new console task. For more information on creating a new console task, see Creating Advanced Power Control

And LED Identification Tasks.

To run the power cycle:

1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Diagram Views, State Views, or Alert Views.

2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views.

3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Power Cycle.

Force Power Off

The Force Power Off task allows you to turn off the Dell server without shutting down the operating system.

Agent-based Monitoring Feature