Owner's Manual

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Group Management
Power Center enables you to create groups for organizing devices, so that you can manage them more efficiently.
Mapping Group Structure Information
Power Center supports group structure mapping for Dell PowerEdge rack servers and tower servers. For more
information on the specific models, see Supported Devices.
After you create or update the group structure, Power Center automatically updates the location information in the
firmware of supported devices using the following mapping structure:
• Data Center — Data center and room information in Power Center; format: <Data Center - Room>
• Aisle — Aisle information in Power Center
• Rack — Rack information in Power Center
• Rack Slot — Rack slot information in Power Center
• Chassis — Chassis information in Power Center (if applicable)
NOTE: To view updated location information on supported device, you must make sure the device status has a
Connected status in Power Center. It may take a few minutes for location information to update in device firmware.
Finding a Group or Device
After the data center group structure is set up, you can find a group or device on the Groups page.
On the Groups page, you can:
• Find a group or device (excludes Unsupported devices).
• View event status. If there are critical or warning events on a group or device, an event icon displays next to the
group/device icon. If critical and warning events both exist, only the critical event icon displays.
• View the power details of the group/device.
• Click the Manage Group link to manage the selected group/device.
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