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Intel® Cloud Builders Guide: Dell* OpenManage* Power Center
Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Server Power Management ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Dell OpenManage* Power Center ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Dell PowerEdge* Servers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Dell PowerEdge R620 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Dell PowerEdge M620 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Dell PowerEdge R720 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure ....................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Intel® Node Manager .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Test-Bed Blueprint ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Design Considerations .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Software Architecture ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Hardware & Software Description .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Physical Architecture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Server Setup & Conguration .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Adding the Enterprise License Key to the iDRAC7 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Dell OpenManage Power Center Installation & Conguration ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Global Conguration ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Find Devices .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Visualizing Devices in Power Center ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Creating and Managing Groups ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Energy Management Use Cases ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Use Case One: Monitoring Power, Temperature, and Events of a Device or Group ............................................................................................................. 22
Use Case Two: Creating Power Policies to Increase Server Density ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Use Case Three: Surviving Power and Thermal Demands in the Data Center ....................................................................................................................... 35
Things to Consider............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Architectural Considerations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Scalability .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Power Management ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Power Capping Capability in Dell OpenManage Power Center ................................................................................................................................................... 38
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Intel Node Manager .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Intel® Data Center Manager (Intel® DCM) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38