Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Viewing Power Monitoring for Datacenters and Clusters

View the power monitoring details for a datacenter or cluster on the Dell Datacenter/Cluster Information tab. For information to appear on this page, you must run an inventory job. Datacenter and cluster pages let you export information to a CSV file and offers filter/search functionality on the data grid. Hardware views are directly reporting the data from OMSA and iDRAC. See Running an Inventory Job Now.
  1. In VMware vCenter, in the Navigator, click vCenter.

  2. Click Datacenters or Clusters.

  3. On the Objects tab, select the specific datacenter or cluster for which you want to view power monitoring details.

  4. On the Monitor tab, select the Dell Datacenter/Cluster Information Host tab, and on the Power Monitoring sub-tab, view the following:

    NOTE: To display the full list of details, select a specific host from the data grid.
    HostDisplays the name of the host.
    Service TagDisplays the Service Tag.
    Current Profile

    Displays power profile to maximize your system’s performance and conserve energy.

    Energy ConsumptionDisplays the energy consumption of the host.
    Peak Reserve CapacityDisplays the peak power reserve capacity.
    Power BudgetDisplays the power cap for this host.
    Warning ThresholdDisplays your system's configure maximum value for temperature probe warning threshold.
    Failure ThresholdDisplays your system's configure maximum value for temperature probe failure threshold.
    Instant Reserve CapacityDisplays the host instantaneous headroom capacity.
    Energy Consumption Start DateDisplays the date and time when the host began to consume power.
    Energy Consumption End DateDisplays the date and time when the host stopped to consume power.
    System Peak PowerDisplays the host peak power.
    System Peak Power Start DateDisplays the date and time when the host peak power began.
    System Peak Power End DateDisplays the date and time when the host peak power ended.
    System Peak AmpsDisplays the hosts peak Amps.
    System Peak Amps Start DateDisplays the beginning date and time of the host peak amps.
    System Peak Amps End DateDisplays the end date and time of the host peak amps.