Viewing additional hardware details for a single host
About this task
You can view
the firmware, power monitoring, warranty status details for a single
host on the Dell EMC Hosts Information tab. For
information to appear on this page, run an inventory job. The hardware
views directly report the data from OMSA and iDRAC. See Running
chassis inventory job now.
Steps
In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, in the Navigator pane, click Hosts.
In the Objects tab, select the specific host for which you want to view
<Component Name>
details.In the Monitor tab, select the Dell EMC Host Information tab.
On the Hardware:
<Component Name>
subtab, view the following information for each of the components:Table 1. Single host information Component Information Firmware The host page lets you use the search, filter, and export a CSV file of firmware information
- Name—displays the name of all the firmware on this host
- Type—displays the type of firmware
- Version—displays the version of all the firmware on this host
- Installation Date—displays the installation date
Power Monitoring NOTE: The host time, as used here, means the local time where the host is located.- General Information—displays the Power Budget and Current Profile name
- Threshold—displays the Warning and Failure thresholds in watts
- Reserve Power Capacity—displays the Instant and Peak reserve power capacity in watts
Energy Statistics
- Type—displays the energy statistics type
- Measurement Start Time (Host Time)—displays the date and time when the host began to consume power.
- Measurement Finish Time (Host Time)—displays the date and time when the host stopped to consume power.
- Reading—displays the average value of readings over a one-minute time period
- Peak Time (Host Time)—displays the date and time of the host peak amps
- Peak Reading—displays the System Peak Power statistic, which is the peak power consumed by the system (in watts)
Warranty NOTE: To view a warranty status, ensure that you run a warranty job. See Running a warranty retrieval job. The Warranty Status page enables you to monitor the warranty expiration date. The warranty settings control when server warranty information is retrieved from Dell online by enabling or disabling the warranty schedule, and then setting the Minimum Days Threshold alert.- Provider—displays the name of the provider for the warranty
- Description—displays a description
- Start Date—displays the start date of the warranty
- End Date—displays the end date of the warranty
- Days Left—displays the days left on the warranty
- Last Updated—the last time the warranty was updated